Author: The Lone Writer

The Lone Writer is an American frontier and Old West journalist and historian. He loves to read, write and review all things western, whether historical or fiction.
the mill
Bonanza Western TV

The Mill Full Episode – Bonanza, Season #02, Episode #04

Bonanza follows the weekly adventures of the Cartwright family, led by the patriarch, Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene). The 14-seasons program also shows how the main characters cared for their neighbors and the surrounding community. The Mill, Bonanza’s thirty-sixth episode, written by Halsted Wells, premiered on October 1, 1960. Tom Edwards (Harry Townes), a disabled farmer, holds […]

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Bonanza Western TV

Death at Dawn Full Episode – Bonanza, Season #01, Episode #32

The classic Western television series, Bonanza, shows the daily adventures of the Cartwright family, owners of the fictional Ponderosa ranch. Laurence E. Mascott wrote its thirty-second episode, Death at Dawn, which appeared on-screen on April 30, 1960, influenced by the vintage-like television series, The Untouchables. This episode also marks the end of Bonanza’s first season. […]

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san francisco
Bonanza Western TV

San Francisco Full Episode – Bonanza, Season #01, Episode #28

The well-loved Western television series Bonanza follows the adventures of the fictional Cartwright family. Thomas Thompson wrote season one’s twenty-eighth episode, San Francisco, which debuted on April 2, 1960. The featured guest stars include Murvyn Vye, who played Cut-Rate Joe, Robert Nichols as Johnny, and O.Z. Whitehead as Hamp. After a cattle drive, the Cartwrights and their […]

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badge without honor
Bonanza Western TV

Badge Without Honor Full Episode – Bonanza, Season #02, Episode #03

Bonanza is one of the longest-running primetime Western dramas loved by many Americans during its time. The adventures of the Cartwright family as they live on the fictional Ponderosa ranch continue for 14 seasons. John Twist wrote Badge Without Honor, the second season’s third episode, which debuted on television on September 24, 1960. Gerald Eskith (Dan […]

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Master's Call
Western Music

Western Song: The Master’s Call

The Master’s Call is a song in Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, an iconic album by Marty Robbins, first recorded and released in 1959. It was one of the most powerful tracks from the mentioned album, justifying Marty Robbin’s outstanding talent as a singer-songwriter through its vocals and instrumentation. The song falls under the Country music […]

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Oklahoma Hills
Western Music

Western Song: Oklahoma Hills

“Oklahoma Hills” is a song written by singer-songwriters and cousins Jack Guthrie and Woody Guthrie. Jack Guthrie and His Oklahomans popularized “Oklahoma Hills” when they first recorded and released it as a single in 1945. Woody originally wrote the song, but they decided to share the copyright for it, as the changes made by Jack […]

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