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Topic: Hit Rod Lincoln-- Singer |
Tony Farr
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Madison, Tennessee, USA (deceased)
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Posted 16 Sep 2005 11:51 am |
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| Heard the song on radio today and couldn't figure out who was singing it, anyone know? |
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ray qualls
From:
Baxter Springs, Kansas (deceased)
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Posted 16 Sep 2005 11:56 am
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| Tony, Johnny Bond had it out and then Jim Varney had it out when the Beverly Hillbillies was remade. Could have been others. Ray |
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D Schubert
From:
Columbia, MO, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2005 12:08 pm
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| Commander Cody & the Lost Planet Airmen cut a very good version of this one, as well. |
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Craig A Davidson
From:
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2005 12:41 pm
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| Ray Benson and the Wheel had it out too. |
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Ron Whitworth
From:
Yuma,Ariz.USA Yeah they say it's a DRY heat !!
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Mike Gross
From:
Manchester, Connecticut, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2005 3:08 pm
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Tony,
It could have been Charlie Ryan, who wrote and recorded the song and scored a couple of times with it.
It was my plasure to play your recording of Billy Bowman's "Midnight In Amarillo" on my "Swingin' West" show this afternoon. Had a couple of Internet listeners call from Texas that really enjoyed it.
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Mike
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Bob Blair
From:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 16 Sep 2005 6:23 pm
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| Ron, Bill Kirchen was with Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen and played the guitar part on that version as well. |
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Jack Francis
From:
Queen Creek, Arizona, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2005 6:25 pm
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| I'm afraid I'll have to go with Ron's recomendation...Bill Kirchen's is by FAR the be best version of the song. |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 16 Sep 2005 10:33 pm
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| I have a smokin' version by Asleep At The Wheel. |
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Walter Stettner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 17 Sep 2005 12:05 am
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The first version came from Tiny Hill as "Hot Rod Race", went to #7 in the charts in 1951, Charlie Ryan (who is credited as composer with W.S. Stevenson) released his version as "Charlie Ryan & The Timberline Riders" in 1955, but it didn't chart until 1960, when it went to #14.
Kind Regards, Walter
www.lloydgreentribute.com
www.austriansteelguitar.at.tf |
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Jay Fagerlie
From:
Lotus, California, USA
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Posted 17 Sep 2005 5:10 am
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Junior Brown has a version out also
Jay |
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