The Rebel

The Rebel aired on ABC from 1959 to 1961. It starred Nick Adams as a Confederate soldier, Johnny Yuma, who went through the Wild West helping people against bad guys after the Civil War.

Network: ABC
Broadcast: 1959-1961

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Theme Song Credits

“Ballad of Johnny Yuma”
Music by Richard Markowitz & Andrew J. Fenady / Performed by Johnny Cash

Theme Song Lyrics

Away, away, away rode the rebel, Johnny Yuma.

Johnny Yuma, was a rebel,
He roamed, through the west.
And Johnny Yuma, was a rebel,
He wandered alone.

He got fightin’ mad,
This rebel lad,
He packed his star as he wandered far
Where the only law was a hook and a draw, the rebel.

Away, away, away rode the rebel.

Johnny Yuma, was a rebel,
He roamed, through the west.
And Johnny Yuma, was a rebel,
He wandered alone.

He searched the land,
This restless lad,
He was panther quick and leather tough
Cause he had figured that he’d been pushed enough, the rebel.

Away, away, away rode the rebel.

Johnny Yuma.

Johnny Yuma, was a rebel,
He roamed, through the west.
And Johnny Yuma, the rebel,
He wandered alone.

He was fightin’ mad,
This rebel lad,
With a dream he would hold until his dying breath
He would search his soul and gamble with death.

Away, away, away rode the rebel, Johnny Yuma.

There were 2 seasons and 76 episodes of The Rebel. We have not completed an episode guide for The Rebel yet.

Although the character Johnny Yuma was a Southerner, Nick Adams did not use a Southern accent in portraying him.

Though Nick Adams wanted his friend Elvis Presley to sing The Rebel theme song, the producers preferred and ultimately chose Johnny Cash.

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