From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Tue Jan 29, 2002  1:21 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Bill Kirchen
 
BILL KIRCHEN

Born 29 January 1948, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Guitar player / singer / songwriter

Bill Kirchen was a dominating force behind the success of Commander
Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen in the 70s. Meeting up with George
Frayne, later known as Commander Cody, in his hometown Ann Arbor
set the wheels of Kirchen's musical career into motion. The group played
a mix of country, western swing and rock and roll and had five Top 100
hits 1972-1975, including the # 9 smash "Hot Rod Lincoln".
The 1976 breakup of the Commander Cody band led Kirchen to form
The Moonlighters, a swing orchestra. He struck up a friendship with
British star Nick Lowe and toured internationally with his friend.
By 1986 Kirchen had moved to the Washington D.C. area and formed
a new band, Too Much Fun, that still exists today. In 1997 he signed
with Hightone Records, for which label he has recorded three CD's
so far, the most recent being "Tied To The Wheel" (2001). Held in high
esteem both as a guitarist and as a vocalist, Kirchen has been
instrumental in keeping the work of many musical pioneers alive.

Homepage: http://www.billkirchen.com