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Paul "Okie Paul" Westmoreland (September 19, 1916 – June 21, 2005) was an American musician, songwriter, and disc jockey in Sacramento, California. Born in Tyler Texas, he moved to California during the Okie migration. As a songwriter he is best known for "Detour (There's A Muddy Road Ahead)", 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" (1952), "Save The... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Paul Westmoreland first charted in 1946 with Detour.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.On US Country the artist achieved 4 Top‑10s.