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Al Caiola
Al Caiola (born Alexander Emil Caiola, September 7, 1920, Jersey City, New Jersey) is a guitarist who plays jazz, country, rock, western, and pop music. He has been both a studio musician and stage performer. He has recorded over fifty albums and has worked with some of the biggest stars of the 20th Century, including Frank Sinatra, Percy Faith, Buddy Holly, Mitch Miller, and Tony Bennett. During World War II Caiola played with the United States Marine Corps 5th Marine Division (United States) Band that also included Bob Crosby. Caiola served in the Battle of Iwo Jima as a stretcher bearer.
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Beth Sullivan
Beth Sullivan (born August 29, 1949 in Burbank, California) is an American film and television writer and producer, best known as the creator of the long-running CBS series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
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Billy May
William E. "Billy" May (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2004) was an American composer, arranger and trumpeter. He composed film and television music, for The Green Hornet and Batman (with Batgirl theme, 1966), Naked City and collaborated on films, such as Pennies from Heaven (1981), and orchestrated Cocoon, and among others.
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Billy Vaughn
Richard "Billy" Vaughn (April 12, 1919 - September 26, 1991) was an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, and orchestra leader.
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Bing Russell
Bing Russell (May 5, 1926 – April 8, 2003) was an American actor, and was the father of Golden Globe-nominated actor Kurt Russell.
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Buddy Morrow
Buddy Morrow (born Muni Zudekoff, aka Moe Zudekoff; February 8, 1919, New Haven, Connecticut – September 27, 2010)[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/buddy-morrow-trombonist-and-bandleader-who-shot-to-fame-with-the-fifties-hit-night-train-2093390.html Steve Voce, Buddy Morrow: Trombonist and bandleader who shot to fame with the Fifties hit "Night Train", The Independent, Sept. 30, 2010] was an American trombonist and bandleader. He is known for his mastery of the upper range which is evident in records such as "The Golden Trombone," as well as his ballad playing.
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Dan Blocker
Dan Blocker (December 10, 1928 – May 13, 1972) was an American actor best remembered for his role as Eric "Hoss" Cartwright in the NBC western television blockbuster Bonanza.
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David Canary
David Hoyt Canary (born August 25, 1938) is an American actor, who starred in both soap operas and prime time television. He is best known for his roles as the ranch foreman, Candy Canaday on Bonanza (a role he played from 1967–1970; 1972–1973) and identical twins Adam Chandler from 1983 to 2010 and Stuart Chandler from 1984 to 2009 on the daytime serial, All My Children. He has won five Daytime Emmy Awards for Lead Actor in 1988, '89, '93, '95 and 2001, and has been nominated an additional eleven times, most recently in 2008.
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David Dortort
David Dortort (October 23, 1916 – September 5, 2010), was a Hollywood producer and writer, best known for his role as producer in the television series Bonanza (1959–1967) and The High Chaparral (1967–1971). Much of Dortort's energies in the late 1960s went to the newer series, therefore leaving the production of Bonanza mostly to his associates during its last five and a half years (1967–1973).
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David Rose
David Rose (June 15, 1910 – August 23, 1990) was a British-born American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader. His most famous compositions were "The Stripper", "Holiday for Strings", and "Calypso Melody". He also wrote music for the television series Little House on the Prairie , Highway To Heaven and Bonanza as well as others under the name "Ray Llewellyn". In addition, Rose was musical director for the Red Skelton show during its 21-year-run on the CBS and NBC networks. He was a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the national fraternity for men in music.
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Dirk Blocker
Dennis Dirk Blocker (born July 31, 1957) is an American actor and the son of actor Dan Blocker, of the popular TV series, Bonanza.
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Faron Young
Faron Young (February 25, 1932 – December 10, 1996) was an American country music singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s and one of its most colorful stars. Hits including "If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" marked him as a honky tonk singer in sound and personal style; and his chart-topping singles "Hello Walls" and "It's Four in the Morning" showed his versatility as a vocalist. Known as the Hillbilly Heartthrob, and following a movie role, the Singing Sheriff, Young's singles reliably charted for more than 30 years. He committed suicide in 1996. Young is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Fess Parker
Fess Elisha Parker, Jr. (August 16, 1924 – March 18, 2010) was an American film and television actor best known for his 1950s portrayals of Davy Crockett for Walt Disney and his late 1960s portrayals of Daniel Boone. He was also known as a wine maker and resort owner-operator.
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Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston (March 28, 1915 – October 17, 2001) was an American composer and singer best known as half of a songwriting duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote the music and Evans the lyrics.
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Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003), born J. R. Cash, was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Although he is primarily remembered as a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll—especially early in his career—as well as blues, folk, and gospel. Late in his career, Cash covered songs by several rock artists, among them the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails and the synthpop band Depeche Mode.
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Johnny Western
Johnny Western (born October 28, 1934) is an American country singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and radio show host. He is a member of the Western Music Association Hall of Fame and the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame.
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Marty Gold
Martin Gold (born December 26, 1915, in New York, New York) is a composer, pianist, and bandleader. Gold is probably best known as the composer of the song "Tell Me Why" which was a major hit for The Four Aces in 1951.
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Michael Feinstein
Michael Jay Feinstein (born September 7, 1956) is an American singer, a pianist, music revivalist, and an interpreter of, and anthropologist and archivist for, the repertoire known as the Great American Songbook. In 1988 he won a Drama Desk Special Award for celebrating American musical theatre songs.
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Michael Landon
Michael Landon (October 31, 1936 – July 1, 1991) was an American actor, writer, director, and producer, who starred in three popular NBC TV series that spanned three decades. He is widely known for his roles as Little Joe Cartwright in Bonanza (1959–1973), Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983), and Jonathan Smith in Highway to Heaven (1984–1989). Landon appeared on the cover of TV Guide twenty-two times, second only to Lucille Ball (TV Guide, July 6, 1991). His twenty-eight years of full-hour television acting surpasses that of TV legends Lucille Ball and James Arness.
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Michael Landon, Jr.
Michael Landon, Jr. (born on June 20, 1964 in Encino, California) is an American actor, director, writer and producer.
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Michael Richards
Michael Anthony Richards (born July 24, 1949) is an Emmy award-winning American actor and comedian, best known for his portrayal of the eccentric Cosmo Kramer on the television sitcom Seinfeld.
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Nelson Riddle
Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career spanned from the late 1940s to the mid 1980s. It was his signature sound and iconic arrangements that defined a generation and his work for Capitol Records kept such vocalists as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Peggy Lee, Johnny Mathis, Rosemary Clooney and Keely Smith household names. His multi-Grammy award winning albums with Linda Ronstadt proved that the Riddle sound transcended the generation gap. Nelson Riddle died shortly before the release of his third album with Linda in 1985.
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Pernell Roberts
Pernell Elvin Roberts, Jr. (May 18, 1928 – January 24, 2010) was an American stage, movie and television actor as well as singer. In addition to guest starring in over 60 television series, he was widely known for his roles as Ben Cartwright's eldest son, Adam Cartwright, on the western series Bonanza, a role he played from 1959 to 1965 — and as chief surgeon Dr. John McIntyre, the title character on Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986).
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Ray Evans
Raymond Bernard Evans (February 4, 1915 – February 15, 2007) was an American songwriter. He was a partner in a composing and songwriting duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films. Evans wrote the lyrics and Livingston the music for the songs.
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Ray Teal
Ray Teal (January 12, 1902 – April 2, 1976) was an actor who appeared in more than 250 movies and some 90 television programs in his 37-year career. His longest running role was as Sheriff Roy Coffee on NBC's most successful western, Bonanza (1960 - 1972). He also played a sheriff in the film Ace in the Hole. In 1955, he had been cast as a ruthless cattle baron in the episode "Julesburg" of ABC's Cheyenne, starring Clint Walker, the first hour-long western series on a major network.
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Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), was an American singer and cowboy actor, as well as the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants chain. He and his wife Dale Evans, his golden palomino Trigger, and his German Shepherd dog, Bullet, were featured in more than 100 movies and The Roy Rogers Show. The show ran on radio for nine years before moving to television from 1951 through 1957. His productions usually featured a sidekick, often either Pat Brady, (who drove a Jeep called "Nellybelle") or the crotchety George "Gabby" Hayes. Roy's nickname was "King of the Cowboys". Dale's nickname was "Queen of the West."
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Sheldon Leonard
Sheldon Leonard (February 22, 1907 – January 10, 1997) was a pioneering American film and television producer, director, writer, and actor.
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Tim Matheson
Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson; December 31, 1947) is an American actor, director and producer. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the smooth talking Eric 'Otter' Stratton in the 1978 comedy Animal House and has had a variety of other well-known roles.
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Victor Sen Yung
Victor Sen Yung (, pinyin: Yáng Sēn; October 18, 1915 – November 9, 1980) was an American character actor. He was given billing under a variety of names, including Sen Yung, Sen Young, Victor Sen Young, and Victor Young.
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Walter Scharf
Walter Scharf (1 August 1910 - 24 February 2003) was an American film composer.
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Kingston, Ontario
Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," (Ga-ta-row-key), growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post. In order to control the fur trade, French explorer LaSalle founded Fort Frontenac in 1673.
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Nevada
Nevada is a state located in the western and southwestern region of the United States. Nevada is also part of the Mountain States. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas. The state's nickname is Silver State, due to the large number of silver deposits that were discovered and mined there. "Sagebrush State" and "Battle Born State" are its alternative nicknames. In 1864, Nevada became the 36th state to enter the union, and the phrase "Battle Born" on the state flag reflects the state's entry on the Union side during the American Civil War. Its first nonnative settlement was called Mormon Station.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a country and sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island nation, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border with another sovereign state, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. Great Britain is linked to continental Europe by the Channel Tunnel.
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- Bonanza \Bo*nan"za\, n. [Sp., prop. calm., fair weather, prosperity, fr. L. bonus good.] In mining, a rich mine or vein of silver or gold; hence, anything which is a mine of wealth or yields a large income. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster]
- bonanza n 1: an especially rich vein of precious ore 2: a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line" [syn: boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce]
- Bonanza, AR (town, FIPS 7540) Location: 35.23413 N, 94.42745 W Population (1990): 520 (207 housing units) Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Bonanza, GA (CDP, FIPS 9272) Location: 33.45585 N, 84.33658 W Population (1990): 2010 (633 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Bonanza, OR (town, FIPS 7300) Location: 42.19955 N, 121.40595 W Population (1990): 323 (128 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97623 Bonanza, TX Zip code(s): 76692
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Bonanza Theme Song
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- Duration: 0:35
- Published: 25 May 2007
- Updated: 05 Apr 2012
This is the theme song from the 1960's classic TV series, Bonanza. The music was written by David Rose, and performed by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans. This particular clip is from an episode titled Blood On The Land. It is availble at HoughsVideos.50Megs.Com
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Bonanza - Bonanza - Death At Dawn
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- Duration: 48:18
- Published: 25 Oct 2011
- Updated: 05 Apr 2012
Death at Dawn- A true classic, Bonanza originally ran for 14 years and continues to run in syndication around the globe. The show, both an action/adventure and family drama defined America's definition of the TV Western. The Cartwrights includes Ben (Lorne Greene), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker), and Little Joe (Michael Landon).
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Bonanza Theme Song By Lorne Greene
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- Duration: 2:30
- Published: 24 Mar 2007
- Updated: 04 Apr 2012
This is a video tribute to the wonderful actors of Bonanza. This is my first video and I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it.Please note: My videos are made for fun and not for profit. All copyrights are reserved, belonging to their rightful and respectful owners. I do not own any of the copyrights and no infringement on copyrights is intended. Thank you.
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Bonanza: Showdown
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- Duration: 48:04
- Published: 24 Feb 2012
- Updated: 03 Apr 2012
Showdown-A true classic, Bonanza originally ran for 14 years and continues to run in syndication around the globe. The show, both an action/adventure and family drama defined America's definition of the TV Western. The Cartwrights includes Ben (Lorne Greene), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker), and Little Joe (Michael Landon).
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Bonanza / The Avenger
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- Duration: 49:26
- Published: 22 Oct 2011
- Updated: 25 Mar 2012
Great Episode from the public domain. Enjoy
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Bonanza - Bitter Water
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- Duration: 47:52
- Published: 21 Oct 2011
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
Bitter Water-A true classic, Bonanza originally ran for 14 years and continues to run in syndication around the globe. The show, both an action/adventure and family drama defined America's definition of the TV Western. The Cartwrights includes Ben (Lorne Greene), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker), and Little Joe (Michael Landon).
http://wn.com/Bonanza__Bitter_Water
BONANZA - THE TROUBLE WITH TROUBLE - 1
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- Duration: 8:00
- Published: 21 Jun 2009
- Updated: 03 Feb 2012
Season 12
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Bonanza - The Gun Men
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- Duration: 48:08
- Published: 25 Oct 2011
- Updated: 04 Apr 2012
The Gun Men- A true classic, Bonanza originally ran for 14 years and continues to run in syndication around the globe. The show, both an action/adventure and family drama defined America's definition of the TV Western. The Cartwrights includes Ben (Lorne Greene), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker), and Little Joe (Michael Landon)
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Bonanza: The Mission
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- Duration: 48:08
- Published: 24 Feb 2012
- Updated: 27 Mar 2012
The Mission-A true classic, Bonanza originally ran for 14 years and continues to run in syndication around the globe. The show, both an action/adventure and family drama defined America's definition of the TV Western. The Cartwrights includes Ben (Lorne Greene), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker), and Little Joe (Michael Landon).
http://wn.com/Bonanza_The_Mission
Bonanza - Bonanza - Badge Without Honor
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- Duration: 48:09
- Published: 23 Feb 2012
- Updated: 29 Mar 2012
A true classic, Bonanza originally ran for 14 years and continues to run in syndication around the globe. The show, both an action/adventure and family drama defined America's definition of the TV Western. The Cartwrights includes Ben (Lorne Greene), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker), and Little Joe (Michael Landon).
http://wn.com/Bonanza__Bonanza__Badge_Without_Honor
Bonanza - Season 1 Punch-Ups, Shootouts and Innuendo
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- Duration: 7:34
- Published: 31 May 2011
- Updated: 13 Mar 2012
Montage of Bonanza Season one 1959-60. It is remarkable how much balls TV had back in the day. This is cropped to 16x9 so with the multi-screens it's pseudo 720p.
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Bonanza Intro
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- Duration: 0:35
- Published: 26 May 2009
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
Intro der Westernserie Bonanza. Folgen der ersten Staffel folgen bald.
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Bonanza: The Stranger
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- Duration: 48:07
- Published: 24 Feb 2012
- Updated: 28 Mar 2012
A true classic, Bonanza originally ran for 14 years and continues to run in syndication around the globe. The show, both an action/adventure and family drama defined America's definition of the TV Western. The Cartwrights includes Ben (Lorne Greene), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker), and Little Joe (Michael Landon).
http://wn.com/Bonanza_The_Stranger
F2 TV Episode 1: Basketball Bonanza!
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- Duration: 3:58
- Published: 14 Feb 2012
- Updated: 05 Apr 2012
F2 TV presents episode 1. The boys visit a basketball court and showcase their creativity! TheF2.com
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Bonanza Banzai - Valami véget ért (Something has ended)
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- Duration: 4:43
- Published: 08 Apr 2006
- Updated: 05 Apr 2012
It's a video clip of Bonanza Banzai, which was a popular pop group in Hungary in the in the 80s and 90s. They have broken up, but their singer, Ákos Kovács continued, and organised an other band, which is very famous now. Bonanza Banzai's style was similar to Depeche Mode's one, but Ákos has created his totally own style. This song describes the pain, that people feel, when his lover leave him. The title means "Something has ended". You can find a translation on the "Lirama" site, but that's not perfect. There are lots of beautiful poetical pictures in it, that are impossible to translate well. This song was released in 1991, on 'A pillanat emlékműve' (Monument of the moment) album. It's the original version of the song, but there are lots of remakes of it.
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Ernesto vs Bastian - Bonanza (Original Mix)
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- Duration: 4:20
- Published: 21 Jul 2011
- Updated: 03 Apr 2012
Listen on Spotify: bit.ly Download on Beatport: bit.ly Download on iTunes: bit.ly Ernesto vs Bastian unveal their musical weapon for this summer season, the bombastic 'Bonanza'. Thrilling global clubbers since the early days of trance, is Dutch duo Ernesto vs Bastian. After 15 years of producing nothing but highlights, the guys look back on a discography filled with classics. 'Dark Side of the Moon', 'Thrill', 'Hyper Globe', 'Every Inch A King' and the latest additions of 'Flight 101' and 'The Incredible Apollo', they've all got that typical, quality sound. Clubbers will be pleased to see the anthem they've danced to in the past few months, finally come to life. It's 'Bonanza' that's going to make the floors tremble and the feet move out of control. This genuinely built production combines elements of dark and distortive prog with melodic and playful trance, hitting in exactly where needed. Need that last bit of energy? Turn up the volume on this one! If you're into the harder side of tech-trance, try the Saint X remix. That one shines out with a mix of electro, trance and raw techno power. The Flyers, the duo from Macedonia and Russia, head down the proggy road of music. Their remix focuses on the melodic strength of 'Bonanza', surely to your liking.
http://wn.com/Ernesto_vs_Bastian__Bonanza_Original_Mix
Bonanza - Desert Justice
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- Duration: 49:28
- Published: 06 Nov 2011
- Updated: 04 Apr 2012
Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common.The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his nickname "Hoss." And the youngest was the hotheaded and impetuous Joseph or "Little Joe." They all lived and worked on The Ponderosa. Nearby Virginia City helped populate the episodes with guest starring characters from all over America. Broadcast between September 1959 and January 1973. Filmed by the National Broadcasting Company at Paramount Studios. Lorne Greene, born, Lyon Chaim Green, February 12, 1915, passed away, September 11, 1987 (age 72) Michael Langdon, born, Eugene Maurice Orowitz, October 31, 1936, passed away, July 1, 1991 (age 54) Dan Tucker, born, Bobby Don Blocker, December 10, 1928, passed away, May 13, 1972 (age 43) Pernell Roberts, born, Pernell Elvin Roberts Jr., May 18, 1928, passed away, January 24, 2010 (age 81) Tonight's Story "Desert Justice" When a brutal US Marshal arrests one of the Ponderosa's workers for murder to transport him to Los Angeles for trial, and a doubtful Hoss and Adam come along in the stagecoach, along with a Dr. and his beautiful daughter, to <b>...</b>
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Bonanza: The Mill
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- Duration: 48:45
- Published: 24 Feb 2012
- Updated: 28 Mar 2012
A true classic, Bonanza originally ran for 14 years and continues to run in syndication around the globe. The show, both an action/adventure and family drama defined America's definition of the TV Western. The Cartwrights includes Ben (Lorne Greene), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker), and Little Joe (Michael Landon).
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Bonanza: The Fear Merchants
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- Duration: 48:07
- Published: 24 Feb 2012
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
A true classic, Bonanza originally ran for 14 years and continues to run in syndication around the globe. The show, both an action/adventure and family drama defined America's definition of the TV Western. The Cartwrights includes Ben (Lorne Greene), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker), and Little Joe (Michael Landon).
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Bonanza - Blood On The Land
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 48:06
- Published: 24 Oct 2011
- Updated: 09 Mar 2012
Blood On The Land-A true classic, Bonanza originally ran for 14 years and continues to run in syndication around the globe. The show, both an action/adventure and family drama defined America's definition of the TV Western. The Cartwrights includes Ben (Lorne Greene), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker), and Little Joe (Michael Landon).
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BONANZA - Opening & Ending Themes
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- Duration: 1:10
- Published: 27 Oct 2009
- Updated: 23 Mar 2012
Bonanza: Denver McKee
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 48:18
- Published: 23 Feb 2012
- Updated: 28 Mar 2012
A true classic, Bonanza originally ran for 14 years and continues to run in syndication around the globe. The show, both an action/adventure and family drama defined America's definition of the TV Western. The Cartwrights includes Ben (Lorne Greene), Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker), and Little Joe (Michael Landon).
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Bonanza - Silent Thunder
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 49:21
- Published: 07 Nov 2011
- Updated: 02 Apr 2012
Set in Nevada in the 1860's, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch called The Ponderosa. Ben Cartwright and his three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe fought for what was just and decent in a time where lawlessness was common.The widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright had three sons, each by a different wife: the oldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright, who built the ranch house. The second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, better known by his nickname "Hoss." And the youngest was the hotheaded and impetuous Joseph or "Little Joe." They all lived and worked on The Ponderosa. Nearby Virginia City helped populate the episodes with guest starring characters from all over America. Broadcast between September 1959 and January 1973. Filmed by the National Broadcasting Company at Paramount Studios. Lorne Greene, born, Lyon Chaim Green, February 12, 1915, passed away, September 11, 1987 (age 72) Michael Landon, born, Eugene Maurice Orowitz, October 31, 1936, passed away, July 1, 1991 (age 54) Dan Blocker, born, Bobby Don Blocker, December 10, 1928, passed away, May 13, 1972 (age 43) Pernell Roberts, born, Pernell Elvin Roberts Jr., May 18, 1928, passed away, January 24, 2010 (age 81) Tonight's Story "Silent Thunder" Angry with the way a beautiful deaf girl is treated by her father, a sheepherder living in a remote mountain cabin, Little Joe takes it upon himself to teach her sign language so they can communicate better. His plan <b>...</b>
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| show name | Bonanza |
|---|---|
| show name 2 | ''Ponderosa'' |
| genre | Western |
| creator | David Dortort |
| starring | Lorne GreeneMichael LandonPernell RobertsDan BlockerVictor Sen YungGuy WilliamsDavid CanaryMitch VogelRay TealBing RussellTim Matheson |
| theme music composer | Ray EvansJay Livingston |
| opentheme | "Bonanza" |
| composer | David RoseWalter ScharfHarry Sukman |
| country | United States |
| language | English |
| num seasons | 14 |
| num episodes | 431 |
| list episodes | List of Bonanza episodes |
| executive producer | David DortortMark Roberts |
| producer | Fred Hamilton |
| runtime | 49 minutes. |
| company | NBC |
| distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| channel | NBC |
| picture format | NTSC |
| audio format | Mono |
| first aired | |
| last aired | |
| status | Ended }} |
''Bonanza'' is an American western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959 to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes, it ranks as the second longest running western series (behind ''Gunsmoke'')and stills continues to air in syndication. It centers on the Cartwright family, which lived in the area around Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The show stars Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon and David Canary .
In 2002, ''Bonanza'' was ranked #43 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Premise
The show chronicled the weekly adventures of the Cartwright family, headed by the thrice-widowed patriarch Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene). He had three sons, each by a different wife: the eldest was the urbane architect Adam Cartwright (Pernell Roberts) who built the ranch house; the second was the warm and lovable giant Eric, "Hoss" (Dan Blocker); and the youngest was the hotheaded and impetuous Joseph or "Little Joe" (Michael Landon). The family's cook was the Chinese immigrant Hop Sing (Victor Sen Yung). ''Bonanza'' was considered an atypical western for its time, as the core of the storylines dealt less about the range but more with Ben and his three dissimilar sons, how they cared for one another, their neighbors, and just causes."You always saw stories about family on comedies or on an anthology, but Bonanza was the first series that was week-to-week about a family and the troubles it went through. Another thing about Bonanza that is interesting is that it is a period drama, but it attempted to confront contemporary social issues. That was very difficult to do on television. Most shows that tried to do it failed because the sponsors didn't like it, and the networks were nervous about getting letters," explains Stephen Battaglio, a senior editor for TV Guide magazine (Paulette Cohn, "Bonanza: TV Trailblazer", American Profile Magazine, p. 12, June 5, 2009).
The family lived on a thousand-square-mile ranch called Ponderosa on the shore of Lake Tahoe in Nevada. The vast size of the Cartwrights' land was quietly revised to "half a million acres" on Lorne Greene's 1964 song, "Saga of the Ponderosa" ("Bonanza" set liner notes, Bear Family Records, disk 1), which if taken literally is still enormous, being slightly more than 781 square miles (2023 km²). The ranch name refers to the Ponderosa Pine, common in the West. The nearest town to the Ponderosa was Virginia City, where the Cartwrights would go to converse with Sheriff Roy Coffee (played by veteran actor Ray Teal), or his deputy Clem Foster (Bing Russell). Greene, Roberts, Blocker, and Landon were billed equally. The opening credits would alternate the order among the four stars. As the series advanced, writers began to showcase one or two Cartwrights in each episode, while the others would be seen briefly in the prologue and epilogue. Not only did this provide for more thorough character development, it also gave all four actors more free time.
Originally, the Cartwrights tended to be depicted as put-off by outsiders. Lorne Greene, however, objected to this, pointing out that as the area's largest timber and livestock producer, the family should be less clannish. The producers agreed with this observation and changed the Cartwrights to be more amiable.
The show's title "Bonanza" is a term used by miners in regards to a large vein or deposit of ore, and most likely refers to The Comstock Lode.
The cast
Though not familiar stars in 1959, the cast quickly became favorites of the first television generation.
Lorne Greene – Ben Cartwright
Canadian-born Lorne Greene began his career as the chief radio announcer for CBC radio from 1939 to 1942, becoming known as the "Voice of Doom" for his deep, stentorian vocal readings of the names of the current war dead each week. Although his distinctive voice had propelled him into newscasting, he had earlier shown an interest in acting during his education at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. After serving briefly in the military in 1945, Lorne co-founded the Academy of Radio Arts in Canada as well as the Jupiter Theatre.In 1953 he moved to the United States to pursue an acting career, making numerous appearances on various telecasts before landing the role of Ben Cartwright on ''Bonanza'' in 1959, a role he would continue to play for the next 14 years. Early in the show's history, Ben Cartwright recalls each of his late wives in flashback episodes. A standard practice with most westerns was to introduce some romance but avoid matrimony. Few media cowboys (save Roy Rogers and Fess Parker's Daniel Boone) had on-screen wives. Any time one of the Cartwrights seriously courted a woman, she died from a malady, was slain, or left with someone else.
In 1974, shortly after Bonanza's cancellation, Greene costarred with Ben Murphy in the police-drama "Griff". In 1978 he played the role of Commander Adama in the original "Battlestar Galatica" series, and later a drama, "Code Red". In the 1980s, the actor hosted the documentary series, "Lorne Greene's New Wilderness". Greene died in 1987 at age 72. In TV Guide's Book Of Lists (Running Press, Philadelphia, 2007, p. 198), Ben Cartwright was listed as the #2 television father in 50 years of television history - just behind Cliff Huxtable.
Pernell Roberts - Adam Cartwright
Georgia-born Pernell Roberts played the black-clad, eldest son Adam, an architectural engineer with a university education. Adam built the impressive ranch house ("The Philip Diedesheimer Story", Oct. 31, 1959 and "Bonanza: The Return", NBC TV, 1993). Roberts was widely known for his life-long activism, which included participation in the Selma-to-Montgomery marches in 1965, and pressuring NBC to refrain from hiring whites to portray minority characters. The actor disdained the assembly-line mindset of serial television, and fought with series writers regarding Adam's lack of independence. Bonanza's creator/ executive producer David Dortort described Roberts as, "Aloof, rebellious and outspoken," and as one who "could make any scene he was in better." Despite the show’s success, Roberts departed the series following the 1964-65 season (after 202 episodes) because he wanted to return to theater. The series continued for another eight years (228 episodes) without him.Roberts was the only accomplished singer of the original cast, though David Canary who joined Bonanza in 1967, had a background in voice and performed on Broadway (David Canary: New Boy On Bonanza", TV Guide, March 3, 1968). During Roberts's Bonanza years, he recorded numerous folk and western songs (Bonanza Boxed Disc Set, Bear Family Records, Disc #4). Attempts to fill Adam's void were made with Ben's stepson and nephew. Maverick Clay Stafford (Barry Coe) was introduced as Ben's stepson and Little Joe's wayward, maternal half-brother ("First Born", September 1962). Nephew Will Cartwright (Guy Williams), son of Ben's late brother John, was welcomed into the household with open arms. Neither character survived, as two of the remaining stars, (especially Landon) felt that grafting-in new Cartwrights could threaten their own future contract negotiations (Bonanza Gold, July 2006; "Bonanza: Scenery Of The Ponderosa, Cast Biographies: Guy Williams").
Roberts would gain renewed celebrity in the lead role of the CBS drama Trapper John, M.D., from 1979-86. Roberts died of pancreatic cancer on Jan 24, 2010 at age 81.
Dan Blocker – Eric "Hoss" Cartwright
Three hundred twenty pound Dan Blocker played the gentle middle son Eric, also known as Hoss. The nick name "Hoss", derived from his Swedish mother, means "friendly" (Bonanza: Inger My Love, NBC TV, April 15, 1962). Born in Texas, the actor was a teacher before Hollywood. The Hoss character had a penchant for lost causes, and was originally conceived as "lovable but slow-witted." Blocker, however, was the only cast member with an advanced degree, a Masters in Dramatic Arts (Sul Ross State Teachers' College, Alpine, Texas).Before starring in ''Bonanza'', Blocker had a recurring role as Tiny Budinger in the 1958–1959 television western series Cimarron City starring George Montgomery, also on NBC. That series' cancellation after only one season freed him to be cast as Hoss Cartwright, his most famous role.
By late 1971, the actor grew to over 365 pounds ("Bonanza Scenery of the Ponderosa", Scene Guide, Season 14). In May 1972, Blocker died suddenly from a post-operative blood clot to the lungs, following surgery to remove a diseased gall bladder. The show's producers chose to simply mention the character's death in passing (television producer Sheldon Leonard was the first to "kill off" major characters, starting in 1956 with ''Make Room For Daddy'' and in 1963 with ''The Real McCoys,'' wherein the female leads of each show chose not to renew their contracts). It was not until the movie, "Bonanza: The Next Generation" (Syndicated, 1988) that it was revealed that Hoss had drowned attempting to save another's life. Hoss's horse was Chub, a Thoroughbred/Quarter horse standing 15.3 hands high and weighing . Chub had a stripe face marking.
Michael Landon – Little Joe - Joseph Francis Cartwright
Michael Landon was born in New York as Eugene Orowitz on October 31, 1936, Landon was raised in New Jersey, coming to California to attend U.S.C. on an athletic scholarship (track and field/javelin). Injury forced him to pursue another career, which led to acting. In addition to acting, Landon began to develop his skills in writing and directing ''Bonanza'' episodes, starting with "The Gamble." Several of the shows Landon wrote and directed are among the most powerful emotionally, including "The Wish", "He Was Only Seven", and "Forever". According to David Dortort, Landon grew difficult during the last five seasons the show ran. "Nearly every line, every scene, every set up… everything would halt for endless story conferences on the set… it got increasingly bitter toward the end" ("Bonanza" Box Set liner notes, Bear Family Records/CD collection). In a 1992 memorial retrospective directed by the star's son Michael Jr., "Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love," cast member David Canary said that the one word that most described Landon to him was "fearless." Landon appeared in all but fourteen ''Bonanza'' episodes for its 14 year run, a total of 416/430 episodes. Little Joe's horse was Cochise, a black and white pinto. Cochise was the inspiration for a Breyer Animal Creations model in 2009.In the episode, "Marie, My Love" (1963), an episode detailing Ben Cartwright's wooing of Little Joe's mother, viewers learn of Little Joe's older half-brother, Clay Stafford, who would later spend some time at the ranch. In Lorne Greene's 1964 song "Saga of the Ponderosa" ("Bonanza" Box Set, Bear Family Records/ CD Collection, disc 1), Marie's first husband was "Big Joe" Collins who dies saving Ben's life. After Ben marries Marie, they chose to call their son "Little Joe". Whether to Stafford or Collins, Marie Cartwight was previously married.
After ''Bonanza'', Landon produced, wrote and starred in two other successful NBC series, the first being the pioneer adventure, ''Little House on the Prairie'', which aired for roughly nine and a half seasons between 1974 and 1983. Landon's character was absent the ninth season with the final half season being a series of movies. The second series was ''Highway to Heaven'' which ran from 1984-1989. Landon died of pancreatic cancer in July 1991, remembered for his courage and humor during his three-month battle with the disease, including a highly rated episode of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson shortly before his death.
David Canary – "Candy" Canaday
In 1967, David Canary joined the cast as "Candy" Canaday, a plucky army-brat turned cowboy ("Sense of Duty", episode 271, September 24, 1967), who became the Cartwrights' confidant, ranch foreman, and timber vessel captain. Dortort was impressed by Canary's talent and overall aura, and "made use of Canary's rugged looks to contrast hearthrob Michael Landon's heavenly face -who could not object to Canary's looks- since there had been conflicts when Landon objected to handsome Barry Coe and Guy Williams, who were tentatively hired to replace Pernell Roberts in the early years" (Ponderosasceneryhomestead.com; Bonanza: Scenery of the Ponderosa- Bonanza Casting). The character vanished in 1970 after Canary had a contract dispute with Dortort. He would later return after co-star Dan Blocker's May 1972 death, reportedly having been approached by Michael Landon. He gained acclaim, and multiple Emmys, on the ABC daytime drama, "All My Children", from 1983–2010, by portraying the dual roles of cunning millionaire Adam Chandler, and his kind but timid twin brother Stuart. He last appeared, in costume as Candy, in a 2002 PAX Bonanza special. "I think what made 'Bonanza' such a successful show was that it was a family show, it was well done, and it had a sense of drama to it," states Canary. "The characters were real. You had a sense of the family members fighting for the good of their family and the community. Michael, Dan, Pernell, and Lorne were very fine actors, and you always knew who to root for -the Cartwrights." (Paulette Cohn, "Bonanza: TV Trailblazer", American Profile Magazine, p. 12, June 5, 2009). Canary is a descendant of Jane Canary also called "Calamity Jane" ("Bonanza Gold", April 2006). Stephanie Powers played the folk-heroine on episode 141, "Calamity Over the Comstock".
Victor Sen Yung - Hop Sing
Chinese-American actor Victor Sen Yung played the Cartwrights' happy-go-lucky cook, whose blood pressure rose when the family came late for dinner. Sen Yung gained fame as two of Charlie Chan's crime-solving sons (Jimmy and Tommy, under two Charlie Chan actors) from 1938-1949. Cast here as the faithful domestic Hop Sing, the comedic character had little to do beyond chores. Though often referenced, he appeared in an average of five shows each season. As a semi-regular, the actor was only paid per episode. After 14 years he was widely known, but financially struggling. The character was central in only two episodes: "Mark Of Guilt" (#316), in which he uses fingerprints to absolve Joe of a murder charge, and "The Lonely Man" (#404), in which he unlawfully becomes engaged to a white woman.In 1972, a Pacific Southwest Airlines plane on which Sen Yung was a passenger was hijacked. The FBI attacked the hijackers, and in the ensuing gunfire the actor was shot in the back. He and another wounded passenger survived, but a third passenger and the two hijackers died. In 1975, Sen Yung appeared on Garry Moore's "To Tell The Truth" show and related the events of the hijack. Dressed in a sport coat and flanked by two dissimilar impostors, none of the four panelists were able to choose him as the character actor. Sen Yung occasionally found work on other series, such as "Man From Uncle", and "Kung Fu". He died from a gas leak emanating from his home-based pottery business in 1980.
Mitch Vogel – Jamie Hunter/Cartwright
Absent Canary in mid 1970, the writers sought a fresh outlet for Ben's fatherly advice, and so a teen boy was introduced. Fourteen-year-old Mitch Vogel joined the series as Jamie Hunter, the orphan son of a roving rainmaker. Jamie is introduced in the 363rd episode of ''Bonanza'', "A Matter of Faith", which aired September 20, 1970. Ben adopted Jamie in a 1971 episode. Vogel had appeared in numerous 1960s television shows, and was even cast in an earlier 1967 ''Bonanza'' episode as a ten-year-old in a besieged ghost town. Vogel returned to Bonanza's homestead in 2002 for the Travel Channel's "TV Road Trip", in which he narrated a tour of the Ponderosa Ranch at Incline Village, near Lake Tahoe, Nevada. In 2004, Vogel was interviewed for ''Bonanza Gold'' magazine. The affable actor attended all Bonanza Conventions held since 1999, including the May 2010 British Bonanza 50th Anniversary Convention. On the 2010 PBS documentary, "Pioneers of Television: Westerns", Vogel spoke to the series' appeal and his fondness of his fellow cast members, especially Dan Blocker.
Ratings
| 1960–1961 | 1964–1965 | 1968–1969 | |||
| 1961–1962 | 1965–1966 | 1969–1970 | |||
| 1962–1963 | 1966–1967 | 1970–1971 | |||
| 1963–1964 | 1967–1968 | 1971–1972 |
Initially, the series aired on Saturday evenings opposite ''Perry Mason''. The Saturday night ratings were dismal and ''Bonanza'' was soon targeted for cancellation. It was kept on the air as it was one of the first series to be filmed and broadcast in color, including scenes of picturesque Lake Tahoe Nevada. NBC's corporate parent RCA, used the show to spur sales of RCA-manufactured color television sets (RCA was also the primary sponsor of the series during its first two seasons). Given one last chance, it was moved to Sundays at 9:00 p.m. Eastern, for new sponsor Chevrolet (replacing ''The Dinah Shore Chevy Show''). The new time slot caused the series to soar, and it eventually reached number one by 1964, an honor it would keep until 1967. By 1970, it had become the first series ever to wind up in the Top Five for nine consecutive seasons (a record that would stand for decades) and thus established itself as the single biggest hit television series of the 1960s. It remained high on the Nielsen ratings until 1971, when it finally fell out of the top ten.
Production
Costumes
From the third season on, the Cartwrights and nearly every other recurring character on the show wore the same clothing in almost every episode. The reason for this is twofold: it made duplication of wardrobe easier for stunt doubles (Hal Burton, Bob Miles, Bill Clark, Lyle Heisler) and it cut the cost of refilming action shots (such as riding clips in-between scenes), as previously shot stock footage could be reused. Below is a survey of costumes employed:
Hair styles
In 1968, Blocker began wearing a toupee on the series, as he was approaching 40 and losing hair. He joined the ranks of his fellow co-stars Roberts and Greene, both of whom began the series with hairpieces (Greene wore his modest frontal piece in private life too, whereas Roberts preferred not wearing his, even to rehearsals/blocking). Landon was the only original cast member who was wig-free throughout the series, as even Sen Yung wore an attached queue.
Theme song
''Bonanza'' also featured a memorable theme song by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans that was orchestrated by David Rose and arranged by Billy May for the television series.The ''Bonanza'' theme, emulating galloping horses, is one of the best known pieces of made-for-television music, and variations of it were used for twelve seasons of the series. Only in the pilot episode was a vocal version used, at which the closing moments had three of the Cartwrights singing insipid lyrics, sans music (Pernell Roberts, the sole professional singer of the quartet, abstained and tended the horses). Before the pilot aired (on September 12, 1959), the song sequence was edited out of the scene and the Cartwrights headed back to the Ponderosa whooping. Five years later, a rendition more reflective of the show was introduced in Lorne Greene's song, "Bonanza", (Bear Box set, 1964). In 1968, a new percussion-heavy arrangement of the original theme music was introduced; the new version was used until 1970. A new theme song, called "The Big Bonanza" was written in 1970 by episode scorer David Rose, and was used from 1970–1972. A faster rendition of the original theme returned for the 14th and final season.
The theme song has been recorded by numerous artists in a diverse variety of styles. The first recorded and released version was an instrumental by Marty Gold, on his 1960 album ''Swingin' West''. This was followed by the February, 1960 single by Buddy Morrow and his Orchestra, which included vocals. Morrow's version also appeared on his 1960 album ''Double Impact'' which featured several other then-recent television themes. In December, 1960, another vocal version was issued only in the United Kingdom by Johnny Gregory and his Orchestra and Chorus released on the Fontana label. All aforementioned vocal versions, including the television pilot, used lyrics written by Livingston and Evans contained in the first published sheet music for the song, though not all the lyrics were sung. A ''Bonanza'' soundtrack album released in late 1961 included a version by David Rose; Rose also had a 1960 single and included the theme on his 1961 album ''Exodus'' in a different mix. The biggest hit version is a guitar instrumental by Al Caiola, which reached number 19 on Billboard in 1961. Other versions were released by Billy Vaughn, Valjean, Lorne Green, and Nelson Riddle.
Country singer Johnny Cash was first to record a full length vocal version of the theme song. He and Johnny Western discarded the original Livingston and Evans lyrics, and wrote new ones. The song first saw release by September, 1962 as a single. Sometime after June, 1963, it was released as a track on his sixteenth album: ''Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash.'' This version was later covered by Faron Young for his 1963 album ''Aims at the West''. Singer Ralf Paulsen recorded a German-language version of the song in 1963, released in mid-June, 1963 on Capitol Records in the United States. His German version (lyrics attributed to "Nicolas") was sung in the same style and mood in which Cash had recorded it, and was fairly close in translation.
Bad Manners did a ska version of the song, as did the Hurtin' Buckaroos. Michael Richards, as Stanley Spadowski, sang a bit of the theme song while being held hostage by Channel 8's news goons in ''UHF'' (he did not know the words to the song he was originally supposed to sing, "Helter Skelter"). Michael Feinstein was the last to record the song in 2002 on his ''Songs of Evans and Livingston'' tribute CD. The ''Little House on the Prairie'' theme (also by Rose), was heard first in a 1971 episode of ''Bonanza''. The overture for ''The High Chaparral'' composed by Harry Sukman can be heard briefly at the start of the 1966 episode "Four Sisters from Boston".
Set
The opening scene for the first season was shot at Lake Hemet in the San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, and later moved to Lake Tahoe. Extra horses were rented from the Idyllwild Stables in Idyllwild also in the San Jacinto Mountains during the first season. The first Virginia City set was used on the show until 1970 and was located on a backlot at Paramount and featured in episodes of ''Have Gun – Will Travel'', ''Mannix'', and ''The Brady Bunch''. In the 1970 premiere episode of the twelfth season entitled "The Night Virginia City Died," Deputy Clem Foster's pyromaniac fiancée levels the town in a series of fires. (Chosen, in part, as a real 1875 fire destroyed three-quarters of Virginia City.) This allowed for a switch to the less expensive Warner studios from September 1970 through January 1973. The script was initially written for the departing David Canary's Candy. It is rare, in that both actors Ray Teal (Sheriff Roy Coffee) and Bing Russell (Deputy Clem Foster) appear together.The program's Nevada set, the Ponderosa Ranch house, was recreated in Incline Village, Nevada, in 1967, and remained a tourist attraction until its sale in September 2004.
Merchandising ''Bonanza''
''Bonanza'' has had a highly profitable merchandising history. Currently, Bonanza Ventures, Inc. grants merchandising and licensing rights worldwide. The original series has spawned: several successful novelty western/folk albums from 1962–1965; three dozen Dell and Gold Key comic books from 1962 through 1970; Jim Beam Whiskey Ponderosa Ranch decanters 1964-1966; a series of "Big-Little" books from 1966–1969; Revel Bonanza model character sets from 1966-1968; a chain of Bonanza and Ponderosa steakhouses from 1963–present; the Lake Tahoe-based "Ponderosa" theme park from 1967–2004; a line of American Character action figures in 1966-1967; Aladdin lunch buckets and thermos bottles in 1966-1968; View Master slide sets from 1965–1973; Ponderosa tin cups from 1967–2004; a series of Hamilton collector plates in 1989–1990; and most recently, Breyer Fiftieth Anniversary Ponderosa Stable sets, with horses and Cartwright figures in 2009-2011. Six ''Bonanza'' novels have been published: ''Bonanza: One Man With Courage'' by Thomas Thompson (1966); ''The Ponderosa Spirit'' by Stephen Calder (1988); ''The Ponderosa Empire'' by Stephen Calder (1991); ''Bonanza: High Steel Hazard'' by Stephen Calder (1993); ''Bonanza: Felling of the Sons'' by Monette B. Reinhold (2005), and ''Bonanza: Mystic Fire'' by Monette B. Reinhard (2009). ''Bonanza Gold'' (2003–2009), a quarterly magazine, featured detailed information about the show, including interviews with guest actors and other production personnel, articles about historical events and people depicted in the series, fan club information, and fan fiction. The "official" season one (1959–1960) is available on DVD, as well as several non-successive public-domain episodes (sans original theme music). The prequel series, ''The Ponderosa'' (see above), is also available on DVD.
Cancellation and later interest
In the fall of 1972, ''Bonanza'' was moved to Tuesday nights opposite the ''All In The Family'' spinoff, ''Maude''. The scheduling change, as well as Dan Blocker's death several months earlier, resulted in plunging ratings for the show. David Canary returned to his former role of Candy (to offset Hoss's absence), and a new character named Griff King (played by Tim Matheson) was added to lure younger viewers. Griff, in prison for nearly killing his abusive stepfather, was paroled into Ben's custody and got a job as a ranch hand. Several episodes were built around his character, one that Matheson never had a chance to fully develop before the show's abrupt cancellation in November 1972 (with last episode airing January 16, 1973). Many fans felt that the Hoss character was essential, as he was a nurturing, empathetic soul who rounded out the all-male cast.For 14 years, the Cartwrights were the premier western family on American television and have been immensely popular on cable networks such as TV Land, ION (formerly PAX), Family Channel, and the Hallmark Channel. The series currently airs on MeTV and TV Land.
Television movies
''Bonanza'' was brought back for three made-for-television movies featuring the Cartwrights' offspring: ''Bonanza: The Next Generation'' (1988), ''Bonanza: The Return'' (1993), and ''Bonanza: Under Attack'' (1995). Michael Landon, Jr., played Little Joe's son Benji while Gillian Greene, Lorne's daughter, played a love interest. In the second movie, airing on NBC, a one-hour retrospective was done to introduce the drama. It was hosted by both Michael Landon, Jr., and Dirk Blocker. According to ''TV Guide,'' NBC told Blocker he was too old to play the Hoss scion, but was given the role of an unrelated newspaper reporter. Clips of his appearance were heavily used in advertisements promoting the "second generation" theme, perhaps misleading audiences to believe that he was playing Hoss's heir. Hoss's son Josh was born out of wedlock, as it is explained that Hoss drowned without knowing his fiancėe was pregnant. Such a storyline might have been problematic in the original series. (''The Big Valley'', however, had a major character in Heath, who was presented as illegitimate. The ''Gunsmoke'' movies of the early 1990s employed a similar theme when Matt Dillon learned he had sired Michael Learned's daughter in a short-lived romance. The initial story was first introduced in 1973, when depiction of fornication courted protests, so CBS insisted their hero Matt have the encounter when he had amnesia.)
Prequel
In 2001, there was an attempt to revive the series' concept with a prequel, ''Ponderosa,'' with a pilot directed by Simon Wincer and filmed in Australia. Covering the time when the Cartwrights first arrived at the Ponderosa, when Adam was a teenager and Joe a little boy, the series lasted 20 episodes and featured less gunfire and brawling than the original. Bonanza creator David Dortort approved PAX TV's decision to hire Beth Sullivan, a producer from ''Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,'' which some believe gave the series more depth as well as a softer edge.
Home video and DVD releases
The last few episodes of Season One and the first episodes of Season Two have fallen into the public domain. These episodes have been released by many different companies in different configurations and usually with substandard picture and sound quality, and by legal necessity with the copyright protected Evans-Livingston theme song replaced with generic western music.In 1973, NBC sold the rights to the series, along with the rest of its pre-1973 library, to National Telefilm Associates, which changed its name to Republic Pictures in 1986. Republic would become part of the Spelling Entertainment organization in 1994 through Worldvision Enterprises. Select episodes ("The Best of Bonanza") were officially released in North America in 2003 on DVD through then-Republic video licensee Artisan Entertainment (which was later purchased by Lionsgate Home Entertainment). Republic (through CBS Television Distribution, which holds the television side of Republic's holdings) still retains the syndication distribution rights to the series. Incidentally, the TV Land repeats still end with the 1995 logos of both Republic and Paramount Domestic Television, while the MeTV repeats vary between ending with the logos for Republic, Worldvision or CBS Television Distribution. A few 1959-60 episodes even aired on MeTV with the original "NBC Color Presentation" logo coming before the CBS Television Distribution logo. CBS Home Entertainment is the official home video rights distributor at present.
CBS Home Entertainment announced on June 1, 2009 that the first season of ''Bonanza'' would be released to DVD in North America on September 15 of the same year. The first season was issued in two, half-season volumes available separately or bundled together. This is the first pre-1973 NBC show (part of the NTA package) to be distributed on DVD by CBS and Paramount, as the first such show to get any sort of release. Episodes of the series have also been released officially on DVD in Germany, France and the United Kingdom. The Official 2nd season, Volume 1 was released in North America on December 7, 2010. Season 2, volume 2 will be released in North America on October 11, 2011.
''Bonanza'' "the official first season" were released in Scandinavia during 2010. The first season will be released in 4 volumes. The first two volumes were released on October 20, 2010, and the last two volumes on April 27, 2011. More seasons are scheduled to be released during 2012 and 2013.
| !DVD Name | !Ep # | !Release Date |
| The Official 1st Season, Vol. 1 | September 15, 2009 | |
| The Official 1st Season, Vol. 2 | September 15, 2009 | |
| The Official 2nd Season, Vol. 1 | December 7, 2010 | |
| The Official 2nd Season, Vol. 2 | October 11, 2011 |
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