The Commander Cody Band - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette) (Official)

[@garypankratz9352]

Snuck in backstage before one of his shows in 1973. The Commander was sitting there with a bottle of Jack. He offered me some and we drank til he went on. He came back to town in 2010 at an outdoor venue. During one of the breaks I told him I owed him a drink so we went to a bar next door and started breaking balls and drinking Tequila. The band had to come find him because they were 15 min late starting back up! Lol Great guy!

[@Grateful_Dad_54]

Hey Gary! Do you happen to know Mitzi and Sandy?

[@garypankratz9352]

@@Grateful_Dad_54 I know some twins named Cindy and Sandy.

[@kevincaldwell9202]

usually drank Scotch

[@andrewmartin6217]

Great guy. He bought me a beer before a show one time. He was sitting at the bar drinking a Heineken. I walked right up and said, “Commander?” He turned, stuck out his hand and said, “Call me George!” We got along great. He even told me if I was ever in town look him up and he’d have me out to the house. Saw him a couple times and he always had time to visit. Put on a helluva show too. RIP George!

[@rjjen1696]

I saw 'em a couple times in the 70's - always a blast

[@paullevine1813]

Goodbye George( Commander Cody) Frayne we will miss you & the fine band of Lost Planet Airmen . One of the very best to come out of the 70s . Lucky to have seen them in 74 in MD. Thanks for the memories & we are still LOST IN THAT OZONE !!!

[@bobquack1]

That's Nicolette Larson (the short one) on background vocals. 3:12

[@rosier5428]

I thought that was she but wasn’t quite sure…..gone too soon!

[@davidarmitage9041]

I have all her albums. I really liked her.

[@kenklein9120]

Sweet Nicolette on stage. Love that lady. RIP sweetie.

[@Carlschwamberger1]

Nicolette, wasn't she the Rhumba girl, in the latter 1970s?

[@kenklein9120]

@@Carlschwamberger1 Yes, same one.

[@Carlschwamberger1]

@@kenklein9120 Time to revisit Ms Larson

[@kenklein9120]

@@Carlschwamberger1 That's what I've been doing the past few months, except that I knew only about Lotta Love. I didn't know she'd done Rhumba Girl, and didn't know about ANY of her other pop albums.

[@Carlschwamberger1]

@@kenklein9120 She did a lot of collaboration & gigs with other stars. Am searching out those items.

[@marsharupe8112]

Commander Cody were a lot of fun. One of my favorite albums is, "Live, Deep in the Heart of Texas."

[@jglasernyc]

Mine too!

[@bobo420TX]

Was lucky enough to be at the show for the taping of that classic. Armadiio...Austin "The right place, at the right time

[@philbrown1474]

“We’ve Got A Live One Here” is great as well.

[@marsharupe8112]

@@philbrown1474 Have that one as well--great live band.

[@smokynmonkee5054]

I was at this show ☝🏼🤠 Rest In Peace 🕊 George the Commander ❤️🔊🎹🎹

[@kevincaldwell9202]

me too...fantastic show

[@bobmach3791]

This was one of the most fun bands you could ever see live, saw then at, if I can remember correctly, Tulagis in Boulder Colorado in the 70's. Great show! RIP George! & thank you!

[@alvinayers9335]

Just discovered commander cody Today. Wednesday March 25th 2021. LOVE EM.

[@paulhowes5094]

That's Nicolette Larson in the background

[@canfor5]

Sad to learn George passed away a month ago. He was a vibrant talent in his day. I only saw them once live on a double bill with the Grateful Dead in Vancouver ,BC in the 1970s. RIP.

[@donheenan1571]

Commander C and J. Prine....great cig songs.

[@GreggT23]

I saw them open for New Riders of the Purple Sage in Oct 73 at the Fox in Atlanta. My first real concert, I had just turned 18. They played a few songs and then this fat dude got up from the piano and sang Hot Rod Lincoln, and I knew that was Commander Cody. Gosh that was almost 50 years ago!

[@cartermorey8647]

RIP commander. them was the days!

[@tdlewis103]

Commander Cody (George Frayne) is still above the sod. This guy was an a real unique artist. He put on a hell of show.

[@7chill777]

Saw him and the Lost Planet Airmen in Lincoln, NE at Little Bo"s way back when. Got to play a game of pinball with Bill Kirchen during their break. A night I will never forget.

[@caseysheehan3220]

boss of bosses

[@conradsullivan6910]

Sadly, George passed away today!

[@tdlewis103]

@@conradsullivan6910 - that's too bad. He was a heck of a talent and iconoclast

[@stonehose]

RIP

[@z2002marlene]

RIP George Frayne and thanks for all the fun music

[@siegfriedkroeger2038]

Eine wirkliche Legende. Ich hatte das Glück den Commander live zu erleben : Fantastisch !!!

[@marvinmartion1178]

Man this brings back some dam good memories! Love these guys! This music was the freakin best!

[@asr53]

I was fortunate enough to see CC & The Lost Planet Airmen in May 1974. They were headlining over Bachman Turner overdrive who already had a hit with 'Let it Ride'. CC put on one of the best concerts I have seen. Billy C Farlow out front on vocals and the great musicians that made up the band were rockin' that night.

[@amandataylor5796]

Was it at the Armadillo in Austin Texas? That is where I saw them in 1974. Loved them! They put on a great show.

[@asr53]

@@amandataylor5796 new york City.

[@johnrogers1251]

I've seen Commander Cody a couple of times at Chan's, in Woonsockett, RI. Always a good time.

[@devonrains6580]

Hope he comes back after the pandemic. Would love to see him in action.

[@richardgibbs1758]

I saw this band in the Half Moon pub in Putney London England by chance many years ago. They were very good and very out of it and very funny!

[@caseysheehan3220]

you outta own the club.

[@scampeezo]

I saw the Commander and his LPA at Sam's Old Town Ballroom in Fort Collins, CO - May 23, 1980. Still have the ticket stub... Lost in the Ozone Again indeed.

[@willtopper]

saw him at red rocks a couple of years before that...Kris, Jerry Jeff, Kinky. Billy Swan and the Commander...... what a show it was.

[@stevenalbertbartlett2688]

oh man..why did i wait so long..2 discover these guyz...

[@caseysheehan3220]

ann arbor,east lansing,kzbin.info/www/bejne/fF7LYYB6pdN-f6c,bowling green,oakland,just follow the greatful dead dude?i was a late bloomer too.....kzbin.info/www/bejne/fF7LYYB6pdN-f6c

[@georgebrooks7809]

rip george,had some great times with CCB.

[@skippystank759]

Sweet little nicolette r.i.p

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

Huh... I had no idea she was background for them!

[@caseysheehan3220]

my girl,MINE!

[@gregoryjannone8280]

Last time for me was at the Cow Palace Ft Colins Co August 1985 Nicolette Larson there the next night!!

[@225Billy]

Rest in peace,, Commander. Dead at age 77 on 9/27/2021

[@palealien]

First music I ever saw live, the original band, sometime before 1973- I only remember where it was, and that I wasn't driving yet. Talk about misspent youth.

[@caseysheehan3220]

hehehe.....................so there i was..........

[@conradsullivan6910]

RIP George "Commander" Frayne!

[@janetfullwood3319]

Remembering a concert or two in Texas~ Yes back in the time I needed another cigarette!

[@yardleybottles6025]

Fly on, Commander. RIP

[@goodtimefolkrock]

2:37 the commander predicted vape cigarettes 41 years ago!

[@constantin1959]

Best ever!!!

[@richieray3382]

ThanQ, COMMANDER!

[@richieray3382]

PS, CHANZ WAS A GREAT KNIGHT. AN HONOR TO ROCK WITH YA. Richie Ray FROM MASSACHUSETTS, You,r FRIEND!.!!

[@GaryAa56]

What a great band, never got a chance to see them live back in the day.

[@pwea1anda294]

The great thing is that Bobby Black played pedal steel guitar with Merle Travis the song writer in the 50's , Then Bobby played with CC and his LPA here in the 70 's. And now in 2016 Bobby is still alive and well and playing psg today out om the west coast .

[@catcheez]

is Niolette Larson one of the back up sigers ?

[@pwea1anda2]

pwea1 anda2 yes

[@lynngarvais2900]

Sassy little girl

[@huckhockey]

RIP........passed yesterday

[@majorbloodnok7141]

Saw them do this, Reading 1973 👍

[@1PhilHarmonic]

Drank with The Commander in Marlboro on the Hudson @ The Falcon. Wow... Ironic

[@caseysheehan3220]

YOU LIVED TO TELL??????

[@barrychiarello8493]

Saw them in Nevada hell of a show!

[@donrutter6765]

Saw these guys at the Valley Forge music Theatre around 1989 , the stage revolved in a full circle somehow. I heard they bulldozed the arena about 20 years ago. He was singing vocals and juggling at the same time.

[@dwiggzmasterflex]

crazy, we actually have battery powered cigs nowadays

[@tomsteinberg6765]

My first concert was in spring 73 in Raleigh NC. I was a frat pledge and was sent to bar to buy pitchers. Guy sitting there w an OZONE belt buckle...guess who ?

[@dwaynedonnelly]

RIP Commander. 😥

[@18andlikeit]

Saw them open up for the Alice Cooper Killer Show at the Philly Spectrum in Jan '72. Tight band.

[@progger53]

I saw them open for Jefferson Starship at the u of Iowa around 1975.

[@vikingblood0408]

Saw the band at the Colonial Tavern - Toronto. The Colonial is now long gone.

[@harporocks]

RIP great stuff

[@paulsnith9979]

He's the David Lee Roth of country rock.

[@garymachen7354]

My gosh this was good

[@giselehetu3229]

RIP Commander!

[@Gingrsnap43]

I saw Commander Cody around that time in Humboldt County, California. They didn't have Nicolette Larson that night, but they had Charra Penny 2:46, and she was quite hot. A good show all around.

[@meTimetraveler]

saw them twice in concert, George did a flip off of a grand piano after playing a grand piano with his toes

[@Michael-v5t]

Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that Fat Blunt!!!!

[@JoseRodriguez-jc1vd]

Real story, love the simple fact that a cigarette with wild lettuce ain't so bad

[@jackmcentire2767]

"A battery powered cigarette". Well,we have it now.

[@jo7567]

I was actually looking for commander cody (star wars) but that's not bad either

[@larryparrish4738]

Cool

[@justinfent5703]

Does anyone know the names of the background singers here? They add so much much to his show.

[@SpecialAgentJamesAki]

A 500 mm battery operated cigarette!!!!

[@larryparrish4738]

Best

[@Michael-v5t]

I love the Commander,he sounds a little bit like Charlie Daniels.

[@larryparrish4738]

Fuuny

[@budabk]

He's dead now. Died Sept 27, 2021, at 77. Cancer.

[@jewelsandbinoculars1]

Nicolette Larson 😊

[@larryparrish4738]

U beet me u DJ

[@priscillawilson2634]

I think I'll start smoking again. I'm tired of this Goody Two-Shoes bullshit!

[@billd4470]

Who is the blonde singer next to Nicolette?

[@angrytroll555]

Oh man, I used to have a chubby for Nicolette!

[@grundid44]

why is the screen size reduced by 40%?

[@andyevans2336]

Remember that HD tv did not exist yet. We had to watch movies and tv like this most of the time, back in the day, before the turn of the century.

[@charlescross4393]

Well it aint' the original that is for sure.

[@bobmijalski7911]

That's hilarious cause now they have battery operated cigarettes

[@davidklein5007]

Tempo is too fast, kills the swing and makes the lyrics hard to follow. Try Merle Travis version.

[@dickstoner3510]

It looks like Nicholette Larson ( Gonna Take a lotta Love) as a back up singer..... Great stuff