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This 4-CD box set contains country favorites and selections from the TV show "Bonanza" performed by the original cast members (Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts). Also included in the set is a 28-page booklet with color photos, liner notes and discographies. Composers: Cliff Crofford; Darol Rice; Max Rich; Don Robertson; Earl Shuman; Fred Glickman; John Mitchum; Glenn Sutton; Hal Blair; Hy Heath; Carl Spencer; Frank Stanton; Ned Fairchild; Mitchell Tableporter; Jay Livingston; Joseph Mohr; Al Goodhart; Larry Fotine; Lee Hays; Alan Riggs; Leon Carr; Louis Alter; Merle Kilgore; Pete Seeger; Peter DeRose; Anita Kerr; Ray Evans ; Sidney Mitchell; Stan Jones ; Wally Gold; Alan Jay Lerner; Merle Travis; Billy Sherrill; Bob Nolan. Personnel: Bob Tebow, Dan Blocker, Evangeline Carmichael, Betty Jane Baker, Paul Ely, Paul Bergen, Bill Kanady, Paul Sjolund, Betty Allen , John Mitchum, Jimmy Joyce, George Tipton, Jay Meyer, Peggy Clark, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Ada Beth Lee, Ernest Ernie Newton, Jackie Ward, Sue Allen, Randall Shepard, Alan Davies, Bill Brown, Vern Rowe, Lorne Greene, Loulie Jean Norman, Sally Stevens, Sally Sweetland, Thurl Ravenscroft, Betty Noyes, William (Billy) Lee, Jack Halloran, Ricky Page, Ron Hicklin (vocals); Allan Reuss (guitar, banjo); Louis Morell, David Gates, Alton Hendrickson, Howard Heitmeyer, Ervan Coleman, John Gray, Joe Maphis, Al Viola, Barney Kessel, Neil Levang, Carol Kaye (guitar); Gerald Vinci, Benny Gill (violin); Bobby Bruce (fiddle); George Fields, Tommy Edwards, Tommy Morgan (harmonica); Frank Beach, Maurice Harris (trumpet); William Hinshaw, Vincent DeRosa (French horn, horns); Arthur Maebe, Jack Cave, George Price (French horn); Gail Martin, Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash , Johnny Halliburton, Harold Diner, Paul Tanner, Karl de Karske, Tommy Pederson , Lew McCreary, Lloyd Ulyate (trombone); Richard Perissi (horns); Pete Jolly (piano, harpsichord); Gene Garf (piano, organ); Claude Williamson, Robert Florence, Donald Robertson (piano); Gary Coleman (vibraphone, percussion); Frank Capp, Milt Holland, Irving Cottler (drums); Emil Radocchia, Louis Singer (timpani, percussion); Jack Sperling, Frank Flynn , Julius Wechter, Larry Bunker, Ralph Collier (percussion). Recording information: RCA Victor Studio 1 Hollywood CA (06/20/1962-06/21/1962). Actor: Ray Linn. Illustrator: Larry Zwisohn. Photographer: Larry Zwisohn. Bonanza was the quintessential Western television series. It told the story of a family led by ranch owner Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene), who had sired three sons: introspective, intellectual Adam (Pernell Roberts), hulking, good-natured "Hoss" (Dan Blocker), and volatile, handsome Little Joe (Michael Landon). When Bonanza first went on the air, it was common practice to get the stars of hit series to expand into other areas, especially recording. Disc One opens with Ponderosa Party Time, the first Bonanza album, which is contrived and sometimes silly but always lively. It features countr
