Johnny Western
Johnny Westerlund, known professionally as Johnny Western, and born on October
28, 1934, in Two Harbors, Minnesota, is a singer-songwriter and musician. He
started his musical career at 13, performing professionally and working as a
disc jockey. Western's breakthrough came when he wrote "The Ballad of Paladin"
for the television series Have Gun, Will Travel, securing a deal with Columbia
Records. Between 1958 and 1963, he released seven singles and his debut album,
Have Gun, Will Travel (1962), which included the track "Cowpoke", recognized as
one of the Top 100 Western songs by ...
