Talk:Johnny Horton

message: They forgot to mention that he had a song called "I Hate Niggers" I think Johnny was racist but i still like some of his music...just dont like that song.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.70.93.54 (talk) 00:59, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This is incorrect. An artist named CJ Trahern who went by the name Johnny rebel wrote that song. Johnny Horton did not write nor perform any of the racist songs attributed to him.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.70.93.54 (talk) 00:59, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I made a note of the false attributions in the article.  I'm sick of hearing about Johnny Horton's non-existent racist songs. 24.199.113.215 13:40, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This article needs some cleaning up.  It isn't very well written.  I'd do it but don't have the time. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.70.93.54 (talk) 00:59, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not very well written 

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message: See Wikipedia:Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref(erences/)> tags Nhl4hamilton (talk) 04:39, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Citations & References

message: The long "singles" listing is drawn from a Bear Family box that includes Horton's entire recording output for Columbia records, not just singles but album cuts, posthumous mixes and other things. Horton recorded for labels other than Columbia; a shorter listing of hits, with release or chart dates, would be more useful. Also there should be a new section outlaying, in brief, his recording career.Pinikadia (talk) 02:37, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incomplete "Complete" Singles Listing/Suggestion for new section 

message: What about "Please, Mr. Custer" ? You can listen to this song at grooveshark.com.
Check it out!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.161.112.225 (talk) 22:38, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: This song was not done by Mr. Horton. I believe it was performed by Larry Verne and it has an article here at Wikipedia, if memory serves.THX1136 (talk) 16:05, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Mr. Custer.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:49, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  unlisted single 

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message: Some racist songs by Johnny Rebel have sometimes been incorrectly associated with Horton. Rebel did not begin recording until after Horton's death. The mistake is apparently because Horton recorded the historical song "Johnny Reb". 
The above was removed with the comment that "Blogspot is not a reliable source". For what it's worth, the user that removed it is now indefinitely blocked. This talk page contains several instances of people who had heard that Horton had recorded racist songs. I've had people say it to me, as well. A horrible as it is, this confusion is a part of his legacy and we need something here to dispel the falsehoods. 
Is this a better source? Americana and the echoes of the past - Sportsmen's Americana Music Foundation (sportsmensamf.org) --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 15:41, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rumors