Country and Western: Johnny Bond Standard Transcriptions

Johnny Bond

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 16, 2001)
• Original Release Date: January 16, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bloodshot Records
• ASIN: B000056NKT
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #286,542 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Out on the Open Range

2. Stars of the Midnight Range

3. Gals Don't Mean a Thing

4. Have I Stayed Away Too Long

5. Goodbye Old Paint

6. Ridin' Down to Santa Fe

7. Saddle Serenade

8. You Brought Sorrow to My Heart

9. Think of Me

10. You Don't Care

11. Mexicali Rose

12. When the Work's All Done This Fall

13. Silver on the Sage

14. Birmingham Jail

15. Boots and Saddles

16. Red River Valley

17. Ten Years

18. Twilight on the Trail

19. The Last Round Up

20. Tomorrow Never Comes

See all 31 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Johnny Bond and his sidekicks Jimmy Wakely and Dick Reinhart cut these 31 tracks for radio in the mid-1940s, not long after they'd left Gene Autry's show. The repertoire is diverse but emphasizes the Old West, both real (a surprisingly upbeat "Goodbye Old Paint") and romanticized (the mighty purdy "Silver on the Sage"). This hardcore California cowboy style may not appeal to even the casual country listener, let alone anyone else, but Bond was a wildcard talent with undeniable magnetism. He was a careful, measured singer, though when he let himself go he phrased more like an in-tune Ernest Tubb; when the other two sang behind him, they formed a lush cowboy choir. On tracks like the instrumental "Ridin' Down to Santa Fe," Bond offers swinging boogie guitar. It's not all big skies and starry eyes, though: "Tomorrow Never Comes" and "Headin' Down the Wrong Highway," among others, embrace the emerging honky-tonk sound. --John Morthland

Product Description

Vintage mid-40's recordings of Bond and the boys are true country and all western, featuring for the first time Bond's own legendary songcraft and pioneering hillbilly-western sound. 'Cimarron', 'Tomorrow Never Comes', 'I'll Step Aside' and 'I Wonder Where You Are Tonight' remain Bond's most enduring compositions, while his classic Autry-inspired edge as a balladeer is equally highlighted. 31 tracks. Standard jewel case. 2000 release.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Johnny Bond: Country and Western: The Standard Transcriptions, August 17, 2009

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Great buy! Fine renditions of classic Country & Western songs and no clinkers in the album. Recommend for anyone who is a fan of country/western music.