Blogs Posts on "Tv Westerns"

Johnny Cash, Johnny Yuma and Ricky Nelson?? by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Nov 17, 2009You've all heard Johnny Cash sing "The Rebel - Johnny Yuma". But Johnny also wrote and recorded a second Rebel song, sometimes known as "Johnny Yuma - The Rebel" and sometimes "The Ballad of Johnny Yuma".But here's the weird part: Cash actually wrote...

Johnny Cash sings "Bonanza" by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Nov 13, 2009.Lorne Greene stopped by to sing this for us some weeks back, and I mentioned the vocal version had also been recorded by Johnny Cash. Well, David Cranmer was (sort of) singing a Cash tune the other day, right here, and it reminded me this was still...

Duane Eddy Twangs "Paladin" by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Oct 28, 2009Back in 1962, Duane Eddy hit #33 on the charts with this rockin' rendition of "The Ballad of Paladin." Among the tunes beating him out were "The Loco-Motion" by Little Eva, "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" by Neil Sedaka, and "Ahab, the Arab" by Ray Steve...

Lorne Greene sings "Bonanza" by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Oct 18, 2009Who knew there were lyrics to the Bonanza theme? Lorne Greene sang 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 l...

Lawrence Welk with a "Restless Gun"? by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Oct 13, 2009Yep, when old Lawrence had put away enough champagne he sometimes donned a Stetson and led his Music Makers in TV Western themes. In this one Larry and the gang wander the West with retired gunfighter Vint Bonner (portrayed by John Payne). Restless G...

The Texas Rangers sing "Cheyenne" by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Sep 29, 2009Or more properly, The "Texas" Rangers sing Cheyenne. These Rangers, you see, hail from somewhere in Great Britain. This song appears on a British EP with three other TV Western themes. How do I know the group is actually British? The accents. They're...

Wyatt Earp Swings! by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Sep 28, 2009Marty Gold put a new spin on the Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp theme with his outstanding 1960 LP Swingin' West. Every track on the album is great, and I never get tired of it. Neither does Wyatt. He's glad you can't see his feet, 'cause he's dancin'...

Ed Ames, Johnny Carson & A Tomahawk by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Sep 26, 2009Since it seems to be Ed Ames week here on the Almanack, here's a TV appearance from 1965, when Daniel Boone was on the air. Showing off his Mingo skills, Ed gives Johnny a demonstration on how to throw a tomahawk.

Ed Ames sings "Mingo" by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Sep 24, 2009Yesterday we heard Ed Ames (Mingo) sing the "Daniel Boone" theme. In a perfect world, today we'd hear Fess Parker (Dan'l) sing "Mingo." No such luck. The best I can offer is Ed singing about himself - Mingo, The Man with the Bullwhip!

Ed Ames sings "Daniel Boone" by Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and the Wild West on Sep 24, 2009Ed Ames, of course, is a singer of some renown. A crooner. Famous for songs like "My Cup Runneth Over." Unless, of course, you happen to be a child of television, in which case he's Daniel Boone's Indian sidekick Mingo. This stirring rendition of the...