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Boarding House, San Francisco, 1974 Best bar band ever.
milwaukeebaseball
The Commander was my college art professor at UW-Oshkosh! Always playing boogie woogie down the hall in the music room in between classes. He went home to Michigan weekends to play gigs.
Saw the Commander and his Airman with a backup from Destroy all Monsters in 1975 at Dooley's bar (Michigan State ) both bands are native Ann Arboreans. what a show.. I still remember two triple cheese side order..and the cheezy video playing on the screen behind them!
Rather spare bio, guys. The man is a national treasure. Go to his web site, check out his art. See a more complete discography. Even there, no mention of his work with the New Riders of the Purple Sage though.
Me and my friends from Napa California would drive up to the bay area to rock out to the old Commander. Great times. Driving back was always a challenge. My wife and I saw them at the Great American Music hall once and we sat next to Andy Stien at dinner before the show.
mcvootie
saw the commander and the lost planet airmen at like their last show at the port chester capital theatre 1975 $5 late show, bought the cd from the show recently it is like the last recorded show great band I was a senior in high school and loved their tongue in cheek humor
I love this band, but I remember hearing "Hot Rod Lincoln" before the "Lost in the Ozone" Album came out. Either I am crazy or it was out as a single in 1970. Listening to their music just turns the clock back for me, to a simpler time.
I highly recomend this station if ya like good ol a** kickin country
spiderjhn
Yes the did Momma hated diesels but not sure who wrote it. Down to Seeds and stems again and many others i recall. One I cant recall is about a lazy day and on the front porch swing. Have to dig out the old tape.
seen them open for ZZtop in 74 i think was the secound concert at rhe new mcnicales staduiam in denver that has now been tore down for several years. what a great show.
catjacksun
best seen live ! The Ole Commander Rocks Great reunion show on Prairie Home Companion archives
mafiahouse1
did this group sing a song back around 1973 smoke smoke smoke that cigarette
Music you can't sit still to. Saw them in Berkeley many times with packed clubs so hot & wild I would sweat through my thick leather belt. Still have the albums in pristine condition. What a blast!
been listening to the commander for long time.... i'm 57 years and still getting older.... looking for a copy of one called aces high... ny one know about it ??
If you have not ever seen the Ole Commander in concert make a point of it!!!! Commander live is the best and he might even oblige you with a word or two if you buy him a shot :)
One of the best bands ever! Don't cheat yourself by only listening to the "hits" compilation--get "Lost In The Ozone", "Truckers Favorites", "Country Casanova", and "Live in the Heart Of Texas" at least! FYI, George Frayne was not christened "Commander Cody" until the band achieved some notoriety and people wanted to know who Commander Cody was. "Commando Cody" was a fifties sci-fi hero and the band was originally named in his honor with no thought of anybody "being" Commando Cody himself. R
I saw Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen in Minniapolis in 1977 or 78. They opened for Jefferson Starship. I liked Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen. They were fun and just pure energy.
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The Ole Commander Rocks
Great reunion show on Prairie Home Companion archives
Two Triple Cheese (side order of fries) , CLASSIC!