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I’m Ronnie Lutes.
This is the home of my writings and my podcast, The Liner Project. I’m a writer. I was, or maybe am, a podcaster. I like history, music, and technology.
2024-07-18
I am going to be discussing Johnny Horton’s Sink the Bismarck today. Johnny Horton was a honky-tonk country singer in the ‘50s and ‘60s. I love his music… so many great songs. If you’ve never heard of Johnny Horton, and there is a good chance you haven’t, search for him in your music player of choice. Just listen to his Greatest Hits. He sang a lot of historical songs.
Horton was born John LaGale Horton in Los Angeles in 1925 but grew up in east Texas. After graduating high school in 1944, Horton went to three different colleges but graduated from none. Interestingly he briefly played basketball for Baylor University.
2021-04-22
In this episode I talk about one of the songs that inspired me to do this podcast. Johnny Horton’s career was cut short, maybe due to powdering alligators behinds… listen and you will learn about the German Battleship Bismarck.
Sink the Bismarck by Johnny Horton
Lyrics
In May of 1941 the war had just begun
The Germans had the biggest ship that had the biggest guns
The Bismarck was the fastest ship that ever sailed the sea
On her decks were guns as big as steers and shells as big as trees