Johnny Bond
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 1, 1915
- Died
- June 12, 1978
- Birthplace
- Enville, Oklahoma, USA
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
Swing the Western Way 1947
as Johnny
Song of the Wasteland 1947
as Shorty - Saddle Pals member
Duel in the Sun 1946
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Gallant Bess 1946
as Oakie
- Git Along Little Pony
Git Along Little Pony 1944
as Member Jimmy Wakely Trio (uncredited)
Kansas City Kitty 1944
as Chaps Wiliker
Marshal of Gunsmoke 1944
as Guirar Player, Red River Valley Boys
Arizona Trail 1943
as Red, Red River Valley Boy
The Lone Star Trail 1943
as Johnny - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio
Robin Hood of the Range 1943
as Johnny, Jimmy Wakely Trio
Cowboy Commandos 1943
as Deputy Slim
Frontier Law 1943
as Jack
Raiders of San Joaquin 1943
as Johnny - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio
Cheyenne Roundup 1943
as Concertina Player (as Jimmy Wakely Trio)
The Old Chisholm Trail 1942
as Member Jimmy Wakely Trio
Little Joe, the Wrangler 1942
as Musician
Deep in the Heart of Texas 1942
as Accordion Player, - Jimmy Wakely Trio
Heart of the Rio Grande 1942
as Concertina Player - Jimmy Wakely Trio
Twilight on the Trail 1941
as Second Guitar Cowhand
Stick to Your Guns 1941
as Singing Cowboy Skinny (2d guitar)
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie 1941
as Singing Cowhand
Pony Post 1940
as Guitar Player, Jimmy Wakely's Rough Riders
Trailing Double Trouble 1940
as Guitar Player - Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders
Saga of Death Valley 1939
as Band Member
Credits from TMDB.