All for the Love of a Girl 1960 Johnny Horton

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Just after winning the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording in 1960 and at the peak of his musical success, Johnny Horton lost his life in a car accident at the age of 35.
After finishing a performance in Austin, Texas, he collided with an oncoming truck, resulting in his immediate death, while two band members and the driver sustained injuries. His close friend Johnny Cash dedicated a remake on his album to Johnny Horton.
Horton remains a legend in country music with his powerful storytelling and songs that dealt with historical themes.

John LaGale Horton (1925–1960) was an American country, honky tonk and rockabilly musician during the 1950s. He is best known for a series of history-inspired narrative country saga songs that became international hits. His 1959 single "The Battle of New Orleans" was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. Horton had two successes in 1960 with both "Sink the Bismarck" and "North to Alaska", the latter used over the opening credits to the John Wayne film of the same name.
Horton died in November 1960 at the peak of his fame in a traffic collision, less than two years after his breakthrough. He is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.