Bill Kirchen - Hot Rod Lincoln

[jimscbgs]

Man, that is some damn good pickin !!!!!!!!!!!

[33stratman]

That's the the best sounding tele.Just  AWESOME!

[MrWilkat1]

Great stuff--I loved it! :-)

[JimmyDeLocke]

HOLY CRAP -- Just when I thought I'd heard it all . . .

[fernandosantucci]

WOW, great entertainer. Speed fingers. Nice collection of classics. Congratulations!

[Labrabob]

Hot diggity!

[drfret1]

THAT'S talent!!! Pure entertainment!

[SilvershamanOm]

YOu got it ~~

[BAJARACER43X]

this is the music thats fun, no special fx , tons of amps, just 1 man 1 guitar 1 amp

[RJ4960]

Class.............

[MrDarinWarren]

Old School entertainer kickin butt. They don't make em like this anymore.

[xUndergroundPinecone]

I hate to ask these kinda things, but it's bugging me to no end.

At 5:53, what Sex Pistols song is that? I seriously can't find it/remember it. Could someone help me?

[6b8]

@xUndergroundPinecone holiday in the sun

[xUndergroundPinecone]

@6b8 Thanks so much!

[loveme400]

cool daddy

[MrToasterdude]

Had the pleasure of meeting bill in Austin avfewcweeks back. Nicest guy and a bad ass on guitar. . . Great combo!!!

[howfast388]

I love this song!

[adamsfunnyfilms]

thought I'd stop in and see this again...awesome!!

[fayecollinsmcbride]

This is my fav version of Hot Rod Lincoln. Bill Kirchen smokes everyone else!!!!!

[pj21mm393]

Now THAT is some REAL guitar playin!

[Intelpentium54321]

Good stuff here, loved the concert when I saw him.

[Cyclist0623]

I think he calls his stuff, "Diesel-billy." Nice to see him doing this one! All the ad-libs of the other performers is terrific!!

[TheGhost5600]

GREAT!!!!!

[Zephyrwood]

He is no Danny Gatton - Sorry

[intooblv]

@Zephyrwood He's also in his sixties.

[rockinredneck57]

@Zephyrwood No, but Redd Volkaert could hang with him.

[BongoFury33]

Hey bro... you're still da man!

Looking forward to seeing you in Lowell tomorrow!

[jazzzn8]

Bill is from Ann Arbor, Michigan (one of his high school classmates was Iggy Pop and another was Bob Seger). :-)

[lazylazyshark]

wow gidda yep man!

[hydfawr]

Autistic?

[JamesMatchboxLee]

Super Duperrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[mrphartphace]

A true guitar master never herd of him before but this is the best Hot Rod iv'e ever listend to MA O MAN can this ol' boy pick!!!

[OdinsHenchman]

!3 people are either jealous or musically challenged :P

[AmericanMadeMud]

One of my favorite songs of all time. Inspired one of my old mud trucks which I named Too Much Fun

[LeadHeads555]

Saw Kirchen live tonight. Amazin'!

[Evilliboba]

Rock on!

[Utubestir]

Wow thats how ya do it son!

[BobBerkeley]

My god, that man did everything right.

[BallnBoarder]

holy shit bill

[danielc121162]

too cool

[Yehudittx]

who was Nick Lowe's ex-grandmother-in-law? Off to wikipedia.....

[danpage79]

@Yehudittx right.It was June Carter Cash's mother,Maybelle Carter of the first family of country music The Carter Family.Since, Carlene daughter of June Carter Cash was married to Nick Lowe of of which Bill Kirchen was a member of Nick Lowe's Impossible Bird Band.Wow, six degrees of separation.

[pieword]

This guy is the whole friggin package!!!!!!!!!!

[94twiki]

This is amazing.

[exfed9]

No he originally from Ann Arbor MI. Was a classmate of Bob Seger.

[paupur]

batmanlooksgood-The tune is Walk Don't Run

[pieword]

Great

[batmanlooksgood]

what Ventures song that is at 3:54???

[cougarman07470]

I never saw or heard anything like the way you play, I could recognize the tunes you were play and they took me down the road of my youth. You surly are a man amongst men its a pleasure to listen and watch you play. THANKS TONY G. cougarman07470

[RebelSpiritof77]

How about those Sex Pistols...

[xxgreenemanxx]

God Bless America this is GREAT!!!

[unabonger777]

and the crowd goes wild

[slappinbillyb309]

my dad just did a concert with him soooo kool

[jeremy83181]

f*****g amazing!! He is now in Austin, Tx and I cant wait to go see a live show.

[jipidibipity]

one heck of a intermezzo

[fredmyrtz]

this guy is great, thanks for posting this..

[crusherbmx]

WOW

[Intelpentium54321]

this guy makes me want to get back into guitar and get a tele.

[tunarat2]

This is so off the charts. The greatest !

[rizzlelizzle89]

he showed that B*tch B*tching in the background..

[gazthebass]

I've met Brian Setzer, I've met Tony Iomy and I've even met Jimmy page.... Then I met Bill Kirchen...... Nuff said..

[rareseabear1]

what was the bo diddley song he played

[rareseabear1]

what is the bo diddley son he played

[drjohncarter1962]

Saw Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen at Knebworth in 1979 on the same bill as Led Zep, and I remember thinking the guitarist in that band is brilliant but slightly mad! That man is Bill Kirchen!

[LRooster4Prez]

LOL can't miss all the kings

[paddyrey77]

a true guitar player.magic !!!!

[mudro001]

ABSOLUTLY AMAZING...LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF THIS VIDEO...HE IS GREAT!!!!!!!!

[ObSunVid]

Bill used to play in Annandale all of the time. Good times.

[tyucikas]

most excellent ! (noting with admiration that he observed protocol .. Hendrix was the last act) .. this guy's good

[rimshotrulz]

What's the song by (i think he said) link ray? At like 4:35

[haakonmaxwell]

@rimshotrulz

Link Wray's most famous song, Rumble

[johnvdm13]

@rimshotrulz he said link ray i think

[rimshotrulz]

can somebody polz tell me the names of all the songs he plyed? I know the songs but not the names of all of em.

[Gulfporter]

wow

[mcbump]

Love it,brings back a lot of fun memories.

[clipdan]

awesome - thank you for sharing...

[jazzzn8]

Bill Kirchen is actually from Ann Arbor, Michigan (he performed last week at our 45th HS reunion there - he and I are in the same graduating class, along with another famous musician named James Osterberg, better known as Iggy Pop).

[2Nino]

Hi Bill, you’re A W E S O M E.

You have to make an album with, Brad Paisley, Marti Steward, and Junior Brown, ALL instrumental and I’ll buy ten CDs from you. Also, please mention Hank Marvin (of The Shadows) in your gigs, he’s the “king” of the Stratocaster.

Nino

[kingofskateop]

woody allen at the guitar...

[mom2smooth]

nice!!!!!!!!

[djkiltboy]

Bill Kirchen is all full of win.... see this guy while you still can!

[Rob919Gore]

This song is Brilliant

[markinpenna]

Bill is from Ann Arbor Michigan, where the Lost Planet Airmen formed in 1967.

[americantreestudios]

I think I heard DOA in there some where. Maybe it was just the default ambulence sound.

[SquidLord]

A classic piece of music with a few dozen musical references folded in? Yes, please, I'll take two!

[drunkendJesus]

Please someone know what song he's playing at 3:57. he said the name but I can't make it out.

[BillMcE]

@drunkendJesus The Ventures "Walk Don't Run."

[drunkendJesus]

@BillMcE It's the song right after that I'm looking for

[BillMcE]

@drunkendJesus He plays the opening chords of "Walk Don't Run, " then the melody of "Walk Don't Run," then a Bo Diddly beat.

[Wmatthies]

@drunkendJesus

The Ventures "Walk Don't Run"

[ibejamesbrown]

that's a beautiful telecaster

[ouhyeahcomeon]

¡Toma ya! Uuuuhuuuuhuuuuuu

[mdlman583]

A complete Miss

[bnickdude]

@mdlman583 you are completely jealous my sad friend

[telephonepolehugger]

Whoops I blew that call . Bill is from michigan . But he recently moved back to the D.C. area ; from Texas , and we still claim him as ours .

[telephonepolehugger]

After Danny Gatton , Bill was the best kept secret in the D.C. area . I think he originaly hailed from Texas ? But Danny convinced him to go on the road solo . He has the D.C. sound with those smoking Joe Barden pick ups and we claim him as 'ours'. Plus he's just plain 'good ole boy' .

[MechWarrior894]

@telephonepolehugger No, he's from Michigan but I would have never guessed.

[neatfreeek]

i want one

[MeTerryBailey]

huhuEinsam heute wer ist bereit für bisl tel labern oda chat

[MrNomomojo]

Love this version! I'd love to see Bill live some day. The man knows how to entertain and only needs a guitar to do it. (Loved "Nick Lowe's ex-Grandmother-in-Law"!)

[potreze]

always cheers me up ...he played real good for free at Gateshead a while ago ...rock on Bill

[AustinLiveMusic]

Wow! :D

[jazzbass0321]

Greats, but lmao

[EyeDiggaPigmy]

Looks like Joe Walsh.

[BlueSuedeTom]

@EyeDiggaPigmy  no looks like "Woody Allen"?

[acadiancrusher]

saw this guy in ellsworth maine in the late 80's his performance was breathtaking smokin guitar player...A REAL MASTER......pay attention kiddies this is how its done...

[guitaristdf]

what is the song at 3:43!?!?

[mumps59]

Foggy Mountain Breakdown! Search for the Earl Scruggs youtube of it...a classic.

[mrprim3time24]

@guitaristdf "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"

[Xandrixen]

GREAT OLD DUDE !!!

Greetings from Bulgaria !

[ClevelandHost]

A couple times a year I guest on a radio show in town and we always play this version of "Hot Rod Lincoln."

The listeners love it....

[happyfuzzfroggie]

can he do Lemmy?

[happyfuzzfroggie]

best stripped down performance ever, U can feel the desperataion in him , goodness , U can almost smell the 3 weeks on non wash on him,,, , now thats MUSIC Roy Clark rules

[TheMuffin93]

which beatles song is that?

assuming the fab four is referring to the beatles...

[javadude54]

Day Tripper

[jefftherealdrunk]

Daytripper

[bobshu7]

Great talent.

[potrezeb1]

saw Bill at the Sage @ Gateshead a while back ...always makes me smile !!!!

[Aliendear]

That Guy Was Great!!!!

[DoubleAAholes]

I ROCK OUT TO THIS SONGGGGGGGGGG

[indrazor1]

Woody Allen

[ssn608]

That was the very best "montage" I've ever seen or heard.

Super talent

[javadude54]

Tommy Emmanuel does this sort of thing, too. He's another excellent guitar player.

[auburn5978]

Awesome !!!!

[jmm0935]

Why do I even try . . .

[Oscar9900]

Brilliant!

[MrRippedRocks]

I've seen Bill twice over the last year and what a great picker.

[JJINCWorldWide]

Cool

[psychkoala]

Bill is a really cool guitar player.

Rock it !

[bique2]

its awsome

[eynn77]

what songs are at 2:46 and 2:52?

i forget

[ls777z]

2:46 is Rebel Rouser by Duane Eddy.

2:52 is Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison

[MatthewlikesZeppelin]

This is great. It's a mix of my musical interests and my friend's musical interest.

[adamsfunnyfilms]

Does anyone know where this guy's channel on youtube is?

[adamsfunnyfilms]

Just goes to show ya. People who run the music industry are good at keeping talent at the bottom and elevating those that kiss ass good.I'm glad about the internet. Artists don't need record company assholes anymore.

[plutominusone]

you are right about that

[adamsfunnyfilms]

This guy is awsome!! I just discovered this song about 4 yrs ago...along with Commander Cody. Was Bill Kirchen the guitar player?

[da324]

Yes

[FirstTennReb]

saw him play last night. Amazing guitarist, definitely gave Commander Cody this top 10 hit with those strong heavy guitar riffs.

[suprbird]

i love this song and this guys great. i have a mark vii, relates to the song minus the four barrel carb and im working on getting 4.10's in the rear ;]

[chromeguy2008]

That was crazy and awesome at the same time.

Awesomely Crazy.

Thanks for posting this!

[ford1979truck]

my 1995 Jeep YJ gots a 4 11 rear end in it

[Chevypower265]

I've got a '70 Chevy truck, its got 3.73s in the rear end, 12 blot posi-trac....all factory.

[lastdolphinsfan]

19 ought seventy sumthn lol

man can play!!!!!!!!

[Charlesogden]

WOW

[gzrmember1976]

the first record i ever bought it was 1971 and it was a 45 and i was 9 years old i wore that record out

[builtfordguy]

OH MAN HE IS GOOD

[wisesatyr72]

the father of rock n roll..

[ScottyMcGregorBlues]

Cool! That was entertaining.

[101Volts]

I've never heard a guitar played like that part at 2:30 before.

[awnok]

He picks and then turns up the volume control.

[101Volts]

Hey, Thanks.

[101Volts]

Sounds pretty good, I have to listen to Bill more.

[guitarded401]

Holy shit, that's a tele!!!

[azarattura]

Yeee Haaah!!!

[Iluvsport]

One of the coolest songs in rock in roll and one of the best underrated guitars out there

[Dunitlucky]

This song was released by Charlie Ryan of Spokane, Washington long before Rock n Rock was ever heard of.

[fprrtp6]

6:51....holy ass.....

[lancechamplain]

He's got a new cd out. Hammer of the honkey tonk gods and it's very good.

[Sk8Timmy]

BEST SONG EVER for a guy who listens to techno

[Uncleshag1]

Hallelujah! What a picker!

[nojon2003]

outstanding performer, superb musician

[PaulTettam]

you seriously squish the blues.

brakes are crap and i got no rubber,

Paul ps i luv u

[PaulTettam]

i just took the lol train attar clarkesville.

louven u all

[jhoss62]

hey Bill nice little tune up on the hot rod lincoln. big fan of the song

[gingersteve]

Any idea of the song at 4:00?

[herpolhode]

"Walk, Don't Run"

[Raggaum]

wald don´t run by the ventures

a old surf band

[101Volts]

I'm sorry but if you think The Ventures are a surf band you are really "out there". They only have a few surfing albums out of their 100+ albums. No, That isn't a typo.

[dmyankees24]

haha cool version. fun song, i just learned to play it yesterday but itll take me years to get it as good as he plays it. that is, if i ever can :)

[SamO45]

Thanks! Great performance, Go Bill!

[jondorough]

Ive been playing and studying guitar for 25 years, there are very few people who can truly make a guitar sing, Bill Kirchen is one of them. I wouldn't be surprised to see his guitar fetching his morning paper.

[kuhnrejr]

God Bless you Bill.

I still have all the Comander Cody Albums from My College Days.

My Band did covers of your covers.

You guys were Great, you Can still Pick with the best of them...

God Bless.

[Hikay108]

What song is at 5:25????

Are you serious? Heartbreak Hotel!