Junior Brown & Bill Kirchen (Hot Rod Lincoln) - Surfin' 17 A-Go-Go KOOP Radio Birthday Party

What: Surfin'17 A-Go-Go KOOP Radio Birthday Party Benefit
Where-When: Antone's, Austin, Texas Saturday February 4, 2012
Performers:
Junior Brown
Bill Kirchen
The Del-Vipers
Event Producer-Emcee: Ted Smouse (KOOP Radio Rancho Del Ray program host), with assistance by Susan and 'Judge Julie'.
Event Photoset:
www.flickr.com/...
Overview: A benefit event for Austin, Texas based KOOP Radio featuring music, silent auction, trivia contest, Most Surf-i-licious Man and Woman Contest.
Junior Brown and Bill Kirchen play the song Hot Rod Lincoln, a hit song for Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen, a music group which Kirchen played in.
Links:
KOOP Radio Surfin'17 A-Go-Go
www.koop.org/ne...
Junior Brown
www.juniorbrown...
Bill Kirchen
billkirchen.com...
The Del-Vipers
www.thedelviper...
Rancho Del Ray (Ted Smouse' Weekly KOOP Radio Show)
www.koop.org/sc...
Antone's
www.antones.net/
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
en.wikipedia.or...

[@Mr1963corvette]

Wow!!! Junior Brown And Bill Kirchen!!! It does not get any better than this.

[@SafetyMentalst]

"Hot Rod Lincoln" Cars go faster than a mind can think Follow to close you'll hit a brake light So always signal your blinkers do blink Night driving requires lights on bright And rethink having to much to Drink

[@mikemagnum7987]

Just wanted to say "Thank you" to you folks that are putting Junior Brown on YT for people to enjoy! He has always been one of the best guitar pickers in the business and it would be shame for the younger generations to miss out on his talent.

[@heavy1ism]

where is commander cody

[@michaelcraig9449]

@@heavy1ism He did not write it.. Charlie Ryan in the 1950's.

[@jimmieroan9881]

i read lots of comments on here about bill being mediocre or insinuating he isn't as good as who ever their favorite canned music pissant is at some time. i suggest you look at who this man is, co founder of the commander cody band, wrote hot rod lincoln, gets great reviews from music critics anytime their asked, and not from just one genre either. yeah he's a little older now, not much slower and certainly hasn't lost any of his talent. it's pretty annoying to see someone that has no idea what real music is knocking someone that is part of the history of music.

[@davidschomer9655]

Ever hear of a cat named Danny Gatton ?!!

[@keithclark2136]

David Schomer YEA. GATTON WAS GOOD. WATCH SOME JR BROWN VIDEOS. 2 DIFFERENT STYLES BROWN IS THE TRICK MASTER.

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

@@davidschomer9655 - Danny Gatton and Joey DeFrancesco - "The Humbler." Nuff sed.

[@spreckrosekrans667]

Yes Bill is really great.

[@paulplack490]

The Commander Cody version was a cover. Original was done in the 1950s by Charlie Ryan.

[@mrmagoo916]

Who says, old people aren't cool.

[@massey760man]

This is one of the videos that I wish there was a "love" button for! Always puts me in a great mood.

[@hmackie6823]

Rare

[@oregonfordguy9812]

absolutely

[@hmackie6823]

Junior is a pro he won't show up a guest

[@Xcorgi]

I can't think of a better guy for Bill to team up with. These two are definitely from the same school of music.

[@mchristr]

Drum kits are highly overrated. All you need is a snare and a cymbal. Dude is really working those brushes.

[@tonyn152]

Awesome! One of my favorite songs, and two legends on stage! So wish I could have been there!

[@srhcb1]

There's two guys who can REALLY play guitar!

[@thomasharmon6444]

Thanks a bunch to whoever posted this. Glad to see Junior

[@DanTaylorSr]

Ultra cool!!! Two Masters at once!!! Yeah!

[@Frankincensedjb123]

I love it when Jr goes off the tune and brings in other riffs and songs. Pure genius

[@michaelcraig9449]

The greatest, he plays with more variety than anyone

[@SafetyMentalst]

"Hot Rod Lincoln" Cars go faster than a mind can think Follow to close you'll hit a brake light So always signal your blinkers do blink Night driving requires lights on bright And rethink having to much to Drink

[@durbinjoseph]

Bill Kirchen from Commander Cody and the lost Planet Airmen with Junior Brown. That would have been a great live show.

[@keepdiggintheblues]

Two of my guitar heroes sharing the same stage!!! Wow, I would have loved to have seen them play!!!! Awesome, thanks for posting!

[@Mosely2007]

Outstanding. Saw Commander many times I the late 60s and 70 s in and around Ann Arbor, Mi. Add Junior a treat👍👏🎸🎸

[@johnmichael1594]

damn, i love the tone he gets with that tele... it's freakin' perfect with a capital PERFECT!

[@patriciajustice9795]

One of the best songs ever done I never get tired of it

[@bk1bennett]

The perfect duo for this rippin', rockin' song.

[@angelobolton951]

Man if that aint 2 people having a good time, I will pay the price for lying. Awesome!!!

[@straightsix1]

A lot of talent on that stage!!

[@eliolopez3107]

You got that right!

[@dapete]

oh my...he drops into that harmony like it was NUTHIN. Beautiful.

[@MrSanteeclaus]

I wish the audio was better. This is two great pickers

[@dontbringmedown1900]

Way back in the last century, during the hay day of progressive country, I caught a late late late late latenight radio interview with Commander Cody ...he told a tale of the time The Lost Planet Airmen played a dinky dinky club where the painted black ceiling ceiling above the stage had only about 6' of clearance ...he got to going and excitedly jumped up, knocking himself unconscious in the middle of the show ...good to see he still going

[@hmackie6823]

this song is perfect for JUnior

[@kehrtreyher3969]

a rare gem. thanks for this one.

[@garyyost8060]

I'll never know this song the same way again 😃 love it.

[@hmackie6823]

Surf music was an updated Rockabilly.

[@billyshane3804]

Dusty Drapes and the Dusters number one guitar slinger the legendary JUNIOR BROWN.

[@davidkeith5377]

anybody here under 20 know commander cody (I'm 16 lol)

[@rustdesk09]

These guys are the definition of cool.

[@williamwoolcock]

I learned how to play Seeds and Stems watching Bill Kirchen at Mr. Floods Party in Ann Arbor.

[@BeingRomans829ed]

You could search up and down the FM band for a month and still not find anything as good as this.

[@edhalfen7380]

and they make it look so easy...Thanks for the music boys...Ed

[@Cinnamombunz]

Fan-freakin'-TASTIC!

[@phogue1]

Two of the best!

[@sepperD3]

Junior brown is so underrated and almost unknown , it's sad guy is a national treasure a Texas national treasure

[@deepwater2652]

Who stole Junior's guit-steel?

[@tomfields3682]

What's that funny looking gizmo that cowboy fella's got? Looks like something from the Red Green Show.

[@hmackie6823]

he said,slow down,I see spots,the lines on the road just looked like dots

[@fairportfan2]

Yep. Junior gets the lyric wrong - almost everybody does. The real car {there was one - the guy who wrote the song owned it} had a V12 Lincoln engine...

[@edgarcook9607]

There were two V12 Lincoln engines in the 1940s, either one would need a lot of work to be competitive in any race. In the 1970s Cdr. Cody & band had it as a V8, 'cause who could remember am American V12? Too far in the past....

[@ToddWCorey1]

I been from Tuscon to Tucumceri and it dont get any better

[@williammason6305]

Cool story, but that's not commander cody...his real name was George Frayne..

[@markdanielczyk944]

This is awesome! Saw Junior in Milwaukee, man when his eyes roll back the tune takes over, just incredible!

[@rockindaddy9]

Two amazing guitar players!

[@davidschomer9655]

Danny " Dead " Gatton would have roasted those two hadn't he blown a hole in his FuCkInG head you know ?!!

[@keithclark2136]

David Schomer GATTON WAS ONE OF THE VERY BEST STYLISH LIKE NO OTHER. JR BROWN WILL NEVER BE MATCHED HE IS THE MASTER OF PULLING OF TRICKS. DURING HIS PERFORMANCES. WOULD HAVE MADE A ICONIC STATEMENT TO SEE THE BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER. CHECK OUT SOME HELLACASTERS VIDEOS.

[@mightymikethebear]

@@davidschomer9655 took himself out of the game

[@terrygarvin1392]

Great pairing, love both these Gentleman on their own, together is better!!!

[@Thatsgay123]

Woolly Allen can sure cook. I thought he played the clarinet....

[@jvp3873]

Now this be the original cool rap...... not the "New Crap Rap"... Tnx4 the post.... J

[@rorygg1]

great version of a classic. pat travers did a great version, charlie ryan and hilltoppers, johnny bond, and cody and the boys.

[@joemanganese]

Junior should NOT, ever, ever play over Bill singing. Ever. That's covering the voice with unnecessary licks that do not belong the song. Shame

[@keithclark486]

I get what you're saying playing above the singer. Bill ain't much of a singer so it worked out pretty good in this situation.

[@Heather22056]

Best ever!!!!!!!

[@MrPotterbrian]

Am a drop out from Watkins Glen area N.Y.S. Cant much more like days of Thunder movie... -or RETIREES

[@keithleach1880]

Does anyone enjoy whats hes doing more than Billy and it comes thru to me too.

[@melissacomer8404]

Have seen both but not together. Would have loved this. Wish we had known. Can I say road trip.

[@garysalt2718]

Jr. Brown is famous for not letting his drummer have a full set of drums Come on Jr. lighten up, let your next drummer have a full set That is the only complaint I have for this womderful musician/singer/songwriter

[@tracykingston9668]

yes. agree, that would make a much better end product if it was a skilled drummer. definitely needs a full drum set with a bass. 100% correct.

[@keithclark2136]

Gary Salt FULL KIT WOULDN'T WORK THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ACCENTS TO FIT JR STYLE. ALL JR NEEDS IS THE TRAIN ROLLING THEN HE PULLS THE LEVERS AND BLOWS THE WHISTLES.

[@flomurdock]

Good grief, when Junior Brown played at Johnny D's he had Buddy Miles on drums. Took awhile for people to realize that

[@iagobroxado]

what an awesome treat these two together.

[@garysalt2718]

Let's also throw in a bass drum pedal

[@michaelmarini3123]

Now that's how it's Done...!!!

[@MrAlessio111564]

2 legends on guitar , real history being made

[@jmangi6221]

These dudes can shred man.

[@hmackie6823]

Deliverance

[@mattjohnston7686]

Best car song EVER! makes me want to by a Lincoln.

[@jdfolbre]

Two of the greatest guitar twangers ever!

[@mitchnorton9095]

If this don't grab you by the ya yas then you might be dead

[@morganspector5161]

This is a rockabilly classic. Country and rockers still perform it. There is no "best" version, just one of the great road songs ever written

[@ianmilne1185]

The Cowboy hat reminded me of the punk driving the Black Chev in American Graffiti.

[@McShamus001]

excellent

[@crlguitar1]

Now THAT'S entertainment! These guys are a hoot!

[@cliffdr.detroitlynch3903]

story of our lives

[@petesis7934]

A mazin.

[@UpTweakin]

ReeeeeVVVrB!!!

[@mr.warmth1511]

junioris worth seeing very talented and wife plays a mean rythm

[@Theweeze100]

roger huff Saw him years ago. A Journeyman Guitarist and entertainer if there ever was one! One the best shows I've ever seen. He turned on old Silver faced 'Twin' up to ten (it was humm'n) and played hard and fast for an hour or so with no breaks between songs. I'm sure the tubes were smokn' when he finally reluctantly left the stage. My son (who was about 15 at the time) was floored! The crowd in W. Sacramento didn't want to let him go! Thanks again Junior.

[@jsilva7586]

Arkie Shibley 1951 Charlie Ryan 1955

[@patriciajustice9795]

What a great song amazing performance

[@westizbest2017]

Excellent! Wish I knew where my old buddy Steven Aaron Morgan of Hyde Park Cincinnati Ohio is these days! I know he'd really enjoy this ,even as much as I did,which I perceive as much even as the fellas doing the song did! Great job on a great fun song !!

[@johngonsalves5268]

Hot Rod to the White House! Nice lickin and a pickin Bill "Bernie Sanders" Kirchen. And Jr. Brown sings with a dozen strings! White as a Ghost.....of the Future! Go Bernie GO!

[@ZoSo1973]

What exactly does this song has to do with that stupid ancient pinko fuck?

[@patriciakrueger4677]

everyone has heard this one...Michaela NAAA "MOONBA"!!!!! Richard Elliot

[@LutherAmosHouse]

Brown’s a real good player

[@UpTweakin]

What would Jr do with a drummer?

[@HarryNewhall]

I always loved this song.The instrumentals from Jr are wild too.The police siren sound on the steel is wild too.I loved watching them playing those frets n strings,wow!

[@vickibryson281]

Hi, Harry, nice to see you playing music You enjoy ☆♡☆

[@HarryNewhall]

I dont play Vicki.I took quitar lessons in grammer school and private lessons during grammer school,then a friend tried to teach me,Brett at the Ramada Inn where we worked together in Cocoa fl. but I wasnt very good at it.I messed up by coming home making my own stuff but I should have kept learning the music instead of playing different chords trying to make a miracle and sound good.

[@HarryNewhall]

I have alot of friends around here that play and sing really good,I'm better for watching them and stomping my feet to their beats,ha ha ha.

[@timandrews5203]

+Harry Newhall should would could. If it's and buts were candies and nuts, Wed all have a merry Christmas.

[@daviddickey1994]

Terrific

[@janoack1]

Best version i have ever heard of hot tod . . . Lincoln

[@TheEaglewoman2]

Gotta hear it on "We've Gotta A Live One" Commander Cody/Bill Kirchen

[@billlynch2969]

Commander Cody kicked it and I do mean but

[@1339LARS]

Fantastic.... !

[@fuzzybutkus8970]

Bill needed a B Bender on that Telly. He was way to hard.

[@rayisland23]

What a telant!!!!

[@born_again_torinos]

Bill is a great guitar player but he sings like Floyd the Barber.

[@tracykingston9668]

agree there.

[@Kirke182]

It's country. You don't have to be Pavarotti.

[@pughflatarmoryky2800]

Born Again Torinos lmao!!

[@davidschomer9655]

You can say that again.

[@kennybucholz5633]

Aaa...aaa... Andy, oh..oh...opie broke my barber pole.

[@davidlichner9349]

Nice post. This is classic stuff from amazing musicians

[@marclayne9261]

Man Alive!!!

[@specialized29er86]

beep beep

[@ouijashok5905]

Yep, its Great!! 👍

[@ianmilne1185]

Cowboy hat....Crazy fast black Chev.... American graffiti?

[@albotts9531]

K. M mm

[@earlycuyler8719]

Now that's a tele and a half!!!! I'm a blues player but have the pleasure of owning a pair of 1971 Fenders, a thinline tele and a deluxe reverb that are as country as can be!

[@deneseal5452]

I saw Kirchen play this in a small bar in Berkeley CA. Yeah, a parade of styles would be a good way to describe it. He was playing his Tele through a small Fender amp and three stompboxes, what a sound.

[@aszwhole6306]

Worst audience ever....I have played more lively gigs at a morgue.....

[@tracykingston9668]

Too funny. LMAO. interesting moniker. cheers

[@buddcarcook4655]

So, what dya do after the gig? Go suck back a couple of cold ones?

[@LTJR.]

@@buddcarcook4655 damn!

[@joracer1]

i know some that do the kirchen flip on their tele, its good, and everybody knows jr brown... if they dont they dont know shit.

[@rickz7657]

wish i were there. so cool!!!!! z

[@buddcarcook4655]

Remember hearing this song on the radio as a kid. Magic I tellz ya! The story( lyrics) were so vivd in my mind I could see myself driving a .... Hot .... Rod .. Lincoln.

[@wvb-woody7552]

I sure hope you got your guitar back...after it was stolen!

[@MichiganQuadTrailsTales]

Watching 8-20-21 Great Duo!