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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"
    Oct 25, 1980
    Hoyt Axton and Joe & Rose Lee Maphis appear with hosts Buck Owens and Roy Clark on "Hee Haw." The Hagers cover "Tennessee River" and Owens leads the whole "Hee Haw" gang on "Big Ball's In Cowtown"
    Dec 13, 1980
    Lacy J. Dalton sings "Crazy Blue Eyes" on "Hee Haw." The episode also features Porter Wagoner, Joe Maphis and The Hagers, who cover "Funny How Time Slips Away." The show's co-host, Buck Owens, performs "I'm A Ramblin' Man"
    Nov 10, 1984
    Dottie West, Hoyt Axton and Joe Maphis are pickin' and grinnin' with show hosts Roy Clark and Buck Owens on "Hee Haw"
    May 3, 1986
    Guitarist Joe Maphis performs at Duarte, California. It proves to be his last public show--he dies of cancer within two months
    Jun 27, 1986
    Guitarist Joe Maphis dies of cancer. He played on many of Rick Nelson's recording and performed the theme song to the TV series "Bonanza"
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