Is it just me or did anyone else want this to go on forever???

@billp4

Ай бұрын

Just you.

I came here for Hot Rod Lincoln but stayed for all the iconic riffs ha

Oh yeah I remember here it's Hot Rod Lincoln as a kid lying in my bed listening to my crystal radio set and I'm sure there's very very few people left out there who knows what a crystal radio set is

@leehaelters6182

4 жыл бұрын

Music, well, I’m one of ‘ em, I guess. And I did the same, lay in my bed at night listening to Cousin Brucie in North Eastern NJ. My dad gave me that crystal set. Wish I had it now to show my own boy. L

@Music-lx1tf

4 жыл бұрын

@@leehaelters6182 well sir actually I made my crystal radio set my old man take an old rifle barrel stuck it in the ground and use that as the ground and had a wire under the eaves of our house has my radio antenna I used to get signals from all over the United States late at night

@leehaelters6182

4 жыл бұрын

@@Music-lx1tfBoss, man!

@bobbyb2833

4 жыл бұрын

@@leehaelters6182 Cousin Brucie...wow haven't heard that name in a looong time. I was in Connecticut then....oh yeah QUACK, QUACK

@amoskowitz0103

4 жыл бұрын

Built a couple...

I could not stop smilin.

Looking at the thumbnail, I thought how can a version of "Hot Rod Lincoln" be nearly 8 minutes. After listening I wished it would have gone on longer. A great song, by great pickers and a tribute to the legendary players we have all loved. Never stop driving that sound!

Wow what memories. Thanks..

Commander Cody and his lost planet airmen. My first crystal set was from Heathkit mailorder back in 1958 580 megahertz I use to listen to the Grand Ole Oprey on Saturday nights.I lived up north and it came in perfect especially in the winter months.

The sad part is... I can only like this once. CHEERS!

How classy of the unbelievable Redd Volkeart to play back up. Such a great guy.

I love when the guitar becomes a storyteller of it’s own.

They are excellent. They are magnificent players. Talented. Our country has a lot of extremely talented musicians and singers.

Thanks to both of you gentlemen. I was blessed to have met and picked with both of you. Hey Redd watch out for those old guys that spill Zimas blahahaha. Bill thanks for the conversation at the commander show in San Jose.

The two most versatile Telecaster players on one stage!

This guy is crazy talented

Looking at those two legends makes me glad to be alive.

A coupla Telecaster Masters ! Gotta love them butterscotch black guards !!!

I've always liked this song...from the first time I heard it..

Kirchen should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame based on this song only.

@bif3578

4 жыл бұрын

cycloptical26 listening to him play this is better than a trip to the RR HoF.

@Stratster68

4 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@bison2022

4 жыл бұрын

Charlie Ryan wrote and recorded this tune. Charlie wrote this tune in response to Arkie Shibleys song Hot Rod Race in 1950 which the Melody is identicle to Hot Rod Lincoln, just slower. Charlie Ryan wrote Hot Rod Lincoln in 1955 as a single,the album by the same name was released in 1960. That was the first LP I ever bought. My album was signed by Charlie just before his passing in Spokane aprox.10 years ago. He signed the cover and the record multiple times,a character to say the least. A couple facts to get this blurb straight. The Lincoln is a 1955 and built by the railroaders in Livingston Montana. It was a V12 with overdrive, not a V8 as Commander Cody wrote. To fit the Model A's body on the Lincoln frame,the driveshaft had to be shortened two feet. A Minnesota native,he lived in Spokane and Libby Montana. He died in Spokane. If you listen to the late great Arkie Shibleys Hot Rod Race, I think he should be in the ranks of one of the first creators of Rock and Roll and in the Grand Ole Opera. Check him out please. He should be recognized as well as Charlie Ryan.

@onepunchgeorge9251

4 жыл бұрын

@@bison2022 well put friend.

@Buckarooskiczek

4 жыл бұрын

Patrick Ford thanks for the background on this song...pretty amazing! BTW, Bill Kirchen will someday be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his own right, (though not particularly for this song...and probably after he’s dead.)

Bill is constantly changing the tempo, and Redd is with him every step of the way. Amazing talent from both these guys. Don King! :)

@11calman

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to say mate, But "Red" was One step ahead all the way through the song

@MrMusicguyma

4 жыл бұрын

@@11calman Mate, it may be hard to justify that opinion. ;) This was Bill Kirchen's own comic and unique arrangement, honed over decades, of a simpler Charlie Ryan song from 1955. Bill began playing it with Commander Cody in 1970s. Later, as a solo act. Bill added all those tributes to the other guitar players and random folks. I will opine that Redd is the most versatile Tele player that I have ever heard and I have heard quite a few, including the Hellecasters, Albert Lee, James Burton, Danny Gatton, Roy Buchanan and on and on. Leo Fender's simple but innovative guitar is in good hands ;)

@11calman

4 жыл бұрын

@@MrMusicguyma, Yes, at over 80yrs, I must confess that I have followed all those great players that you have mentioned, But I suppose that, because I live in the great Southern Hemisphere of Auckland New Zealand (where we are a day ahead of the rest of the world), Redd Volkaert's rhythm was most probable on NZ time, one step ahead.--- "Bill Kirchen" has always been great

@MrMusicguyma

4 жыл бұрын

@@11calman hehehe :) You are right, of course, Redd is from British Columbia, closer to NZ time than Bill, who is from Michigan

@richardhill657

4 жыл бұрын

MrMusicguyma rock roll was so fun

Bill and Redd were at the Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival in British Columbia last summer and they did this very same song. Bill Kirchen was at another festival that I was at a few years ago. I saw him walking around the festival grounds with his wife and I went up to him and told him that i really enjoyed his show and that he was my favourite performer of the festival. He was quite delighted to hear that and share a moment with a fan, as was his wife.

Redd Volkaert one of the most underrated guitar player today. But recognized by his peers. Amazing talent. mos60

@donziperk

4 жыл бұрын

I just about fell over when this popped up on my recommendations. I went to high school with Redd in Surrey British Columbia Canada. He could play great in high school and always wondered where he wound up, I remember him building a guitar in our woodwork class. Great guy always enjoyed hanging out with him.

@mosrite60

4 жыл бұрын

@@donziperk yep, true blue Canadian!

@tedshredz58

4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Surrey, you say? I’d better look for them- this was really creative and fun to watch and listen to.

@brucemcdonald1114

2 жыл бұрын

Under rated is such an over rated word.

@dapete

2 жыл бұрын

The Ginger Rogers to Bill's backwards improv

Man it is so great to see two music legends just a pickin and a grinin.

I saw Bill Kirchen play few years ago at a small venue in Richmond, Virginia. Having loved Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen way back in high school, it was a delight to hear him play. He had a Tele with no finish on the front - the wood was more faded and beat up than an old deck. I wanted to ask him about it and get a closer look at the few pedals he was using, so I tried at intermission. He couldn’t have been more friendly and approachable. He told me the Tele originally was a “burst” and showed me the one small spot on the back that still retained some finish. Funny, humble, and an absolute master of his instrument. Thanks Bill!

Wow. Old enough to recognize them all.

@tyecook9630

4 жыл бұрын

Me too...still trying to figure out if that's sad or not...

@daneheule5593

4 жыл бұрын

Tye Cook what’s the option. 😀

@BTFOOMNY

4 жыл бұрын

@@daneheule5593 too young to know most of them (David Gilmour's grandchildren just think he's some old guitar player who used to be famous), or dead. LOL

I remember when that song was played played on the radio.

@robertscott2210

4 жыл бұрын

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. A one hit wonder, but a great song you had to turn up to eleven when it came on! 📻😁👍

I had a crystal radio set when I was a kid but it was on the FM I first heard this tune by Commander Cody. Still great!

Bill is so good. It takes incredible talent to play all those different styles so accurately

HIGHLY entertained!!!👏👏👏

Always loved this song.

I'M ALMOST 59. YA'ALL ARE THE MOST BAD - ASS REAL DEAL JAMMERS FOR SHOWIN' US OL' FELLOWS KEEP ON GOIN'!!!!!!!

Both these guys are legends in my book. I first found Bill when he was in the 1970s when he played at the 'Dillo with Comander Cody. And Red ... oh man. Thanks for posting.

... Yeah! Everybody needs a Hot Rod Lincoln!

Scary amount of talent right here.

This song was like a theme song for me when I was a kid. These two do a Very good job of playing up to my memories

Going to look these guys up and fill my office with great music all day everyday.

That's the BEST version EVER!! You young'uns got a lots o' talent!!

I actually feel bad for the people who have never heard this. And, Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame. All the way. Both of them.

These old BOYS are smoken and damn good entertainment. Could see and listen to these boys any time and if y'all are ever near Greenville SC give us a holler and we'll get a jam going.

One of the coolest things I've ever seen

I've never heard this version of "Hot Rod Lincoln", but that was awesome !

Fun to watch and listen to this... simply entertaining!

That was awesome! Talk about entertainment that was SO much fun 😎

Never heard Hot Rod Lincoln played that way, Loved it

HELL YEAH!!!!!

Both are my favorite Telecaster gods. This is historical and cool.

@starjunkie2804

4 жыл бұрын

I'll only play a "Tele" myself. They have a life and a soul all their own and they all sound different. They somehow become part of your body.

STANDING OVATION IN MY OFFICE RIGHT NOW!!!!

@amyhannacolby4838

4 жыл бұрын

👏🏼👏🏼

Outstanding performance! Brought me back to when I first heard this song in 1970

Now THAT was absolootely friggin AMAAAZING..!!! WOWW.., Some AWESOME Geetar..!!!!! 🎸☠👍🎸

serious contender for one of the new best guitar vids on youtube

Awesome Medley

A classic from when I young. Thanks, a real treat.

Was at Half Priced Books a few months ago and Bill was doing a free concert. Definite treat for sure

Love this Classic!

It is amazing how they could get so many great musicians to join in, lots of memories, and all good.

2 OF THE BEST RIGHT HERE FOLKS,,,!

Thanks so much definitely best Hot Rod Lincoln ever heard

I only discovered Bill Kirchen this morning, and already I am hooked!!

All of those are some of my favorite songs. I bet you two could play just about anything. Nice notes.

Excellent ! What a Couple of Talented Dude’s , that comes from experience. Thanks !

Fabulous to hear all of those distinct recognizable sounds from all of those different performers...great job!

@kevinelliott5823

4 жыл бұрын

M CUBED and all from a pine tele with a pine neck even!

Just amazing! Redd is on the right side. He played for the Merle Haggard band as well as many others. Bill Kirchen played with Commander Cody and many others. If you have listened to much country music in the last thirty years or so, you have heard these guys. Just incredible. Redd was actually born in 1958.

I saw Hot Rod Lincoln and got some outstanding renditions of all of the great players of all times. Thanks for the memories.

Okay , those two guys are way way above the level of "Amazing " !!!! / Gandalf Skillz.

One the songs I've always enjoyed hearing since I first heard it. I memory of the first time I heard it was in the 1960s.

I love all his riffs!!!!

Friend of ours had a 50th Birthday party for his wife and hired Bill as the entertainment. He brought his daughter to perform with him. Sure was a memorable evening. He did a set where he sampled about 50 classic songs.

Absolutely phenomenal!!

Ah! Brilliant, simply brilliant!

Wow soooo talented, this was entertainment at it's finest and fun !!

Great medley of the greats wow

Loved this since I was about 10!

Ain't this a cool song! Kirchen is guitar master! Redd and Bill bounced off each very creatively during the entire song... My hats off to these fellows!

Great version, had me smiling all through.

@jimwortham8634

4 жыл бұрын

All the way

@ARichardP

3 жыл бұрын

I was driving that Model A.

The most entertaining version ever!

A nice tribute to other gr8 singers and guitar players alike by including them in this great rendition!

That was so cool.i loved the extra you added.

Yeah! GOOD JOB, Men!!

DANG! Lots of big names drivin' up Grapevine that night! And they ALL pulled over for the HOT...ROD...LINCOLN!

@patriciajrs46

4 жыл бұрын

Cute.

Remember this song well reminds me of my brother and his Fleetwood caddy back in the 70's

Great, thanks for sharing!

Out standing!!! Best ever.

Awesome!!

Awesome!

WOW, THIS IS A GREAT VIDEO!

This brings back memories!!! Loved it !!!

One of my favs when I was like 7. Pat Travers does a great version

Bill Kirchen is such a cool dude. He's got the most amazing left hand in my opinion.

@krissmee8353

4 жыл бұрын

They certainly seemed to be getting the hang of things towards the end.

What a great treasure you two are!

Saw Bill Kirchen last month at the Tin Pan in Richmond for his Christmas tour..awesome!

If you look carefully you can see the telepathy going back and forth!! They are two, but just like one!! Brilliant

Just isnt words to Express how fantastic these guys are!

inherited it on my husband's iPod. Classic!!

You guys are Great ! Loved the ending part playing everyone and picking up the Speed very Creative

WOW!!

I didn't want this to end!!!!

What great fun! Loads of talent and the Billie Jean King bit caused me to laugh out loud.

@stellapivovarova5625

2 жыл бұрын

Me toooo! And I rarely laugh.

This. Was. Amazing. I wanna party with these two!

Awesome guys !!! Appreciated it totally

That was freakin awesome! Really entertaining!

Wow!!!