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    • Oct 28, 1934
    Johnny Western is born in Two Harbors, Minnesota. He writes and performs the theme song to the 1957 TV series "Have Gun, Will Travel," appears in 50 western films and works as an emcee for Johnny Cash in the early-1960s
    Sep 14, 1957
    The western "Have Gun, Will Travel" airs for the first time on CBS-TV. Johnny Western performs the theme song, "The Ballad Of Paladin"
    Jun 1, 1962
    "Night Rider," a half-hour TV movie, is broadcast with roles for Johnny Cash, Wesley Tuttle, Merle Travis, Johnny Western, Eddie Dean and fiddler Gordon Terry
    Jun 15, 1962
    Johnny Cash tops a bill at the prestigious Hollywood Bowl with Patsy Cline, George Jones, The Carter Family, Johnny Western, Merle Travis, Gene Autry, Gordon Terry, Roger Miller, Flatt & Scruggs, Stuart Hamblen, Don Gibson and Leroy Van Dyke
    Sep 21, 1963
    The CBS western "Have Gun, Will Travel" makes its final prime-time appearance. Johnny Western performs the theme song, "The Ballad Of Paladin"
    Nov 10, 2003
    Larry Gatlin sings "Help Me" at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium during a massive memorial tribute to Johnny Cash. Among others contributing: producer Jack Clement, Johnny Western, bass player Marshall Grant, Randy Scruggs and former vice president Al Gore
    Apr 10, 2010
    Former singer/songwriter Johnny Western works a final shift on Wichita's KFTI radio as he glides into retirement
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