I couldn't find much on Al Horn, who had several releases out in the 1960s. I am familiar with his name since years and first found mention of him when compiling a Do-Ra-Me label discography.
Horn was a Tulsa based artist but had his debut single out on Murray Nash's Do-Ra-Me label from Nashville, Tennessee. "It's Much Too Soon" b/w "Where Does Love Go" was released in 1962 and the latter was part of a six track EP put out by Do-Ra-Me for the annual Country Music Festival in Nashville. The record seems to have received some good airplay and Nash decided to release a follow up on Horn the next year, "Slowly Dying" b/w "Crazy Moon".
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| Billboard March 30, 1963 |
Between 1965 and 1967, Horn released four singles on the Tulsa based BTR label. Today's pick was his first for the imprint, comprising "Relief Is Just a Swallow Away" b/w "Come on In Mr. Blues" (#1005). Horn remained connected to Music City USA, though, as several of the recorded songs he recorded for BTR were written by Nashville songwriter Larry Kingston.
There was a series of square dance records on the Penrose, Colorado, based Prairie label by a certain Al Horn but I don't know whether this was the same artist or not.
Discography
Do-Ra-Me 1424: It's Much Too Soon / Where Does Love Go (1962)Do-Ra-Me 1435: Slowly Dying / Crazy Moon (1963)
BTR 1005: Relief Is Just a Swallow Away / Come On In Mr. Blues (1965)
BTR 1010: Please Play the Other Side / Unemployment Compensation (1965)
BTR 67-1001: I Think I'll Build a Nest / Since Never (1967)
BTR 67-1003: Copy Cat / Hello, Mr. Heartache (1967)
See also
Sources
• Discogs
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