Paul Westmoreland
Musical Artist
1916 – 2005
Who was Paul Westmoreland?
Paul "Okie Paul" Westmoreland was a musician, songwriter, and disc jockey in Sacramento, California.
Born in Oklahoma, he moved to California during the Okie migration.
As a songwriter he is best known for "Detour", written in 1945, which became a big hit for Spade Cooley and was afterwards covered by Patti Page and many others. Other songs by Westmoreland include, "Lordy, Oh Lord", "Save The Pieces", and "What's Another Broken Heart To You?".
He also recorded for Decca Records and toured with his own band in 1954. Included in his band was bass player Raymond "Cousin Ray" Woolfenden. Woolfenden was elected to the Country Radio DJ Hall of Fame in 1999.
Westmoreland died in California.
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