The Golden Rocket: The 1951–1960 Rockin’ Honky Tonk Recordings

~ Release by Johnny Horton (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Cherokee Boogie
cover recording of:
Cherokee Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Moon Mullican and William Redbird
2:32
2I’m Coming Home
recording of:
I’m Coming Home
writer:
Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Golden West Melodies Inc.
2:06
3The First Train Headin’ South
recording of:
The First Train Headin’ South
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Horton
2:21
4Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
cover recording of:
Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
writer:
Tex Atchison, Scotty Harrell and Eddie Hazelwood
2:21
5All Grown Up
recording of:
All Grown Up
lyricist and composer:
Howard Hausey
1:56
6Honky Tonk Man
recording of:
Honky Tonk Man (1956 song)
writer:
Tillman Franks, Johnny Horton and Howard Hausey
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
2:14
7Lover’s Rock
recording of:
Lover’s Rock
lyricist and composer:
Dave Burgess (of The Champs)
2:35
8The Electrified Donkey
2:25
9Ole Slew‐Foot
cover recording of:
Slew Foot
writer:
Howard Hausey and James Webb (US country songwriter)
2:05
10I’m Ready If You’re Willing
recording of:
I’m Ready, If You’re Willing
writer:
Vernon Claud (1950s Rockabilly/Country artist) and Jerry Organ (Country music producer and music publisher)
publisher:
Golden West Melodies Inc.
2:29
11Got the Bull by the Horns
recording of:
Got the Bull by the Horns
writer:
B. Jones and Amos Boyd
1:55
12The Golden Rocket
cover recording of:
The Golden Rocket
lyricist and composer:
Hank Snow
2:09
13Tennessee Jive
cover recording of:
Tennessee Jive
lyricist and composer:
Buck Turner (Country singer and songwriter)
2:19
14I Don’t Like I Did
recording of:
I Don’t Like I Did
writer:
Johnny Horton and Claude King
2:11
15Mean, Mean Son of a Gun
recording of:
Mean Son of a Gun
writer:
Ken Barry and Joe Bentley
2:13
16She Knows Why
recording of:
She Knows Why
writer:
Johnny Horton and Claude King
2:22
17Tell My Baby I Love Her
2:12
18Sleepy‐Eyed John
cover recording of:
Sleepy Eyed John
lyricist and composer:
Tex Atchison
2:35
19Sugar‐Coated Baby
2:16
20You, You, You
recording of:
You You You Caused This Heartache
writer:
Johnny Horton and George Jones (US country music vocalist)
2:33
21They Shined Up Rudolph’s Nose
recording of:
They Shined Up Rudolph’s Nose
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Marks (American songwriter)
2:11
22Smokey Joe’s Barbecue
recording of:
Smokey Joe’s Barbecue
writer:
Fred B. Horton (American songwriter) and Johnny Horton
2:34
23I’m a One Woman Man
recording of:
I’m a One‐Woman Man
writer:
Tillman Franks and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
2:00
24Sal’s Got a Sugarlip
recording of:
Sal’s Got a Sugar Lip
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Driftwood
1:58
25The Wild One
recording of:
The Wild One
writer:
Tillman Franks and Merle Kilgore
1:56
26Shake, Rattle & Roll
2:14
27Honky Tonk Mind
2:14
28Let’s Take the Long Way Home
recording of:
Let’s Take the Long Way Home
lyricist and composer:
Autry Inman
2:07