Theme music is all about being a signature song. I offer them as a signature song to establish the day’s tone. For today, I’m dropping into the wayback machine and pulling out a little theme song from a television series, ‘Bonanza’.
‘Bonanza’ was a television series produced and aired on NBC from 1959 to 1973. Meanwhile, it was syndicated and shown as reruns. It wasn’t unusual to walk into someone’s house after school and see ‘Bonanza’ on the telly. Most amusing to me is that visiting its set in the Lake Tahoe area really impressed people. Paris and the Eiffel Tower, the Great Pyramids, rock of Gibraltar, the Louvre, etc…nah. But the house where Hoss, Ben, Little Joe and the rest strutted? Wow.
The show’s title came from the expression for a big discovery of ore. Hope your day brings you a bonanza. Thank you, Jay Livingstone and David Rose, for creating this music.
Michael Seidel, writer 
I love Bonanza. I used to watch reruns with my mom, back when I was little. We spent a lot of quality time with each other and with the Cartwrights!
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How sweet. You probably would have enjoyed the set, too, with Hoss’ hat hanging on the wall, and the long front porch where Ben stood and sipped coffee. Makes me smile to remember those scenes. Cheers, M
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