<P> `` The Battle of New Orleans '' is a song written by Jimmy Driftwood . The song describes the 1815 Battle of New Orleans from the perspective of an American soldier ; the song tells the tale of the battle with a light tone and provides a rather comical version of what actually happened at the battle . It has been recorded by many artists , but the singer most often associated with this song is Johnny Horton . His version scored number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959 ( see 1959 in music ) . Billboard ranked it as the No. 1 song for 1959 , it was very popular with teenagers in the late 50 's / early 60 's in an era mostly dominated by rock and roll music . </P>
<P> `` The Battle of New Orleans '' is a song written by Jimmy Driftwood . The song describes the 1815 Battle of New Orleans from the perspective of an American soldier ; the song tells the tale of the battle with a light tone and provides a rather comical version of what actually happened at the battle . It has been recorded by many artists , but the singer most often associated with this song is Johnny Horton . His version scored number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959 ( see 1959 in music ) . Billboard ranked it as the No. 1 song for 1959 , it was very popular with teenagers in the late 50 's / early 60 's in an era mostly dominated by rock and roll music . </P>
who sang the song battle of new orleans
who sang the song battle of new orleans
Johnny Horton
Johnny Horton