Skeeter Bonn (Junior Lewis Boughan, 6 April 1923 – 6 November 1994)[3] was a singer and guitar player on several national country music radio programs and had several singles on RCA Victor in the 1950s.[1][3] He was known as the "pickin' and singing' boy".[2]
| Also known as | Skeeter Bonn |
|---|---|
| Born | April 6, 1923[1][3] Sugarville, Fulton County, Illinois[1][3] |
| Origin | USA |
| Died | November 6, 1994 (aged 71)[3] |
| Genres | Country music |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar; yodeling[3] |
| Years active | 1950s |
| Labels | RCA Victor |
| Formerly of | Shirley Starr[3] |
He was born in 1923 in Sugarville,[1][2] a small settlement in Fulton County, Illinois. At age 13 he left the family farm for nearby Canton.[3] He joined the United States Navy in 1942,[3] married Mary Louise Strode of Canton in 1945,[2][3] and received an honorable discharge from the Navy in 1946.[3]
He won a singing championship in Illinois in 1949, and by 1951 he was on the Iowa Barn Dance Frolic on WHO (AM) in Des Moines, Iowa.[3] After that he was a regular on the WLS National Barn Dance from Chicago,[2][3] WLW Midwestern Hayride from Cincinnati, and WWVA Jamboree from Wheeling, West Virginia.[3]
In addition to his ten or so singles on RCA Victor,[1][3] he also had a single on Sims Records, No. 325 "Let Me Be The One", backed with "Off To Vietnam (In The Green)".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Skeeter Bonn". Vouécourt, Haute-Marne, France: Rocky Productions. March 8, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Skeeter Bonn". Prairie Farmer WLS Family Album 1924-1954. Chicago: WLS (AM). 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Skeeter Bonn". Hillbilly-Music.com. Modesto, California. Retrieved July 9, 2010.