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Bill Kirchen
Bridgeport, United States
Bill Kirchen is credited on 258 releases across 59 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1971–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
258
Pressings credited
59
Albums
6
Decades active
46
In collections
Biography
William Knight Kirchen (born June 29, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a member of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen from 1967 to the mid-1970s and later worked with Nick Lowe. Guitar Player magazine described Kirchen as "Titan of The Telecaster" for his prowess on the guitar.
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Credited work
258 releases · 59 albums · active 1971–2024
- Performance · 710
- Other credits · 7
- Production · 6
- Engineering · 2
Studios: Armadillo World Headquarters · Pacific High Recording · Long Branch Saloon · New Monk
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Lost In The Ozone
1971

Hot Licks, Cold Steel & Truckers Favorites
1972

At My Age
2007

Dig My Mood
1998

The Impossible Bird
1994

Party Of One
1990

Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen
1975

Be What You Want To
1973

Quiet Please… The New Best Of Nick Lowe
2009

Where Did The Money Go?
1980

We've Got A Live One Here!
1976

Untouched Takeaway
2004

Rush Hour
1983

Free Sailin'
1978

Live From Deep In The Heart Of Texas
1974

Country Casanova
1973

Mama Hated Diesels / Truck Stop Rock
1972

Half A Hundred Years
2021

The Brentford Trilogy
2009

Roads Of Music Vol. 3 (Adios Amigo)
1983
Frequent collaborators
- Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen
- Nick Lowe
- Hoyt Axton
- The Moonlighters
- Commander Cody & The Lost Planet Airmen
- Tom Russell
- Nick Lowe & The Impossible Birds
- Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
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