Eddie Bond (July 1, 1933 – March 20, 2013) was an American singer and guitarist who was active in country music and rockabilly.

Biography

In the mid-1950s, Bond recorded for Mercury Records and toured with Elvis Presley,

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, Jerry Lee Lewis,

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

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, Warren Smith and others. He is infamous for having rejected the then 18-year-old Elvis Presley, who was auditioning for Bond's band. It was shortly thereafter that Presley recorded his first single at Sun Records. Bond's contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. He died of

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Discography

Albums

* 1982 - ''Rocking Daddy from Memphis Tennessee'' (Rockhouse) * 1984 - ''Rocking Daddy from Memphis Tennessee Volume 2'' (Rockhouse)

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