The Bellboys

The music business is crowded with Bell Boys, as if instead of the whole world being a stage, it was a hotel lobby. The most worthy musical combo with this name would have to be the late-'30s country & western band, one of the historic super groups of the genre and one that was functioning early enough in the game to present both country and cowboy material without appearing corny or retro-hat. Country star Johnny Bond, whose voice is like the view from the bottom of a well, first formed the group in Oklahoma in 1937 with two great musical sidekicks, Jimmy Wakely and Scotty Ha...