Johnny Bond

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Johnny Bond

Acting June 1, 1915

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 wa…

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Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

6.4 1946 Movie
Saga of Death Valley

Saga of Death Valley

6.7 1939 Movie
The Lone Star Trail

The Lone Star Trail

6.0 1943 Movie
Stick to Your Guns

Stick to Your Guns

5.7 1941 Movie
Twilight on the Trail

Twilight on the Trail

5.0 1941 Movie
Heart of the Rio Grande

Heart of the Rio Grande

9.0 1942 Movie
The Old Chisholm Trail

The Old Chisholm Trail

7.7 1942 Movie
Arizona Trail

Arizona Trail

5.4 1943 Movie
Deep in the Heart of Texas

Deep in the Heart of Texas

7.5 1942 Movie
Raiders of San Joaquin

Raiders of San Joaquin

7.0 1943 Movie
Little Joe, the Wrangler

Little Joe, the Wrangler

7.5 1942 Movie
Kansas City Kitty

Kansas City Kitty

6.3 1944 Movie

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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

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  1. 1947
    Swing the Western Way

    Movie Johnny

  2. 1947
    Song of the Wasteland

    Movie Shorty - Saddle Pals member

  3. 1946
    Duel in the Sun

    Movie Party Guest (uncredited)

  4. 1944
    Git Along Little Pony

    Movie Member Jimmy Wakely Trio (uncredited)

  5. 1944
    Kansas City Kitty

    Movie Chaps Wiliker

  6. 1944
    Marshal of Gunsmoke

    Movie Guirar Player, Red River Valley Boys

  7. 1943
    Arizona Trail

    Movie Red, Red River Valley Boy

  8. 1943
    The Lone Star Trail

    Movie Johnny - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio

  9. 1943
    Robin Hood of the Range

    Movie Johnny, Jimmy Wakely Trio

  10. 1943
    Cowboy Commandos

    Movie Deputy Slim

  11. 1943
    Frontier Law

    Movie Jack

  12. 1943
    Raiders of San Joaquin

    Movie Johnny - Member, Jimmy Wakely Trio

  13. 1943
    Cheyenne Roundup

    Movie Concertina Player (as Jimmy Wakely Trio)

  14. 1942
    The Old Chisholm Trail

    Movie Member Jimmy Wakely Trio

  15. 1942
    Little Joe, the Wrangler

    Movie Musician

  16. 1942
    Deep in the Heart of Texas

    Movie Accordion Player, - Jimmy Wakely Trio

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  1. 1942
    Heart of the Rio Grande

    Movie Concertina Player - Jimmy Wakely Trio

  2. 1941
    Twilight on the Trail

    Movie Second Guitar Cowhand

  3. 1941
    Stick to Your Guns

    Movie Singing Cowboy Skinny (2d guitar)

  4. 1941
    Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

    Movie Singing Cowhand

  5. 1940
    Pony Post

    Movie Guitar Player, Jimmy Wakely's Rough Riders

  6. 1940
    Trailing Double Trouble

    Movie Guitar Player - Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders

  7. 1939
    Saga of Death Valley

    Movie Band Member