| Bonanza | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Al Caiola and His Orchestra |
| A-Side: | "Bonanza" "Bounty Hunter" |
| Released: | 1961 |
| Genre: | country |
| Label: | United Artists 302 |
| Url: | https://www.discogs.com/master/view/606260 |
| Bonanza / Bounty Hunter | |
| Website: | Discogs |
| Year: | 1961 |
| Accessdate: | 2020-04-28 |
"Bonanza" is the musical theme for the NBC western television series Bonanza starring Lorne Greene.[1] [3]
| Bonanza! | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Johnny Cash |
| Album: | Ring of Fire |
| A-Side: | "Bonanza!" "Pick a Bale o' Cotton" |
| Released: | July or |
| Genre: | country |
| Label: | Columbia 4-42512 |
| Producer: | Don Law and Frank Jones |
| Url: | https://www.discogs.com/master/view/496956 |
| Johnny Cash - Bonanza! / Pick A Bale O' Cotton | |
| Website: | Discogs |
| Year: | 1962 |
| Accessdate: | 2019-01-20 |
Johnny Cash recorded an own version, with lyrics rewritten by him and his friend Johnny Western, and released it as a single on Columbia Records (Columbia 4-42512, "Bonanza!" with "Pick a Bale o' Cotton" on the opposite side)[4] [5] [6] [7] in July[8] [9] or August 1962. The Billboard magazine evaluated the single upon its release as having a "moderate sales potential", but "Bonanza" only grazed the Hot 100 and entirely missed the Billboard country chart, while "Pick a Bale o' Cotton" didn't make either.
In 1961, it became a hit for Al Caiola and His Orchestra, whose instrumental recording (United Artists 302, backed with "Bounty Hunter") reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]