No guitar hero this side of Junior Brown has celebrated the bonds between the long-distance trucker and the road-warrior musician better than Bill Kirchen. After cutting his teeth in the 1970s with Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen...more.
Over the years, bar-band legend Bill Kirchen has certainly racked up plenty of hours on the road, first as the hotshot lead guitarist for Commander Cody's hard-edged hippiebilly bar band, the Lost Planet Airmen, and then as the...more.
I love this CD! If you are into twangy, truckdriven, cattlepushin' music, then I recommend this great CD. The title song tied to the wheel is truck-drivers lament to bring a tear to your eye. Bill Kirchen is a great...more.
Kirchen's guitar and musical sensibility (not to mention, sense of humor) first flowered in the late-60s ranks of Commander Cody's Lost Planet Airmen. The band's hippie-country-trucker vibe combined counterculture sentiment with sharply played country, rock...more.
A truly fine performance by a master. I enjoyed the songs, humor and variety. The portion where he imitates a couple dozen other guitar greats is worth the price alone. Sound quality of disc is very good.
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