Bill Kirchen – 7/8 — Bill Kirchen will make a stop in Syracuse with his all-star Texas guys, the Two Turtle Doves – Jack Saunders on bass and Rick Richards on drums. Bio: Bill Kirchen is one of the fortunate few who can step on any stage, play those trademark guitar licks that he created for the seminal Commander Cody classic, “Hot Rod Lincoln,” and elicit immediate recognition. As a founding father of the proto-Americana group Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen, Kirchen crafted a diesel-fueled guitar hook that propelled their “Hot Rod Lincoln” into the Top 10 nationwide. Kirchen went on to the Grammys, where he was nominated for Best Country Instrumental in 2001. He has recorded with Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Dan Hicks, Maria Muldaur, Hoyt Axton, Hazel Dickens, Gene Vincent and Link Wray, and has tour
