“The Ballad of Paladin”
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“The Ballad of Paladin” is the Western-themed title song performed by Johnny Western for the classic American TV series Have Gun – Will Travel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “The Ballad of Paladin” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9795855 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Ballad of Paladin” Context triple: [Have Gun – Will Travel, openingTheme, “The Ballad of Paladin”]
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A.
Ballad of the Mighty I
"Ballad of the Mighty I" is a 2015 alternative rock single by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, noted for its melodic guitar work and introspective lyrics.
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B.
Paladin’s Hope
Paladin’s Hope is a fantasy romance novel by T. Kingfisher set in her Saint of Steel series, blending dark humor, divine magic, and emotionally complex characters.
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C.
"Hearts in Armor"
"Hearts in Armor" is a critically acclaimed 1992 country music album by Trisha Yearwood known for its emotional depth and mature, introspective songwriting.
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D.
Paladin’s Grace
Paladin’s Grace is a fantasy romance novel by T. Kingfisher that blends humor, emotional depth, and divine intrigue in the story of a broken paladin and a perfumer entangled in murder and miracles.
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E.
The Whispering Knights
The Whispering Knights are a prehistoric stone circle burial chamber, part of the Rollright Stones complex in Oxfordshire, England, associated with local legends and ancient ritual use.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Ballad of Paladin” Target entity description: “The Ballad of Paladin” is the Western-themed title song performed by Johnny Western for the classic American TV series Have Gun – Will Travel.
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A.
Ballad of the Mighty I
"Ballad of the Mighty I" is a 2015 alternative rock single by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, noted for its melodic guitar work and introspective lyrics.
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B.
Paladin’s Hope
Paladin’s Hope is a fantasy romance novel by T. Kingfisher set in her Saint of Steel series, blending dark humor, divine magic, and emotionally complex characters.
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C.
"Hearts in Armor"
"Hearts in Armor" is a critically acclaimed 1992 country music album by Trisha Yearwood known for its emotional depth and mature, introspective songwriting.
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D.
Paladin’s Grace
Paladin’s Grace is a fantasy romance novel by T. Kingfisher that blends humor, emotional depth, and divine intrigue in the story of a broken paladin and a perfumer entangled in murder and miracles.
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E.
The Whispering Knights
The Whispering Knights are a prehistoric stone circle burial chamber, part of the Rollright Stones complex in Oxfordshire, England, associated with local legends and ancient ritual use.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
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television theme song ⓘ |
| associatedMediumFormat | television broadcast audio GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedTimePeriod | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Paladin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFictionalWork | Have Gun – Will Travel GENERATED ⓘ |
| basedOnFictionalUniverse | world of Have Gun – Will Travel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | Western-themed title song ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastContext | during episodes of Have Gun – Will Travel ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | iconic Western TV theme ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacterReference | Paladin, the protagonist of Have Gun – Will Travel ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedToPerformer | Johnny Western’s career as a Western music artist ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the title song of Have Gun – Will Travel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetworkContext | CBS television network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Johnny Western NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerOccupation | Johnny Western is a country and Western singer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
honor and duty in the Old West
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itinerant gunfighter for hire ⓘ |
| titleOf | theme song of the television series Have Gun – Will Travel ⓘ |
| usedAs |
closing theme of Have Gun – Will Travel
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opening theme of Have Gun – Will Travel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “The Ballad of Paladin” Description of subject: “The Ballad of Paladin” is the Western-themed title song performed by Johnny Western for the classic American TV series Have Gun – Will Travel.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.