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Johnny Horton Car Crash continued: ... Johnny loaded his equipment in his Cadillac and headed out on the 335 miles trek to Shreveport Louisiana to do some duck hunting with country singer Claude King. Approximately 90 miles outside of Shreveport heading northeast on Highway 79 Johnny’s Caddy was crossing a bridge when a Ford Ranchero hit the guardrail spun out of control and hit Johnny’s Caddy head-on. Johnny was dead on arrival at the hospital. Johnny’s passengers survived as did the Ranchero’s driver.
Stars Who Died In Tragic Accidents [TA] Continued
Mini Bio: Back in the day Lonzo and Oscar were a comedy team formed in 1945. Though most folks do not realize it, there was one Oscar and three Lonzos over the years. Oscar was Rollin Sullivan and Lonzo was Lloyd George until 1950 ... Johnny Sullivan until he died in 1967 ... David Hooten until 1985 when the act closed.
Lonzo aka Johnny Sullivan of f Lonzo and Oscar <> July 7, 1917 - June 5, 1967 <> Car Crash / Heart Attack?
Police charged James Evan Davis with drunk driving ... he was found guilty of murder without malice and received just two years’ probation.
Johnny Sullivan
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I was going to cover Johnny Sullivan and this act in detail but determined not to due to a question of whether or not Johnny Sullivan died in a car wreck. According to historian Peter J. Gossett, Johnny died in an auto accident. Others dispute that. To that end, I’ll simply play a handful of their tunes and leave it at that. Side note; Though their forte' was comedy, they were adept at singing ballads, outstanding!
Angel 1960, Good Ole Mountain Dew 1950s. Hey folks, take a close look at the pretty woman in jeans seen between Lonzo and Oscar in the background... I’ll be darned, it’s young Miss June! Speaking of Miss June, she was very fond of these gentlemen. She says they were kind, warm and thoughtful. She requested today's spiritual tune by them ... a song she saw them sing a number of times and loved their cover of it.
The Accident
There is minimal information regarding the tragic car accident that took the life of Lonzo aka Johnny Sullivan on June 5, 1967. Even though, we have included it due to the group’s uniqueness.
The End
Okey dokey, folks ... that will do it for Miss June’s website update #59, Crash Victims. Praying every one of the Stars and any other victims in these horrible accidents have gone on to Rest In Peace. Now it is time for our Gospel tune ...
Lonzo and Oscar, take us home with Precious Memories from 1960...
