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On the Ponderosa

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I have this album, and listen to it at least every two weeks. It reminds me of our roots, and of a more sincere time in our lives. Listen to "The Old Tin Cup," "Ringo, and Five Card Stud" among the many other spectacular cuts on this album. What a great tribute!

I've never really watched Bonanza, but this CD isn't just for fans of the show.

I originally heard just a bit of Lorne Greene singing one of the songs and his voice was incredible! I got the CD to hear more.

The way the CD is put together is also a treat in that it gives the feel that you are invited to a family gathering where these songs are being sung just for the shear enjoyment of singing.

I'd recommend this to anyone who likes good singing and story telling.

20 years ago, while working at a radio station in small town North Ontario, my friends and I got hooked on re-runs of "Bonanza." Then, last month when I saw this CD, I just had to have it. Here are the Big Sky/Cowboy Songs, served up with a sly wink from the head of the house at the Ponderosa. Put this CD on and (if you can put aside your 90's hipness) you'll be whisked back to 1892. Maybe it's Christmas Eve and you've been invited to the Ponderosa for a party. The Cartwights have taken it upon themselves to enterain. And here comes "Paw" himself, Ben Cartwright, to tell a few stories and sing some cowboy songs. Play this CD with that kind of attitude and you won't be disappointed.

I had heard Lorne Greene sing "his" version of Bonanza on an Emmy's show not too many years before he passed away. Before hearing it I had only heard Johnny Cash's version on an old L.P. that I purchased as a young adult!! This CD has all the songs that I've heard him sing over the years, especially "Ringo". This is a great CD for any one that truly enjoys westerns and western songs!! J. Kmetz

This CD will evoke the Old West for anyone in his or her late 30s or older, as "Bonanza" was for most of us our most constant exposure to that different time. So his voice may not be the best, but it does take one back to his childhood when all the good guys wore white hats (except for Adam, a young Pernell Roberts). Greene has lots of fun on this album, and some songs, like "Ringo," truly capture the imagination: "And on his grave, they can't explain the tarnished star above the name, 'Ringo.'"

No, Lorne Green is not a singer capable of a variety of octives, but so what? He's adept at putting you right there with him on the prairie as he sings "Ol Chisholm Trail" or "Pretty Horses", and very good at singing/talking a suspenseful tale. "Ringo" is a memorable No.#1 hit, as it deserved to be; other songs like "Mule Train" just as good. If you can, try picking up the German imports of Lorne's other albums, which include great songs like "Ol' Cyclone" and "Destiny". For starters, this one will definitely whet your appetitite. Get along little doggies. B+

I'm disappointed that the original version of 'Waco' is not on this album. Greene's re-rendering is way too over-dramatized and the backup singers don't perform the harmony parts as on the original. Anyone out there know where I can get the original? Thanks.