Joseph Edward Werner[2][1] (September 20, 1909, Rayne, Louisiana – June 10, 1978, Ft. Worth, Texas)[2][1] was a Cajun musician most remembered for his tune "Wondering" made famous by Webb Pierce.

[3] Throughout his school years, he performed on stage as both a vaudeville black face actor in minstrel shows and as a whistling, guitar playing, singing musician.

[4][5] At some point in the early 30s, he moved to Crowley, Louisiana where he participated in talent competitions in the city, even travelling to Chicago with fellow actor and entertainer, S.L.

However, the listening public, including possibly RCA executives themselves, didn't realize that his acclaimed original tune was actual a cover of a Jack Golding song he made in 1928 called "Wondering".

Over the next year, he left the Hackberry Ramblers and started his own group using a variety of musicians including Papa Cairo, Wayne Perry, Happy Fats, and Doc Guidry.

[7] The following year, Webb Pierce heard Werner's recording and turned it into one of his hit songs, spending four weeks at the top in 1952.

Joe continued to write columns for the newspaper and made occasional appearances in town until he moved to Fort Worth, Texas with his wife Anne.