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Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen

Ann Arbor, United States

Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen is credited on 10 releases across 5 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1971–2003 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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10

Pressings credited

5

Albums

4

Decades active

12

In collections

Biography

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen were an American country rock band founded in 1967. The group's leader and co-founder was pianist and vocalist George Frayne IV, alias Commander Cody (born July 19, 1944, in Boise, Idaho; died September 26, 2021, in Saratoga Springs, New York). The band became known for marathon live shows. Alongside Frayne, the classic lineup was Billy C. Farlow (b. Decatur, Alabama) on vocals and harmonica; John Tichy (b. St. Louis, Missouri) on guitar and vocals; Bill Kirchen (Kirchen was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, June 29, 1948, but grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan) on lead guitar; Andy Stein (b. August 31, 1948, in New York City) on saxophone and fiddle; "Buffalo" Bruce Barlow (b. December 3, 1948, in Oxnard, California) on bass guitar; Lance Dickerson (b. October 15, 1948, in Livonia, Michigan, died November 10, 2003, in Fairfax, California) on drums; and Steve "The West Virginia Creeper" Davis (b. July 18, 1946, in Charleston, West Virginia), followed by Bobby Black, on pedal steel guitar.

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10 releases · 5 albums · active 1971–2003

  • Performance · 9
  • Production · 1

Studios: Pacific High Recording · Long Branch Saloon · New Monk

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