Johnny Bond

Johnny Bond

Known for

Acting

Born

June 1, 1915

Birthplace

Enville, Oklahoma, USA

Died

June 12, 1978 (aged 63)

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 Lit...

Best known work

Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
1946
Saga of Death Valley
Saga of Death Valley
1939
Arizona Trail
Arizona Trail
1943
The Old Chisholm Trail
The Old Chisholm Trail
1942
Twilight on the Trail
Twilight on the Trail
1941
Stick to Your Guns
Stick to Your Guns
1941
The Lone Star Trail
The Lone Star Trail
1943
Kansas City Kitty
Kansas City Kitty
1944
Trailing Double Trouble
Trailing Double Trouble
1940
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
1941

Filmography

  1. 1947

    Swing the Western Way

    as Johnny

  2. 1947

    Song of the Wasteland

    as Shorty - Saddle Pals member

  3. 1946

    Duel in the Sun

    as Party Guest (uncredited)

  4. 1944

    Git Along Little Pony

    as Member Jimmy Wakely Trio (uncredited)

  5. 1944

    Kansas City Kitty

    as Chaps Wiliker

  6. 1944

    Marshal of Gunsmoke

    as Guirar Player, Red River Valley Boys

  7. 1943

    Arizona Trail

    as Red, Red River Valley Boy

  8. 1943

    The Lone Star Trail

    as Johnny - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio

  9. 1943

    Robin Hood of the Range

    as Johnny, Jimmy Wakely Trio

  10. 1943

    Cowboy Commandos

    as Deputy Slim

  11. 1943

  12. 1943

    Raiders of San Joaquin

    as Johnny - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio

  13. 1943

    Cheyenne Roundup

    as Concertina Player (as Jimmy Wakely Trio)

  14. 1942

    The Old Chisholm Trail

    as Member Jimmy Wakely Trio

  15. 1942

  16. 1942

    Deep in the Heart of Texas

    as Accordion Player, - Jimmy Wakely Trio

  17. 1942

    Heart of the Rio Grande

    as Concertina Player - Jimmy Wakely Trio

  18. 1941

    Twilight on the Trail

    as Second Guitar Cowhand

  19. 1941

    Stick to Your Guns

    as Singing Cowboy Skinny (2d guitar)

  20. 1941

  21. 1940

    Pony Post

    as Guitar Player, Jimmy Wakely's Rough Riders

  22. 1940

    Trailing Double Trouble

    as Guitar Player - Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders

  23. 1939

    Saga of Death Valley

    as Band Member

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