The Ballad of Paladin

[rogera]

Just stepping away from the Shadows a little, here is my recording of "The Ballad of Paladin" (Duane Eddy's version)

This was the theme tune for the TV series "Have Gun Will Travel" in which Richard Boone played the leading role as Paladin.

Hands up those that can remember the series!

The Ballad of Paladin

[artyman]

I remember the series, but the tune didn't jog anything, I recall the intro credits involved a chess piece.

[nivramarvin]

Your guitar sounds cool. Is it a Guild?

[rogera]

Hello Wolfgang,

Thank you for replying. The guitar that I used is a DeArmond T-400 which was issued in the late 90s.

I believe that DeArmond was owned by Guild but later bought by Fender.

[anniv 63]

Nice one Roger, the second 45 I bought in 1963 after Scarlett O' Hara.
I tried therapy for the guitar instrumental addiction thereafter and fortunately
it did work for me!!!

Mike

[anniv 63]

No sorry it did not work for me!!!

Mike

[JimN]

Nice one Roger, the second 45 I bought in 1963 after Scarlett O' Hara.
I tried therapy for the guitar instrumental addiction thereafter and fortunately
it did work for me!!!
Mike

In the summer of 1962, Associated-Rediffusion (the London ITV company) ran a single series of a pop-music programme called "Needle Match".

It was similar to the BBC's "Juke Box Jury" and ABC TV's "Spin-A Disc" in that new records were played, seeking reaction from a celebrity panel. The schtick was that each record was paired against another, similar, disc and the question to be decided was which of the pair was likely to be the bigger hit. Oliver Reed was one of the panellists. He didn't yet have the reputation he later acquired.

One show had Jet Harris's Main Title Theme pitted against Duane Eddy's Ballad Of Paladin. I can't remember which one won (they were both sizeable sales hit), but I was just overjoyed that two great guitar instrumentals were played consecutively on prime-time TV, especially as we didn't yet have a record player.

I also don't recall who the presenters were (there were two, each introducing one of the pair), but one prefaced the playing of Jet's record by saying that when he was at some London college, years earlier, another student there was a "Jeffrey Harris", who had later renamed himself "Jet" and had joined the Shadows. I believed that at the time (knowing no better).

[Iain Purdon]

In the summer of 1962, Associated-Rediffusion (the London ITV company) ran a single series of a pop-music programme called "Needle Match" …. (I) don't recall who the presenters were …

Hope this helps!

[rogera]

Many thanks for your replies and I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it Mike.

[JimN]

In the summer of 1962, Associated-Rediffusion (the London ITV company) ran a single series of a pop-music programme called "Needle Match" …. (I) don't recall who the presenters were …

Hope this helps!

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Ah... so probably Don Moss with the "Jeffery Harris" claim!

Many thanks.