Johnny horton songs north to alaska
Johnny horton songs north to alaska
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North to Alaska
Song Artist
"North To Alaska" is sung by Johnny Horton, an American country music, honky tonk and rockabilly singer and musician, who had a string of hits during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Title Inspiration
The song "North to Alaska" was inspired by the film of the same name.
The 1960 film is about gold prospectors in Alaska during the Yukon Gold Rush.
Release Year
"North to Alaska" was released as a single in 1960.
Song Genre
The song belongs to the country and honky-tonk genres.
Chart Performance
"North to Alaska" peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming one of Johnny Horton's most popular songs.
Singer's Demise
Tragically, Johnny Horton died in a car crash just a few weeks after "North to Alaska" was released.
Song Themes
The song tells the story of a miner in the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, who on his way to the gold fields in Alaska meets a woman named "Gypsy" and they fall in love.