Bonnie Modeana Dodd
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Bonnie Modeana Dodd (1914 - 1984)

Bonnie Modeana (Bonnie Modeana) Dodd
Born in Saline Co., Arkansasmap
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Died at age 70 in San Diego, CAmap
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Biography

Bonnie Dodd was a Country and Western musician, singer, and songwriter once known as 'Little Blossum.' For many years she played the steel guitar in Tex Ritter's band. One of her songs he recorded was "You Will Have to Pay."

Many of her songs were recorded by top Country and Western artists of her day. Over the years she was associated with Hank Williams (she wrote his song "Be Careful of Stones That You Throw"), Stuart Hamblen, Charles Mitchell, Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubbs, Jimmie Davis (later governor of Louisiana), the Carter family, Jimmie Wakely, Slim Whitman, the Wilburn Brothers and Dion. She sang "I Dreamed of an Old Love Affair" with Jimmy Davis and wrote "If It's Wrong to Love You" with Charles Mitchell and it was recorded by Jimmy Dean, Willie Nelson, and Hank Snow and Anita Clark.

According to her sister, Pearl, Bonnie also had a part in writing the song 'You Are My Sunshine,' by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell. She also co-wrote: "I Dreamed of an Old Love Affair" with Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell.[1]

Bob Dylan recorded "Be Careful of Stones That You Throw" in his basement song collection.

Note

"Bonnie Modenia Dodd graduated from Hot Springs (Arkansas) High School and went into the entertainment field. As a professional entertainer and song writer, she traveled the U.S. and Canada. A number of her songs were recorded by other artists. Among them are 'I dreamed of an Old Love Affair,' 'Don't Say Goodbye If You Love Me,' and ' Be careful of Stones That You Throw.'

Since her retirement from stage and nightclub, she and her sister Elva Pearl Merriott, live together in San Diego, California." (from the writings of Mrs. Tauscher, Merriott, Knox and Andrus dated July 4, 1973)

Sources

  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy_of_%27Em_All

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Catherine Rivera for creating WikiTree profile Dodd-692 through the import of Tillery Update 2012.ged on Apr 4, 2013.

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Dodd-2006 and Dodd-692 appear to represent the same person because: They have the same full name, birth date/place and death/date place. They are both musicians.
posted by Debby (Barton) Black

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