Johnny Bond
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 1, 1915
- Died
- June 12, 1978 (aged 63)
- Birthplace
- Enville, Oklahoma, USA
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. 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.
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Filmography
Swing the Western Way
Movie · as Johnny
Song of the Wasteland
Movie · as Shorty - Saddle Pals member
Duel in the Sun
Movie · as Party Guest (uncredited)
Gallant Bess
Movie · as Oakie
Git Along Little Pony
Movie · as Member Jimmy Wakely Trio (uncredited)
Marshal of Gunsmoke
Movie · as Guirar Player, Red River Valley Boys
Kansas City Kitty
Movie · as Chaps Wiliker
Arizona Trail
Movie · as Red, Red River Valley Boy
Cheyenne Roundup
Movie · as Concertina Player (as Jimmy Wakely Trio)
Cowboy Commandos
Movie · as Deputy Slim
Frontier Law
Movie · as Jack
Robin Hood of the Range
Movie · as Johnny, Jimmy Wakely Trio
The Lone Star Trail
Movie · as Johnny - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio
Raiders of San Joaquin
Movie · as Johnny - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio
Little Joe, the Wrangler
Movie · as Musician
The Old Chisholm Trail
Movie · as Member Jimmy Wakely Trio
Heart of the Rio Grande
Movie · as Concertina Player - Jimmy Wakely Trio
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Movie · as Accordion Player, - Jimmy Wakely Trio
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Movie · as Singing Cowhand
Stick to Your Guns
Movie · as Singing Cowboy Skinny (2d guitar)
Twilight on the Trail
Movie · as Second Guitar Cowhand
Trailing Double Trouble
Movie · as Guitar Player - Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders
Pony Post
Movie · as Guitar Player, Jimmy Wakely's Rough Riders
Saga of Death Valley
Movie · as Band Member