My pappy said, "Son, you're gonna' drive me to drinkin'
If you don't stop drivin' that Hot Rod Lincoln."
Saw him open for the Jefferson Starship in 1975. His band kicked their ass. Live at the Amradillo Headquarters was one of the best live albums of all time.
“Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar.” Some them live twice back in the day, once in a small theatre, once in a bar.
Tell St. Peter at the Pearly Gate
That you hate to make him wait
But you just gotta have another cigarette
Down to seeds and stems again blues. RIP.
Ping
“At the 7-11, the choice is to
Steal from them, or let them steal from YOU!”
“Talked” that song on many great stages in the old days, Sahara, Gold Dust, Palomino Club, Yacht Club and others.
Written by millennials. The band was the Lost Planet Airmen.
BTW...It’s “lost Planet Airmen”...Not “Planet Lost Airmen”...
Man, I thought he would be older than 77.
Rest In Peace.
The only tune I know to associate with him is “Hot Rod Lincoln,” but it’s one of my favorites of all time and a great rockin’ song.
Saw them at the Hollywood Palladium in 1972. Mostly played 50s style rock and roll and really brought the house down.
"Early this morning, as I lay my head upon his shoulder, George’s soul took to flight. I am heartbroken and weary, and I know your hearts break, too. Thank you so much for all the love you gave and the stories you shared."
I used to chat with him between sets at the Palomino in North Hollywood in the early 80's. He played there all the time. Very nice guy.
RIP, Commander. Never got to see him live, but I’ve enjoyed the music since the 70s.
An interesting side note: John Tichy, a founding member of the band, later became head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
commander cody - looking at the world thru a windshield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3ZhD6Ei1bM
I listen to Commander Cody and His Planet Lost Airmen on Pandora all the time./
Not you usual hum drum band and nothing like today’s carp.
This was “my” era - had their albums - saw them couple/three times. It was bands like these which provided us suburban kids from the north a window into what country music is/was.
Later on we could dive deeper into the authentic roots but at the time you needed a bit of an entree into the genre. The Stones were providing that as well as people like Linda Rondstadt but Commander Cody was a bit closer to the source or the roots than those other two.
When I was in college, they did a show in the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho along with Pure Prairie League and the New Riders of the Purple Sage.