Johnny Bond
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.
Filmography (23 titles)
10.0MovieSwing the Western Way
Johnny · 1947
8.0MovieSong of the Wasteland
Shorty - Saddle Pals member · 1947
6.4MovieDuel in the Sun
Party Guest (uncredited) · 1946
Git Along Little Pony
Member Jimmy Wakely Trio (uncredited) · 1944
6.3MovieKansas City Kitty
Chaps Wiliker · 1944
10.0MovieMarshal of Gunsmoke
Guirar Player, Red River Valley Boys · 1944
5.4MovieArizona Trail
Red, Red River Valley Boy · 1943
6.0MovieThe Lone Star Trail
Johnny - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio · 1943
6.5MovieRobin Hood of the Range
Johnny, Jimmy Wakely Trio · 1943
9.0MovieCowboy Commandos
Deputy Slim · 1943
8.0MovieFrontier Law
Jack · 1943
7.0MovieRaiders of San Joaquin
Johnny - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio · 1943
7.0MovieCheyenne Roundup
Concertina Player (as Jimmy Wakely Trio) · 1943
7.7MovieThe Old Chisholm Trail
Member Jimmy Wakely Trio · 1942
7.5MovieLittle Joe, the Wrangler
Musician · 1942
7.5MovieDeep in the Heart of Texas
Accordion Player, - Jimmy Wakely Trio · 1942
9.0MovieHeart of the Rio Grande
Concertina Player - Jimmy Wakely Trio · 1942
5.0MovieTwilight on the Trail
Second Guitar Cowhand · 1941
5.7MovieStick to Your Guns
Singing Cowboy Skinny (2d guitar) · 1941
6.5MovieBury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Singing Cowhand · 1941
8.0MoviePony Post
Guitar Player, Jimmy Wakely's Rough Riders · 1940
7.5MovieTrailing Double Trouble
Guitar Player - Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders · 1940
6.7MovieSaga of Death Valley
Band Member · 1939