▁Hem sh in ▁descent ▁Category : Am b ass adors ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁diplom ats ▁Category : D am ats <0x0A> </s> ▁C yrus ▁Whit field ▁Bond ▁( J une ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁– ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 ), ▁known ▁profession ally ▁as ▁Johnny ▁Bond , ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁country ▁music ▁ent ert ainer ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Bond ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁En ville , ▁Oklahoma , ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁several ▁small ▁far ms ▁in ▁Oklahoma . ▁As ▁a ▁young ster , ▁he ▁was ▁influenced ▁mus ically ▁by ▁records ▁that ▁his ▁parents ▁played . ▁He ▁learned ▁bas ics ▁of ▁music ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁his ▁high ▁school ' s ▁br ass ▁band . ▁While ▁in ▁high ▁school ▁he ▁bought ▁a ▁uk ule le , ▁but ▁soon ▁he ▁changed ▁to ▁playing ▁a ▁guitar . ▁ ▁Perform ing ▁ ▁Bond ▁first ▁performed ▁on ▁radio ▁in ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 9 ▁years ▁old . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁he ▁began ▁performing ▁with ▁Jimmy ▁W ak ely ▁and ▁Scot ty ▁Har rell ▁in ▁the ▁Bell ▁Boys ▁tri o , ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Bell ▁Cl othing ▁Company , ▁which ▁spons ored ▁the ▁group ▁on ▁radio ▁station ▁W K Y ▁in ▁Oklahoma ▁City , ▁Oklahoma . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁join ▁Gene