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ROCKOLLECTIONS: FINDING THE LOST PLANET AIRMEN PT.1

Finding The Lost Planet Airmen Part 1

If you are not familiar with Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen, you should be in for a treat!

For openers, I decided to let the emcee at a live concert introduce this band- and kick us off with some Good Rockin’ Tonight.

Then something I no longer do- drinking your way into getting Lost In The Ozone.

Luckily for all, we found them, lol.

I always say that sooner or later, every good rock & roll band or artist gets around to doing a Buddy Holly song (imagine if Buddy hadn’t died at 22?). Well, the Commander and His Airmen are no exception.

A first-rate version of some very early Holly, called Midnight Shift.

Followed immediately by an equally rousing interpretation of Eddie Cochran’s Twenty Flight Rock.

Some good old GOOD OLD!

Then one I thought Engineer Ken would like, as he is getting heavy into Bluegrass music.

After that the band’s biggest hit, a Top Ten song in 1972, Hot Rod Lincoln.

Closing things out this Part One, we have some live doo-wop sounds from the band and yet another rouser called Rock That Boogie.

A surprising amount of terrific music from a forgotten band.

And we ain’t through yet!

To be continued…

Mike

 
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20 Responses to “ROCKOLLECTIONS: FINDING THE LOST PLANET AIRMEN PT.1”

  1. Uncleshag |

    Hey Mike!

    Love it! Good rockin’ tonight!

    -unc.

  2. Mike Pell |

    Hey Unc,
    It’s me and you rockin’!
    Soon to to be good morning rockin’, lol!
    Mike

  3. The gang from St James |

    Mike,

    For an old timer you still rock!

  4. Mike Pell |

    Dear Gang,
    I can really move with that walker!
    And the chicks dig it too, lol!
    Mike

  5. The gang from St James |

    U Rock MIKE!,
    now get some sleep
    you have an early
    morning crew call.

  6. Mike Pell |

    Hey Dave,
    Start without me…!!!
    Heard but not seen,
    Mike

  7. Carla |

    Go Rock That Boogie, boy!
    I LOVE Hot Rod Lincoln! :D
    Part 2 tomorrow, yes? ;)

  8. Carla |

    By the way…
    Sorry for the delay in leaving a comment, but I had to listen to it twice.
    I kinda maybe sorta liked it. :*
    cg

  9. Mike Pell |

    Dear Carla,
    I always rock my boogie!
    Pt.2 probably tomorrow.
    Wow, listened to it TWICE!
    Guess you did like it- they are a damn good band, right?
    Oh, I meant to say this on your Gene Pitney Pt.2 comment…what took you so long to listen to it, lol?
    Ever the tactful,
    Mike

  10. Carla |

    Derrrrrrrrr Mikey,

    I listened to Gene Pitney right away. It took me that long to get back to the site and leave a comment! LMAO

    They’re a DAMN GOOD BAND, yes.
    (Excuse me if the HTML test didn’t work. LOL)

    Ever the running late,
    Carla

  11. Carla |

    Oh, now I’m giggling to myself.

    The HTML test worked! :D

    I gotta go look up how to do the stuff I’ve forgotten! LOL

  12. Mike Pell |

    Carla Dahhhhhhhhhhhhling,
    Ok, you win, lol!
    What the hell is a HTML test, lol?
    Did I win?
    Did the rabbit die?
    Wish I had a place to go for the stuff I have forgotten.
    Mike

  13. Carla |

    Mikey Baby,

    HTML Test
    (how to tell things to print a certain when there’s no button to click :D )
    DAMN GOOD BAND
    DAMN GOOD BAND
    see the difference?
    it’s not easy on here

    I’m very sorry to tell you this, but, yes, the rabbit died. Please contact my lawyer for further instructions. LMAO

    If I knew all I’ve forgotten, my head would explode! Well, I’d at least have a headache. ;)

    Lurv,
    Carla Dahhhhhhhhhhhling

  14. Mike Pell |

    Dear Carla,
    Tell your lawyer I was in Cleveland at the time having lunch with a nun!
    Major difference with that DAMN GOOD BAND, lol!
    Makes all the difference in the world.
    If your head explodes, plese videotape it for me.
    Say, what is LURV, is it like HTML?
    Mike

  15. mike |

    20 Flight Rock - from The Girl Can’t Help It! 1956..
    Great mix, nuthin’can outrun my Hot Rod Lincoln, baby!

    Keep up the great work on rock’s best era!!

  16. Carla |

    If you’ve checked your mail, you should have figured out ‘lurv’ by now! :D

  17. Mike Pell |

    Hey Mike,
    When it comes to Jayne Mansfield, I, me, myself can’t help it, lol!
    Pictures may be dated, but not that rack!
    Thanks for the good word.
    Mike

  18. Mike Pell |

    Dear Carla,
    Yes, you left out the “s’ for slurv.
    A drink you get at 7/11, right?
    Mike

  19. Carla |

    something like that :)

  20. Mike Pell |

    Goes good with a Slim Jim!
    Mike

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