Commander George now pilots his Hot Rod Lincoln high in the sky of The Lost Planet. May his Airmen join him in peace someday. Rest in peace, Commander.
So I was working at a small gas station in the early 70’s in Sonoma, Ca and in comes a huge bus with a large whale on the side.. Commander Cody and his lost planet airman, I watched several girls leave the bus and I was told to fill it up. I hand cranked diesel at a rate of 3 pumpes per gallon.. One of my best memories ever… to this day. I just turned 69 so I was a young kid for them
This gal here has personally known quite a few musicians and these guys were some of the most intelligent academicians/musicians I have ever known. They were hilarious and just downright crazy. RIP my dear friend George and fellow band mates.
I’ve known George for over 40 years. I still get together with him every couple of years when he comes to Minneapolis. He’s a great guy and even though he looks like a frail old man with a cane if you see him on the street once you sit him down at the piano he still rocks out.
I met the Guitarist Bill Kirchen @ the Rodeo Bar in NYC. He was the most gracious man I have ever met. He came and played Durango Colorado twice. He's still making great live music. Go check him out.
As I recall, this was the year I saw them in concert at Winterland in S.F. They opened for the Beach Boys. Of course, the familiarity of Brian Wilson's songs, with those magical harmonies, had all of us singing along in bliss with the headliners, but the contrast in energy was astounding. The Boys performed as if behind a screen, rote repetitions of numbers from thousands of shows before, like a cover band at a wedding. The Airmen's set was a huge, joyous party to which all the audience was invited. As thrilled as I was to finally witness the Beach Boys, that night Commander Cody's Airmen stole the show.
And as great as the band as a whole is, I've really grown to appreciate the mad talent of Bill Kirchen. He not only plays notes the way only he can, but he also is a tone master, able to get tons of different sounding tones out of his Tele.
I was working as a bouncer in a big nightclub in Jersey in 1974. He played a 1 night gig there drunk on his ass and did one hell of a show. This is just what he sounded like back then.
I remember being at my cousin's house in the mid 70's, and we weren't allowed to play this song on his record player, cause my uncle was a State Trooper and hated it.
They came to my home town of Aylesbury in England and played our famous club called “Friars”, ( google it). First gig was Saturday September 15th 1973. But the standout gig was just over two years later. On Saturday January 24th 1976 they played an amazing gig which was recorded live and made up half of their double live album “We’ve Got A Live One Here!” Which was released later that year. It was the original lineup, except for John Tichy who had left and was replaced by Norton Buffalo from the Steve Miller Band. Great Days!
Ah shucks I didnt know George Frayne died. This was my favorite song as a kid. Probably the first time I got that rebellious feeling and started ny desire to play guitar. Still gives me goosebumps. RIP Commander...rest in peace🌹
I have a 1988 Lincoln Town Car. I just drove it from Show Low Arizona to Hinsdale NH in four days. The Lincoln ran like a watch. I love this car. It belonged to my Kid Brother and he passed and my Mother took possession of it. She just passed on Mother's day so now it's mine. Beautiful car.
Saw these guys inn a pub in London ( Half Moon Putney ) very many years ago. Walked past. A couple of tickets still available. A fantastic and amusing evening. Been a fan ever since.
Back in my university days, a couple of us dj's decided this was a better track from the album than the record company. Turned out we were right, and our small Canadian station received an award for breaking the song. I've been a rabid fan since then!
I'm also Canadian, and I remember this Commander Cody version of the song from an 8-track my auto-mechanic dad brought home from a trade-in vehicle in the mid-70s. My brother and I used to play it over and over and over - by far the best version of the song I've heard. BUT ... this recording seems different from the one I remember, as it's very hard to pick out the lyrics. The lyrics are the best part!
This song was written by my friend and patient, Charlie Ryan (RIP) of Spokane WA. He brought me a signed CD and picture of THE hot rod Lincoln. Turns out he lived in my neighborhood and I went over one day and he graciously opened his garage to show me the car. He wrote the song to take place on the Grapevine but the real race (it really happened) took place on the Whitebird hill going north out of Lewiston ID to Spokane one night after playing a gig.
In 1973/74 it was just cool to be able to say casually, “Listening to Commander Cody and the LPA last night on the Seeds and Stems album”. Just a whole other level of cool.
Saw and talked with Bill Kirchen one night at the Bangor Preforming Arts Festival Bangor, ME. Guy's a great player and hilarious story teller. He's a pretty cool guy, too, just setting and chatting.
Once a long time ago here in town I volunteered to work the backstage (roadie) at the fairgrounds for the big headliner. That night, was Commander Cody!
Kirchen was great back then and a legend now. I wonder how many times he has played this song? Tens of thousands? This is a classic song and it never gets old.
Best times of my life circa this video. I just saw Commander last year, old but man he still rocked. I sat 10 feet from him. Gave him a spleef when the show was over. Bout 50 of us there and I knew all of us. And at 60 I had some shrooms.
Saw them at Hopkins University in Baltimore in 1972(?). There was a terrible ice storm that night, only about 100 people showed up. We all partied with the band and they played for what seemed like hours and hours. So much fun! To this day I'm not sure how anyone got home.
I saw them for the first time in early 1974 with The New Riders of the Purple Sage at The Academy of Music in NYC. I was there for NRPS and had never heard of CC and his LPA. I soon found out that wasn't true for most of the crowd, as they apparently already had a huge following in NYC. They were great and I was hooked; what a blast! They got called back for multiple encores and NRPS did not seem enthused by the the time they finally got on stage. Their performance was lackluster by comparison and it seemed like they were going make everyone pay for holding them up. I saw CC and his LPA there again a couple of months later. This time Spencer Davis Group and Bachman-Turner Overdrive (of all bands) were the opening acts. The crowd was impatient, especially with BTO. CC and his LPA were outstanding, and I'm not kidding, they did 5 encores. That seems ridiculous, but that's the way I remember it. Cody said "Ya'll know you're fuckin' crazy!" on his last trip out on the stage. LOL
Nia the Gulf Gypsy I agree, but I have heard quite a few famous musicians refer to the 70's as not a good era for music which I absolutely don't agree with at all, you had everything from Bob Marley ragge to punk to disco to Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aerosmith, Hank Jr., Waylon and Willie, Charlie Daniels, Bad company, foreigner Alice cooper, Ozzy, Queen, James Taylor, Paul Mcartney and wings and just way to many more bands and artists to name, I mean come on, the 70's was full of great music, artists and performances. I was born in December 1965 and have gotten to experience and also perform ( yes I'm another crazy guitar player lol) some pretty awesome music in my lifetime, and a ton of it is 70's music.
The Stanhope House In Stanhope New Jersey!!! Epic epic epic shows there. George was always such a gentleman. One night during a gnarly thunder and lightning storm, there was a leak in the window behind where the band was playing, I think the flashing above the window had come off, and I remember seeing the blue arc on stage! I think It was from George's piano to the amp. Just before all the lights went out. And they were playing there's a riot going on. the lights went out. You could just hear the last strum of the electric guitar without any juice. It was total silence for about 5 seconds. You wondered who was around you, who was going to jump over the bar and grab the cash register, Who was going to grab someone else's girlfriend, anything could happen.... 300 some odd people ( some VERY odd!) in a 200 year old wooden bar/ dance hall; waaaaay over the fire marshals limit. All of a sudden the power came back on and the band went right back into the song and the smelly sweaty jubilant crowd went wild, screamed themselves hoarse, And the rest is Stanhope House history. R.I.P. George. I still love you David.
I met Bill Kirchen at a bar in Virginia around 1999. I watched him shove his guitar into the ceiling tile and then play it hanging from the ceiling once it was apparent it got stuck. Later that night when we were talking, I mentioned a bar in Cambridge, UK that my band played at. He quickly said, "oh, you mean the Boat Race?" He was right and I was amazed he even remembered that place. Great guitar player and very personal with his fans.
My old man...whi dispised rock.loved this song...it was on a cassette he brought with him to banybin1973 when my folks visited me...stationed there...he played the hell outb of it...R IP George...and pop!!!
The song that made me want to learn how to double pick. I remember working on it for weeks. I was on top of the world when I was able to pull off a passable rendition. Then I saw Roy Clark laying down some number, can't even recall what it was, and my pride factor dropped by a thousand. But it was fun while it lasted.
So many don't realize what a musical talent Roy Clark is, he was the main reason I would sit and watch Hee Haw with my parents and grandparents, and he was humble about his musical talents.
My Dad was a truck driver who pulled and set up mobile homes in the late 60s and early 70s. He had yalls songs on tape inbetween the songs of Red Sovine and the stories of Jerry Clower.
I saw them right around the time they made this video. They were just awesome. Early 2000s we used to go see Cody at Fitzgerald's in Berwyn. 75 years old and pounding Heinekens and smoking like a chimney.
I had this on an album that my father owned when I was a kid. It was all hot Rod songs. I am now 61 and I still finally remember it. Good job commander Cody God rest
My daughter is Cody! My text for her is Commander Cody. She was born in Saudi Arabia. Right before my wife and I left London for Saudi we caught CC at a live concert.
Saw these guys a few times. Saw them in a bar in Burnsville Minnesota about the same time, ‘74, with this same line-up, wish I could recall the name of the joint. George led a conga-line around the bar while singing. Most everybody was drunk.
"Hot Rod Lincoln" Cars go faster than a mind can think Follow to close you'll hit a brake light So always signal your blinkers do blink Night driving requires lights on bright And rethink having to much to Drink
Commander Coty died in 2023 I think. As an old man, he used to frequent the cannabis store where I worked. Terrific old guy. Had an old station wagon and gave away CD's to anyone who asked "Hey, are you commander coty?"
I met Bill K at the American Folk Festival in Bangor, Maine, where he was performing six or seven years ago. I was busking on my Marxophone when Bill walked up and took a stab at playing it. There's a picture of him doing so on my "Pinwheel Man" Facebook page. (Also one of Senator Angus King playing the same Marxophone.) I saw the Airmen at the Channel night club in Boston back in the early '80's. I often play their music on my radio show of "western" music because they have a lot in common with Texas big bands like Asleep at the Wheel.
I was 1st year university in Toronto Canada, CC came to play a bar on Young St, 1972 . my friends from northern Ontario were big fans and played their music. They drove 700 miles to see the band,, What a night ! Ronnie Hawkins opened for them, we sat with the band between sets ,,
Hot damn that's an off the hook version. I got the first album a month or two after it came out and have always loved these guys but never seen any live clips. Damn these boys can play That was pretty psychedelic. Thanks so much for posting.
Just BRILLIANT....love the whole sound, ambiance and the beautiful farm houses behind. Commander Cody is my kinda guy; we need him and his Airmen of the planet NOW.......
I saw them live at Tucson Dragway back when this song was a fairly new release. Papa John Creech and Brewer and Shipley also performed. What great memories!!
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Commander George now pilots his Hot Rod Lincoln high in the sky of The Lost Planet. May his Airmen join him in peace someday. Rest in peace, Commander.
great song. Sorry we lost him.
Men die legends never die they are eternal commander stands waiting for them to join him for that wild ride
RIP one of the great auto 🚘 🎵 songs
Perhaps you're not aware of the fact that we all will die some die.
You, me, her, him. All of us.
glad i got a chance to sit, sip, and visit at the Sportsmens Tavern, Buffalo, NY... and play for Bill Kirchen later
RIP George Frayne ...aka Commander Cody 1944-2021
So I was working at a small gas station in the early 70’s in Sonoma, Ca and in comes a huge bus with a large whale on the side.. Commander Cody and his lost planet airman, I watched several girls leave the bus and I was told to fill it up. I hand cranked diesel at a rate of 3 pumpes per gallon.. One of my best memories ever… to this day. I just turned 69 so I was a young kid for them
Regardless of what people think, I know it is true and cheris this
Cool
I was pumping gas as a kid ( I'm 65 ) and croft , of seal & croft pulled in..
Was looking up commander Cody from Starwars but I found this instead. Not disappointed.
You win the damn comments. Wow.
Still not the "original" Commander Cody, keep searching.
They are ALL cool 😎
I’m still waiting on my refund I emailed you about for going to Phantom Menace in 1999.
lol
One of the many musical gems l heard every Sunday night in the 1970's on the "Dr. Demento" radio show. "The Doctor is In" !!!!! 😁👍
This gal here has personally known quite a few musicians and these guys were some of the most intelligent academicians/musicians I have ever known. They were hilarious and just downright crazy. RIP my dear friend George and fellow band mates.
hey gal, you were and no doubt remain a hoot. RIP for them.
They come across that way
thats me in the blue cowboy shirt next to the building in france watching them play live !
Way cool!😁🎸
When was this video made?
Hérouville!!
I’ve known George for over 40 years. I still get together with him every couple of years when he comes to Minneapolis. He’s a great guy and even though he looks like a frail old man with a cane if you see him on the street once you sit him down at the piano he still rocks out.
Just heard he passed. Say it ain’t so 🥺
I met the Guitarist Bill Kirchen @ the Rodeo Bar in NYC. He was the most gracious man I have ever met. He came and played Durango Colorado twice. He's still making great live music. Go check him out.
I've known Bill since 1969. Great guy, dated my sister for a while.
Rest easy, George "Commander Cody" Frayne.
It's a sad day when there's no Commander in the world. RIP George Frayne. Your music has meant so much to me.
Rest in Peace, George Frayne IV---song reminds me of my Dad who passed earlier this year.
As I recall, this was the year I saw them in concert at Winterland in S.F. They opened for the Beach Boys. Of course, the familiarity of Brian Wilson's songs, with those magical harmonies, had all of us singing along in bliss with the headliners, but the contrast in energy was astounding. The Boys performed as if behind a screen, rote repetitions of numbers from thousands of shows before, like a cover band at a wedding. The Airmen's set was a huge, joyous party to which all the audience was invited. As thrilled as I was to finally witness the Beach Boys, that night Commander Cody's Airmen stole the show.
It only takes about 1 second to remember what a great group of musicians Commander Cody and the LPA were, Great!
Man, Bill Kirchen was so young in this video. One of the best "Tele" players EVER.
ya hes got some vids on here and he ain't young no mo but he sho plays goot!
Probably the Greatest version of this song ever !!!!!
Just heard the Commander has slipped his earthly bonds. Rest in Peace, George Frayne. Thanks for the music.
Look closely people...this is something you don't see today. Artists with talent, who play musical instruments and sing without the aid of auto tune.
And as great as the band as a whole is, I've really grown to appreciate the mad talent of Bill Kirchen. He not only plays notes the way only he can, but he also is a tone master, able to get tons of different sounding tones out of his Tele.
I was working as a bouncer in a big nightclub in Jersey in 1974. He played a 1 night gig there drunk on his ass and did one hell of a show. This is just what he sounded like back then.
The drunk on his ass part sounds familiar, also the one hell of a show part.
People look at me like I'm crazy when I talk about Commander Cody these days.
Sad for them.
skip the yo-yo's zall you can do.
They obviously never smoked a joint till they were 40.
They obviously don’t understand what it means to be down to the seeds and stems again blues
Ah Hell u haven't even started.
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Country Joe n the Fish
Captain Beyond
So many more.
Yeah, well, screw them - favorite dorm room record at UVM in Burlington, VT, back in the day...
I've been listening to Commander Cody sing this since the 70's, it's now 2021 and I now get to see him back in the day.
I remember being at my cousin's house in the mid 70's, and we weren't allowed to play this song on his record player, cause my uncle was a State Trooper and hated it.
Uncle had issues it's just a damn good song.
This is a GREAT cover of this song, but most importantly, this is the GREATEST name for a band ever!
That's Bill Kirchens on the left w/glasses and long hair...one of the greatest GI-TAR players you never heard of!!!
Thanks for pointing this out!
Absafuckinlutely.
*Kirchen
I saw Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen perform this song in 1970
ME TOO LAST WEEK
They came to my home town of Aylesbury in England and played our famous club called “Friars”, ( google it). First gig was Saturday September 15th 1973. But the standout gig was just over two years later. On Saturday January 24th 1976 they played an amazing gig which was recorded live and made up half of their double live album “We’ve Got A Live One Here!” Which was released later that year. It was the original lineup, except for John Tichy who had left and was replaced by Norton Buffalo from the Steve Miller Band. Great Days!
Ah shucks I didnt know George Frayne died. This was my favorite song as a kid. Probably the first time I got that rebellious feeling and started ny desire to play guitar. Still gives me goosebumps.
RIP Commander...rest in peace🌹
That fiddle player is talented! Wow!
I have a 1988 Lincoln Town Car. I just drove it from Show Low Arizona to Hinsdale NH in four days. The Lincoln ran like a watch. I love this car. It belonged to my Kid Brother and he passed and my Mother took possession of it. She just passed on Mother's day so now it's mine. Beautiful car.
Nice story about the drive. Sorry to hear about your mother’s passing. Rip
nothing better than a panther body ford. hope to own a town car one day, i had a lincoln mks and it was fantastic
91 TC, sleeper like you wouldn't believe
Lines on the road just look like dots
Saw these guys inn a pub in London ( Half Moon Putney ) very many years ago. Walked past. A couple of tickets still available. A fantastic and amusing evening. Been a fan ever since.
Back in my university days, a couple of us dj's decided this was a better track from the album than the record company. Turned out we were right, and our small Canadian station received an award for breaking the song. I've been a rabid fan since then!
I'm also Canadian, and I remember this Commander Cody version of the song from an 8-track my auto-mechanic dad brought home from a trade-in vehicle in the mid-70s. My brother and I used to play it over and over and over - by far the best version of the song I've heard. BUT ... this recording seems different from the one I remember, as it's very hard to pick out the lyrics. The lyrics are the best part!
BILL KIRCHEN IS A BEAST ON FLAT PICKING !!!
If you've ever gone 110mph or more you understand that telephone poles do look like a picket fence,the lines on the road look like dots...
This song was written by my friend and patient, Charlie Ryan (RIP) of Spokane WA. He brought me a signed CD and picture of THE hot rod Lincoln. Turns out he lived in my neighborhood and I went over one day and he graciously opened his garage to show me the car. He wrote the song to take place on the Grapevine but the real race (it really happened) took place on the Whitebird hill going north out of Lewiston ID to Spokane one night after playing a gig.
Whitebird grade is between Riggins & Grangeville, are you thinking of the old highway north out of Lewiston they call the Spiral highway?
@@Bitterrootbackroads I read elsewhere that it was about the Spiral Highway.
In 1973/74 it was just cool to be able to say casually, “Listening to Commander Cody and the LPA last night on the Seeds and Stems album”. Just a whole other level of cool.
Saw and talked with Bill Kirchen one night at the Bangor Preforming Arts Festival Bangor, ME. Guy's a great player and hilarious story teller. He's a pretty cool guy, too, just setting and chatting.
Once a long time ago here in town I volunteered to work the backstage (roadie) at the fairgrounds for the big headliner. That night, was Commander Cody!
Kirchen was great back then and a legend now. I wonder how many times he has played this song? Tens of thousands? This is a classic song and it never gets old.
He has so much fun with it now, giving the nod to all the other guitarists.
Now that's what I call rock n' roll..😜
Talent was once a thing....These cats bleed it out!!! Awesome effort Boys
Ahhh youth, those days, my my my it truly was fun. Now everything is clownish.
Best times of my life circa this video. I just saw Commander last year, old but man he still rocked. I sat 10 feet from him. Gave him a spleef when the show was over. Bout 50 of us there and I knew all of us. And at 60 I had some shrooms.
Groovy man👍🤠
Saw them at Hopkins University in Baltimore in 1972(?). There was a terrible ice storm that night, only about 100 people showed up. We all partied with the band and they played for what seemed like hours and hours. So much fun! To this day I'm not sure how anyone got home.
I saw them for the first time in early 1974 with The New Riders of the Purple Sage at The Academy of Music in NYC. I was there for NRPS and had never heard of CC and his LPA. I soon found out that wasn't true for most of the crowd, as they apparently already had a huge following in NYC. They were great and I was hooked; what a blast! They got called back for multiple encores and NRPS did not seem enthused by the the time they finally got on stage. Their performance was lackluster by comparison and it seemed like they were going make everyone pay for holding them up. I saw CC and his LPA there again a couple of months later. This time Spencer Davis Group and Bachman-Turner Overdrive (of all bands) were the opening acts. The crowd was impatient, especially with BTO. CC and his LPA were outstanding, and I'm not kidding, they did 5 encores. That seems ridiculous, but that's the way I remember it. Cody said "Ya'll know you're fuckin' crazy!" on his last trip out on the stage. LOL
This is the kind of stuff I signed up for when I joined RUclips in 2007!
If "Commander Cody and The Lost Planet Airmen" isn't the BEST name ever for a rock and roll band...I don't know what was. Love this song.
Fair winds and following seas Commander Cody. George levelled up this week.
One of My ALL TIME Favorite Jams to play at Geckos in Woodbridge Virginia. ALWAYS got the People Moving. R.I.P. Commander !!!
Let's face it --- the 70's had some of the best music and most variety. Folk rock, hard rock, country rock, blues, mo-town ........
Nia the Gulf Gypsy I agree, but I have heard quite a few famous musicians refer to the 70's as not a good era for music which I absolutely don't agree with at all, you had everything from Bob Marley ragge to punk to disco to Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aerosmith, Hank Jr., Waylon and Willie, Charlie Daniels, Bad company, foreigner Alice cooper, Ozzy, Queen, James Taylor, Paul Mcartney and wings and just way to many more bands and artists to name, I mean come on, the 70's was full of great music, artists and performances. I was born in December 1965 and have gotten to experience and also perform ( yes I'm another crazy guitar player lol) some pretty awesome music in my lifetime, and a ton of it is 70's music.
Such varieties of all kinds of music. Something for everyone. I grew up on Long Island. What a music hub!
@@coffeegirl6854 plus because of limited radio stations, everyone had to listen to everyone else's music, so people's musical horizons were expanded!!
The Stanhope House
In Stanhope New Jersey!!!
Epic epic epic shows there.
George was always such a gentleman. One night during a gnarly thunder and lightning storm, there was a leak in the window behind where the band was playing, I think the flashing above the window had come off, and I remember seeing the blue arc on stage! I think It was from George's piano to the amp. Just before all the lights went out. And they were playing there's a riot going on. the lights went out. You could just hear the last strum of the electric guitar without any juice. It was total silence for about 5 seconds. You wondered who was around you, who was going to jump over the bar and grab the cash register, Who was going to grab someone else's girlfriend, anything could happen....
300 some odd people ( some VERY odd!) in a 200 year old wooden bar/ dance hall; waaaaay over the fire marshals limit.
All of a sudden the power came back on and the band went right back into the song and the smelly sweaty jubilant crowd went wild, screamed themselves hoarse, And the rest is Stanhope House history.
R.I.P. George.
I still love you David.
Love me some Commander Cody
My son's first bass guitar teacher (Mac Cridlin, RIP) used to play with these dudes. Played with Kirchin for years.
Heard this song 100s of time, first time I seen a video of the performance. Cool.
Found this band in the 70s, absolutely fantastic.cheers from Australia.
And Moose Malone back atcha, buddy.
Hot licks, cold steel and trucker's favourites; great album. Great band.
This stuff never gets old!
I met Bill Kirchen at a bar in Virginia around 1999. I watched him shove his guitar into the ceiling tile and then play it hanging from the ceiling once it was apparent it got stuck. Later that night when we were talking, I mentioned a bar in Cambridge, UK that my band played at. He quickly said, "oh, you mean the Boat Race?" He was right and I was amazed he even remembered that place. Great guitar player and very personal with his fans.
Probably at the Sunset Grille in Annandale, he had a band called Too Much Fun that I saw there about 20 times!
First heard this back in 1973..great then and now!!!
I had this on a 45. Scratched the h..l out of it learning the words.
"A Day on the Green" Oakland Colosseum 1976 opening for Doobie Brothers and several others. 👍
One of the greatest feel good songs ever!
Been groovin' to this tune since it came out despite being a Chevy guy!
We lost the Commander today.
RIP George Frayne.
My late father used to listen to this.
My old man...whi dispised rock.loved this song...it was on a cassette he brought with him to banybin1973 when my folks visited me...stationed there...he played the hell outb of it...R IP George...and pop!!!
The song that made me want to learn how to double pick. I remember working on it for weeks. I was on top of the world when I was able to pull off a passable rendition. Then I saw Roy Clark laying down some number, can't even recall what it was, and my pride factor dropped by a thousand. But it was fun while it lasted.
So many don't realize what a musical talent Roy Clark is, he was the main reason I would sit and watch Hee Haw with my parents and grandparents, and he was humble about his musical talents.
My Dad was a truck driver who pulled and set up mobile homes in the late 60s and early 70s.
He had yalls songs on tape inbetween the songs of Red Sovine and the stories of Jerry Clower.
8 track?
Jerry Clower and Red Sovine...man it's been years since I seen those names. Part of a great history in music.
Ahh Bill Kirchen and that Tele! This was as great band!
I saw them right around the time they made this video. They were just awesome. Early 2000s we used to go see Cody at Fitzgerald's in Berwyn. 75 years old and pounding Heinekens and smoking like a chimney.
I had this on an album that my father owned when I was a kid. It was all hot Rod songs. I am now 61 and I still finally remember it. Good job commander Cody God rest
My daughter is Cody! My text for her is Commander Cody. She was born in Saudi Arabia. Right before my wife and I left London for Saudi we caught CC at a live concert.
Special significant son insinuated ....
Saw these guys a few times. Saw them in a bar in Burnsville Minnesota about the same time, ‘74, with this same line-up, wish I could recall the name of the joint. George led a conga-line around the bar while singing. Most everybody was drunk.
"Hot Rod Lincoln"
Cars go faster than a mind can think
Follow to close you'll hit a brake light
So always signal your blinkers do blink
Night driving requires lights on bright
And rethink having to much to Drink
Thank you for your music. Rest well.
Commander Coty died in 2023 I think. As an old man, he used to frequent the cannabis store where I worked. Terrific old guy. Had an old station wagon and gave away CD's to anyone who asked "Hey, are you commander coty?"
I met him a couple of times. Yes, I also thought he was a good person.
You trying to tell me Commander Cody got high? Impossible
Wow cool story.
Rest in Peace Commander, a true pioneer of outlaw country music from a Golden era of classic Rock.
Anyone else a KFAT Gilroy fan from early 80's? Used to luv this sheeit....still do.
KFAT was magic. BTW I saw the Commander play at the Fat Family Reunion in 1993 (in Gilroy!): simply epic 😍
Rest in peace, George Frayne. May your music continue to be enjoyed by future generations.
I met Bill K at the American Folk Festival in Bangor, Maine, where he was performing six or seven years ago. I was busking on my Marxophone when Bill walked up and took a stab at playing it. There's a picture of him doing so on my "Pinwheel Man" Facebook page. (Also one of Senator Angus King playing the same Marxophone.) I saw the Airmen at the Channel night club in Boston back in the early '80's. I often play their music on my radio show of "western" music because they have a lot in common with Texas big bands like Asleep at the Wheel.
Saw them many times at Armadillo in Austin. Kirchen used to hang at our house with our bands guitarist.
One of the greatest car song ever!
That was one of the best versions of that song I've ever heard. 👍
Agree his version is the one all others are judged by, even though Asleep At The Wheels version comes in a close second.
I’m 61 this song has ment a lot me over the years !
That song will never get old thanks Mark
Live at Hérouville, France!
I was just going to ask if anyone knew where this was recorded. Its a beautiful place. Regards from Ody Slim
THANK ~ YOU !!!
You know, that’s just about what I was thinking.
RIP Mr Cody, formerly know as George Frayne. University of Michigan grad and one time prof. This was always a great road song.
‘Gotta 4 barrel carb and dual exhaust
With them 4.11 gears you can really get lost’.
Always loved those 2 lines.
Bizarrely one of my all time favourite songs!
Why bizarrely. What is not to love? Reminiscent of some of the best 50s car songs
I bought the single years and years ago and I love it!
Great band. Best steel guitar since the opening of Bugs Bunny cartoons.
Are you sure? What about Buddy Emmons? Ralph Mooney? Robbie Turner?
I miss seeing these guys in the 70's...Bobby Black on pedal steel..unreal
Rest in peace George !Many times I would drive like this song. . Great song my friend .
Bobby Black, one of the all-time great steel guitar players.
Amen.
Those boys were COOKING!
Those fiddle sound effects are spot on.
The good old days when hippies were everywhere and life was simpler.
And the hippies were getting laid and stoned...and not burning down cities protesting for BLM and against police. I miss the old hippies.
@@larryhinze9314 Poor dear. Were you hurt in the riots?
I was 1st year university in Toronto Canada,
CC came to play a bar on Young St, 1972 .
my friends from northern Ontario were big fans and played their music.
They drove 700 miles to see the band,, What a night !
Ronnie Hawkins opened for them,
we sat with the band between sets ,,
Bill Kirchen can just flat out play.
I have a few eight tracks left from the early 70's and this is on one of them, Live From Deep In The Heart Of Texas.
Hot damn that's an off the hook version. I got the first album a month or two after it came out and have always loved these guys but never seen any live clips. Damn these boys can play That was pretty psychedelic.
Thanks so much for posting.
Saw them live concert back in the 70's playing this song. Unforgettable.
Just BRILLIANT....love the whole sound, ambiance and the beautiful farm houses behind. Commander Cody is my kinda guy; we need him and his Airmen of the planet NOW.......
I saw them live at Tucson Dragway back when this song was a fairly new release. Papa John Creech and Brewer and Shipley also performed. What great memories!!
One of the best bands to see live, a few of them have been at it for 50 + years
Such a great song by the masters, then and today. Thanks!