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    • Jan 16, 1973
    "Bonanza" ends its 14-year run on NBC-TV, featuring a theme song recorded by guitarist Joe Maphis. Actor Lorne Greene also earned a 1964 pop and country hit with his western recitation "Ringo"
    Jan 27, 1974
    Elvis Presley performs at the Las Vegas Hilton for a celebrity-dotted audience that includes George Burns, Lorne Greene, Ernest Borgnine and Danny Thomas
    Jan 23, 1977
    The ABC mini-series "Roots" debuts. The eight-night drama about slavery features LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson and John Amos, with additional roles for Lorne Greene and former country Grammy-winner Burl Ives
    Jan 30, 1977
    The groundbreaking ABC mini-series "Roots" airs its final episode. The program, which explores slavery, stars LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson and O.J. Simpson, along with Lorne Greene and "Funny Way Of Laughin'" singer Burl Ives
    Feb 5, 1977
    Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn perform "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man" on "Hee Haw," where Lorne Greene also guests. Twitty sings "The Games That Daddies Play" solo; Lynn does "Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)." The Hagers cover "Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.)"
    Sep 11, 1987
    Actor Lorne Greene dies of cardiac arrest at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California. Greene's 1964 pop recording of the recitation "Ringo" also found minor success in country music. Greene was best known for his role in "Bonanza," which featured a theme song by guitarist Joe Maphis
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