In the early '70s, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen had a different style than other country-influenced groups. Much of their material channeled Western swing (Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys) or the boogie-woogie piano of the '40s. The Airmen broke up in the mid '70s but the Commander (keyboardist George Frayne, the fast-talking vocalist in "Hot Rod Lincoln") continued playing with different bands. His current group, Commander Cody and His Modern Day Airmen, has come out with a new...
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