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Johnny Bond
Actor

Johnny Bond

1 Jun 1915Born
12 Jun 1978Died
63Age at death
23Credits

Biography

Cyrus Whitfield Bond (June 1, 1915 – June 12, 1978), known professionally as Johnny Bond, was a popular American country music entertainer of the 1940s through the 1960s.

Bond was born in Enville, Oklahoma. He got his first break working for Jimmy Wakely in the late 1930s and went on to join Gene Autry's Melody Ranch in 1940. He also acted on occasion in films including Wilson and Duel in the Sun; and was later a regular on the 1950s Los Angeles country music television series Town Hall Party.

He is best known for his 1947 hit "Divorce Me C.O.D.", one of his seven top ten hits on the Billboard country charts.

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In 1965 at age 50 he scored the biggest hit of his career with the comic "Ten Little Bottles", which spent four weeks at number two. Bond's other hits include "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" (1947), "Oklahoma Waltz" (1948), "Love Song in 32 Bars" (1950), "Sick Sober and Sorry" (1951) and "Hot Rod Lincoln" (1960).

He died of a heart attack in 1978, at the age of 63.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1947Swing the Western WayFilm: Johnny
  2. 1947Song of the WastelandFilm: Shorty - Saddle Pals member
  3. 1946Duel in the SunFilm: Party Guest (uncredited)
  4. 1944Git Along Little PonyFilm: Member Jimmy Wakely Trio (uncredited)
  5. 1944Kansas City KittyFilm: Chaps Wiliker
  6. 1944Marshal of GunsmokeFilm: Guirar Player, Red River Valley Boys
  7. 1943Arizona TrailFilm: Red, Red River Valley Boy
  8. 1943The Lone Star TrailFilm: Johnny - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio
  9. 1943Robin Hood of the RangeFilm: Johnny, Jimmy Wakely Trio
  10. 1943Cowboy CommandosFilm: Deputy Slim
  11. 1943Frontier LawFilm: Jack
  12. 1943Raiders of San JoaquinFilm: Johnny - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio
  13. 1943Cheyenne RoundupFilm: Concertina Player (as Jimmy Wakely Trio)
  14. 1942The Old Chisholm TrailFilm: Member Jimmy Wakely Trio
  15. 1942Little Joe, the WranglerFilm: Musician
  16. 1942Deep in the Heart of TexasFilm: Accordion Player, - Jimmy Wakely Trio
  17. 1942Heart of the Rio GrandeFilm: Concertina Player - Jimmy Wakely Trio
  18. 1941Twilight on the TrailFilm: Second Guitar Cowhand
  19. 1941Stick to Your GunsFilm: Singing Cowboy Skinny (2d guitar)
  20. 1941Bury Me Not on the Lone PrairieFilm: Singing Cowhand
  21. 1940Pony PostFilm: Guitar Player, Jimmy Wakely's Rough Riders
  22. 1940Trailing Double TroubleFilm: Guitar Player - Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders
  23. 1939Saga of Death ValleyFilm: Band Member

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