"The Ballad of Paladin" is a song written by Johnny Western, Richard Boone, and Sam Rolfe and performed by Duane Eddy.
[2] Eddy's flip side was the theme to The Wild Westerners.
The song was produced by Lee Hazlewood and arranged by Bob Thompson.
[4] Duane Eddy was good friends with the show's star Richard Boone and appeared with him in a couple of the episodes.
He also appeared with him in the 1962 motion picture The Wild Westerners The song was also used heavily in the film Stand by Me.