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Re: Charlie Ryan dies

Posted by Don Streeter on February 21, 2008, 7:27 pm, in reply to "Charlie Ryan dies"
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Steve,
Hot Rod Lincoln was on the Billboard Country Chart for 6 weeks (not months) debuting on 9/5/60 and peaking at #14. It was Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders' only chart record and was on the 4 Star label where Patsy Cline was when she started. Two other versions charted, Commander Cody hit #51 on Paramount Records in 1972 and Asleep At The Wheel hit #65 on Epic Records in 1988. Johnny Bond one of Jim's buddies who appeared with Jim on the Town Hall Party in 1959, had it out also on Starday in the '60s also but it didn't chart. The I's have it plays Jonnny's version on their stations.

Regards,
Don

--Previous Message--
: Just picked this up off the net.
:
: SPOKANE, Wash. -- Charles Ryan, the musician
: and songwriter who co-wrote the hit song
: "Hot Rod Lincoln," has died. He
: was 92.
:
: Ryan died Saturday after a long battle with
: heart disease, his family said.
:
: Ryan and W.S. Stevenson wrote "Hot Rod
: Lincoln" and Ryan first recorded it in
: 1955. The song was inspired by his commutes
: in his 1941 Lincoln from Spokane to play
: gigs at the Paradise Club in Lewiston,
: Idaho. It has been recorded many times
: since.
:
: He worked as a musician and songwriter,
: touring with Jim Reeves, Johnny Horton and
: others.
:
: Ryan's version of "Hot Rod
: Lincoln" hit the Billboard Top 100
: charts in 1960 and stayed there for six
: months. Many versions exist, with the words
: often altered by each new group.
:
: Ryan is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of
: Fame.
:

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--Previous Message-- : Steve, : Hot Rod Lincoln was on the Billboard : Country Chart for 6 weeks (not months) : debuting on 9/5/60 and peaking at #14. It : was Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders' : only chart record and was on the 4 Star : label where Patsy Cline was when she : started. Two other versions charted, : Commander Cody hit #51 on Paramount Records : in 1972 and Asleep At The Wheel hit #65 on : Epic Records in 1988. Johnny Bond one of : Jim's buddies who appeared with Jim on the : Town Hall Party in 1959, had it out also on : Starday in the '60s also but it didn't : chart. The I's have it plays Jonnny's : version on their stations. : : Regards, : Don : : --Previous Message-- : Just picked this up off the net. : : SPOKANE, Wash. -- Charles Ryan, the musician : and songwriter who co-wrote the hit song : "Hot Rod Lincoln," has died. He : was 92. : : Ryan died Saturday after a long battle with : heart disease, his family said. : : Ryan and W.S. Stevenson wrote "Hot Rod : Lincoln" and Ryan first recorded it in : 1955. The song was inspired by his commutes : in his 1941 Lincoln from Spokane to play : gigs at the Paradise Club in Lewiston, : Idaho. It has been recorded many times : since. : : He worked as a musician and songwriter, : touring with Jim Reeves, Johnny Horton and : others. : : Ryan's version of "Hot Rod : Lincoln" hit the Billboard Top 100 : charts in 1960 and stayed there for six : months. Many versions exist, with the words : often altered by each new group. : : Ryan is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of : Fame. : : :

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