I had NO idea Johnny Cash had anything to do with the iconic theme music. Bonanza was one of my favorite TV shows as a kid growing up watching the re-runs in the 70's and 80's:-)
The thing with this old shit is, there was no "autotune" no effects to speak of, no processing. The voice was used as the voice. The screeching and straining of "rock" music came later. There were a whole lot of good singers, Mr. Cash, Nat King Cole, Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and so on, who may have sung some smarmy material but they are good "voice heroes".
When Cash started to get into his groove...Everyone wanted to play like Luther...Keith Richards said it, and sodid Haggard, but his style was so unique and simple no one could copy it Except Bob Wooten...and he said I can't teach it, I've tried it!...
Even this early on, singing/playing a song about a fictional TV ranch family, Johnny Cash had the sexiest stage presence around. We're all so blessed he ultimately opted for a career in music/entertainment instead of sharecropping, door-to-door sales or auto assembly. That said, I certainly would not have complained, or blocked his path, for that matter, if he knocked on my door claiming to be the Fuller Brush Man!
WOW!!! "Bonanza", by Johnny Cash, has reached the 800,000 views plateau. Congratulations, Mike Hurt, on this great achievement. I am looking forward to the time when this video clip reaches the 1 million views plateau.
On this day in 1962 {September 4th} Johnny Cash performed "Bonanza!" on the Dick Clark ABC-TV weekday-afternoon program 'American Bandstand'... Five days later on September 9th the song entered Billboard's Top 100 chart for a one week stay at position #94... Three years earlier on September 12th*, 1959 the western series 'Bonanza' debut on the NBC-TV network, it ran until January 16th, 1973 with a grand total of 430 episodes, thus becoming the 2nd longest running TV western series {'Gunsmoke' had 635 episodes}... On May 15th, 1961 Al Caiola's instrumental version of "Bonanza!" peaked at #19 {for 1 week}... * On September 12th, 2003 ''The Man in Black" passed away at the age of 71... May he R.I.P.
Congratulations, Mike Hurt, for "Bonanza", by Johnny Cash, reaching the 1 MILLION VIEWS plateau. It is an achievement for which you should be very proud.
Very few songs get more "Americana" than this one. Thanks, Cortexmelon, for sharing this Johnny Cash performance from the "Grand Ole Opry" with the viewers here at TH-cam. :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
@feelytouchy67 My mistake - Hugh Cherry was the MC on "Folsom Prison", not Johnny Western. But Western performed with Cash regularly from 1959 through 1966, and toured with him throughout the rest of Cash's career. He was a part of Cash's last touring show in 1997. Western (who is still active in retirement) appeared on "Have Gun" in several episodes. He wrote The Ballad of Palladin in appreciation to Boone for giving him the roles, and Boone decided to use it as a closing theme.
I've watched Bonanza a time or two and I'm familiar with the theme song. What I didn't know is one of my favorite vocalists was behind the song. Awesome.
The original lyrics were written by two songwriters, and recorded by Lorne Greene. Johnny Cash's lyrics are totally and completely different, as they were written from a fan's perspective.
@feelytouchy67 You're right, you had no idea be cause he didn't write it (at least, not the TV version). Jay Livingston and Ray Evans wrote it in 1959, with lyrics, although after the first TV season, it was heard only instrumentally. Cash and Johnny Western co-wrote this set of lyrics in 1962, and the song was released on the Ring of Fire LP. The theme to "The Rebel" was written by Richard Markowitz and Andrew Fenady. Cash performed it for the TV series and later recorded it.
The theme (in its original form) was written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, orchestrated by David Rose, and arranged by Billy May for the television series.
@moproducer, thanks for that info! :) Cash was a great song-writer and singer, but I wondered a little about him writing either of those themes, figuring that if he had it would have been at least "more-commonly known" or whatever - than it is. But of course, it isn't, since he didn't author them, as you point out! Thanks again. I always like finding out more historical details!
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Luther Perkins (the guitar player) almost cracks a smile at the end of his solo there! I've never seen him smile, honestly!!!
The straight, poker face of Luther Perkins was part of his stage persona. Offstage I understand that he was a real cut up and fun loving guy
Burned alive after falling asleep smoking!
I had NO idea Johnny Cash had anything to do with the iconic theme music. Bonanza was one of my favorite TV shows as a kid growing up watching the re-runs in the 70's and 80's:-)
this was remake. he didnt do the original
@@kasimckimm8345 ^he did so many remakes and they are all so much better than the original songs.
Yes; the verse is a little different... 😆
Read the Wikipedia subsection on the Bonanza theme.
This song was covered by a lot of different artists.
Lorne Green originally sang the song, but it never aired.
Your age doesn't matter,people of all ages loved and still love his music.
...and always will......
I'm only 15 but my Grandpa and my father told me to love this music. This old music should not be forgotten
There is hope for the youth! Nah, just kidding, i'm 24.
The thing with this old shit is, there was no "autotune" no effects to speak of, no processing. The voice was used as the voice. The screeching and straining of "rock" music came later. There were a whole lot of good singers, Mr. Cash, Nat King Cole, Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and so on, who may have sung some smarmy material but they are good "voice heroes".
Bianca Hennig
This song was actually written by Mike Hunt, Richard Gozenya, and Dick Hertz.
They taught you right! He was an amazing artist! Listen and learn young Jedi!
I'm 23 and I have loved Johnny's music since 16!! :) I'm glad I discovered his music. :)
well how old are you now
33 now… dam
@@ryankuehnl8025 Time flies by
"The Man" who in their right mind wouldn't Love this song? Country music at it Best!
I finely heard all the words of the song. Johnny Cash was 1 of a kind. I really miss him and June.
This is one version. There are other lyrics also.
I just love it when a host states that there is no need to introduce the next guest, and then introduces them......
Luther Perkins - what a legend!
Absolutely memorable music!
Always makes eye contact with the tv like Look. At. What. I. Did.
And Carl perkins And bob wotton
I was so sad 😞 to learn of Luther's death
hes got a good voice. slow, low and mellow. true southern .
Right on, my Man!
The real father of country music. R.I.P Johnny
I'm sorry but that title goes to Hank Williams
@@steveendicott1855 pravda,Johnny je král country hudby
@@waldemarakrapsata8406 Sorry buddy I don't know what you said
@@steveendicott1855 jimmy rodgers, hank is 2nd
To nevadí,oba milujeme hudbu Johnny Cash
O cara era bom! Viveu de 1932 a 2003 quando foi cantar nas pradarias celestes. Salve, Johnny Cash!!
Johnny Cash singing and smiling! Unbelivable! :)
The late great Luther Perkins on guitar ladies and gentlemen!
RIP Luther. One of my heroes!
Good as Gold.
Saddle up men,, we’re burning daylight!
Quote from a great movie “ The Cowboys “. Starring John Wayne
Didn’t grow up with this show or with Johnny cash but still one of my favorite shows and artists
When Cash started to get into his groove...Everyone wanted to play like Luther...Keith Richards said it, and sodid Haggard, but his style was so unique and simple no one could copy it Except Bob Wooten...and he said I can't teach it, I've tried it!...
Johnny Cash is the man hes a dam good singer and a great actor he has 1 of those voices you will never forget.Good job!
two great things here, johnny cash, and bonanza :D
ON VOYAIT BONNANZA
I agree
Three. Luther Perkins.
Gosh Johnny was great wasn’t he?
🕊💜🌾
Even this early on, singing/playing a song about a fictional TV ranch family, Johnny Cash had the sexiest stage presence around. We're all so blessed he ultimately opted for a career in music/entertainment instead of sharecropping, door-to-door sales or auto assembly. That said, I certainly would not have complained, or blocked his path, for that matter, if he knocked on my door claiming to be the Fuller Brush Man!
SUPER COMMENT 😀
that's prototype of entertainment! wonderful. great music. great artist. great time
I Wanna cry listening to this.. God bless the legend Johnny Cash..
My Mom, Dad and myself were there that year too!!! What Beautiful, Priceless Memories! Thank You, Mike!
Luther hit the right notes...he used to have a problem doing this with most leads..that is why he makes that face
Glenn Johnson Awesome.What a classic performance from Johnny,seldom seen,so, a big thanks for this posting.
Man in Black doing a superb cover . Heck he is giving a Masterclass in it.
Never knew Johnny cash sang the theme tune. Bonanza was one of the greatest Western tv shows of all time.
The Luther Perkins solo awesom
Great song! Greetings from Chile🇨🇱
Thanks for posting. Loved seeing and hearing Johnny sing that song.
I love Old America's icons: Cash, Wayne, Eastwood, Marvin, Presley, Hepburn, Savalas, Falk, DeNiro and many many more. Great Old school. GREAT US
luther perkins, the man. david bowie himself attended the auction for the guitar luther plays so magically in this vid.
WOW!!! "Bonanza", by Johnny Cash, has reached the 800,000 views plateau. Congratulations, Mike Hurt, on this great achievement. I am looking forward to the time when this video clip reaches the 1 million views plateau.
-I'm 19, but I love to hear Cash's songs. Wish I was born back there. Damn!
On this day in 1962 {September 4th} Johnny Cash performed "Bonanza!" on the Dick Clark ABC-TV weekday-afternoon program 'American Bandstand'...
Five days later on September 9th the song entered Billboard's Top 100 chart for a one week stay at position #94...
Three years earlier on September 12th*, 1959 the western series 'Bonanza' debut on the NBC-TV network, it ran until January 16th, 1973 with a grand total of 430 episodes, thus becoming the 2nd longest running TV western series {'Gunsmoke' had 635 episodes}...
On May 15th, 1961 Al Caiola's instrumental version of "Bonanza!" peaked at #19 {for 1 week}...
* On September 12th, 2003 ''The Man in Black" passed away at the age of 71...
May he R.I.P.
Congratulations, Mike Hurt, for "Bonanza", by Johnny Cash, reaching the 1 MILLION VIEWS plateau. It is an achievement for which you should be very proud.
Tears in my eyes ! Cannot rewind back to that time ! F**ken Life !
I know some people related to him! I love bonanza and Johnny so this is awesome!
A great verison of a great song 🎵 and brought to us by one best singers ever. Mr Cash may you and your wife rest now in peace ✌
Loved his voice! From BC Canada.
Best slap back echo ever on the lead guitar
It's actually a Fender Reverb Unit making those amazing sounds
@@TheBossTides that and Luther’s preproduction 61 Jaguar
Very few songs get more "Americana" than this one. Thanks, Cortexmelon, for sharing this Johnny Cash performance from the "Grand Ole Opry" with the viewers here at TH-cam. :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
1:08 I love how Cash messed up and everyone else stopped playing, then started playing at the same time again on point
He didn't mess up but paused on purpose
@@Henry-yg1yc yeah that didn’t look he did it on purpose but ok ☠️
Minha infancia e adolescencia é contada atraves de Bonanza. Bonanza fez a minha identificação.
I'm only a kid, but my dad doesn't have cable, so cowboy shows are my dad's favorite.
Mine too, Son. Your Dad was right on, I'm 77 years old, and I still sit up at night to watch "Old Westerns"
Unschlagbar...JOHNNY, auch meine zwei Töchter lieben Dich....Merci♨
Man! the reverb is turned up on Panic! great stuff!!!!
Cash always had compression on his mic, also.
The tube type effects are hard to duplicate on solid state boards...
I love Bonanza and Johnny Cash 😊🎸
😃👏👏👏👏👏👏🎸👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏gosto muito dessa musica e também da série bonanza um abraço aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷👏👏👏👏👏👍
Kkkkk
Dave Weekley said I should see this. Thanks Dave
Johnny was the man :)
SpockBoy Buddy holly
luther had absolutely no personality.......but could play the fender........
I'm drunk too! (but not alcoholic) and we are listening to the same song! where are you? Drinks are from me! :)
@feelytouchy67 My mistake - Hugh Cherry was the MC on "Folsom Prison", not Johnny Western. But Western performed with Cash regularly from 1959 through 1966, and toured with him throughout the rest of Cash's career. He was a part of Cash's last touring show in 1997.
Western (who is still active in retirement) appeared on "Have Gun" in several episodes. He wrote The Ballad of Palladin in appreciation to Boone for giving him the roles, and Boone decided to use it as a closing theme.
Me encantaba ese tema y me trae lindos recuerdos
R.I.P Johnny Cash :(
I've watched Bonanza a time or two and I'm familiar with the theme song. What I didn't know is one of my favorite vocalists was behind the song. Awesome.
David Welsh
Cash didn't write it nor did he originally sing it. He is just covering it.
The original lyrics were written by two songwriters, and recorded by Lorne Greene. Johnny Cash's lyrics are totally and completely different, as they were written from a fan's perspective.
Big fan but only recently discovered this on best of album. Love it.
im 13 years old and i love johnny johnny was born on the 26. of february me to :))
R.I.P. johnny
R.I.P. Johnny and June Cash ! th-cam.com/video/Z5pAGvph8aw/w-d-xo.html *RED RIVER VALLEY* Guitar Solo Version in the style of *Johnny Cash*
Dam I never knew he played the bonanza song that's awesome I'm 26 been Watchin that show since I first skipped middle school
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@feelytouchy67 You're right, you had no idea be cause he didn't write it (at least, not the TV version). Jay Livingston and Ray Evans wrote it in 1959, with lyrics, although after the first TV season, it was heard only instrumentally.
Cash and Johnny Western co-wrote this set of lyrics in 1962, and the song was released on the Ring of Fire LP.
The theme to "The Rebel" was written by Richard Markowitz and Andrew Fenady. Cash performed it for the TV series and later recorded it.
The theme (in its original form) was written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans, orchestrated by David Rose, and arranged by Billy May for the television series.
Yeah!
they were proudly singing songs bout their fathers and grands!
DUDE! I LOVE THIS SONG!!!
same here im 20 and i love the classic country all i listen to.
You are not alone! I am 18 and have the same wish!
Love it, thank you so much for uploading!
Thank you for uploading this!
Eu tinha 15 anos nesse tempo. Bons tempos.
let me tell you guys this was of mi favorite movie good ti9me those
I like Luther's sound very much. Sounds inspired by surf sound that was happening at the time + he uses a Jaguar.
@moproducer, thank you again! I remember "Have Gun - Will Travel" for sure (and Richard Boone, of course).
Johnny cash ist der god of music
Awesome Johnny Cash my favorite country singer
Jak se Luter tváří😂😂😂skvělé video❤
that's correct Lorne green did sing the original loved Bonanza still watch now Pluto tv and freevee Johnny cash was a legend jx
Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, and Michael Landon sang a lyric version for the pilot.
God he sounds good. his voice..... wow. why dont we get voices like that anymore??
Weren't any like it before him and won't be ever again.
And I´m 14 and I love listening to him :)
@moproducer, thanks for that info! :) Cash was a great song-writer and singer, but I wondered a little about him writing either of those themes, figuring that if he had it would have been at least "more-commonly known" or whatever - than it is. But of course, it isn't, since he didn't author them, as you point out! Thanks again. I always like finding out more historical details!
I love this, I can't get enough!
didn't know there were lyrics to this famous tune..... 1:42 like that look that Luther does when he looks straight into the camera.
Super Lied
Wonderful!
Thank you for sharing ~
Love this
the only other time I heard the lyrics was when the cast sang the theme song and I think it was the very first episode that aired.
Terrific words to that brilliant theme !
Love forever Mister Johnny
Bravo!!!
Love it!
Infância, lembrança boa,Bonanza.
No one could play like Luther Perkins nor will there ever be another.
Well I'll be tarred and feathered and run out on a rail for not knowing about this!
que capo el guitarrista,espectacular!!!!!!!!!
L♡VE SÒ MUCH.THIS VIDEO IS GOLD🚶🎸🧡
Nice cover of "That One Horse Who Comes From Bonanzarl" by Small One Of The Paved Road (Chiquito De La Calzada)
Looks like Luther Perkins has a Fender Jaguar guitar. I have never seen that in a Country lineup,well, at least back then
Megusta como canta y ahora la sigo viendo
I wish Johnny Cash and Slim Whitman had done a few songs together. That would have been really something to see.