In 1972, Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen recorded a song written in 1955 by Charlie Ryan and W. S. Stevenson. A young guitarist named Bill Kirchen was in the band at that time and played the lead guitar part on the song . “Hot Rod Lincoln,” a rockabilly song from the fifties, became a top ten hit for Commander Cody at the dawn of of the disco era.

Here is a clip of Bill Kirchen playing “Hot Rod Lincoln” at the Philadelphia Folk Festival. Bill has added a few things to the song along the way.

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  2. Thanks for posting this video! I heard Hot Rod Lincoln back in the 50s when it first came out, and then heard the adaptation in the 70s. Both different but a great song nonetheless. It is great to see a video of Bill Krichen performing again, I like the direction he has taken the song

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