Saturday, October 17, 2009

Lorne Greene sings "Bonanza"


Who knew there were lyrics to the Bonanza theme? Lorne Greene sang them on a 1962 cast LP called Bonanza Party Time. Other vocal versions were recorded by Johnny Cash, Bruce Low (in German) and the Lawrence Welk singers. Tune into the Almanack long enough and you'll likely hear them all.

"Bonanza" by Lorne Greene
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5 comments:

  1. JerThomOctober 17, 2009 at 11:25 PM

    That's an interesting bit of trivia I never knew, though I always loved his version of "Ringo."

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  2. Evan LewisOctober 17, 2009 at 11:38 PM

    I have him singing Ringo in another language. French, maybe? Coming soon.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 18, 2009 at 12:31 AM

    Yup, I knew. And I'm gonna puff my chest out and add that I'm pretty sure Lorne Greene sang it when he topped the bill on Sunday Night at the London Palladium.

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  4. Cap'n BobOctober 18, 2009 at 9:33 PM

    I knew. When the show first started the whole cast barked out the lyrics.

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  5. JimGNovember 28, 2009 at 3:50 PM

    Johnny Cash Album "Ring of fire" has his cover of Bonanza.

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