Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen were, in essence, a big bar band adept at delighting audiences with their own meld of rockabilly, classic R&B, honky tonk, Western swing, Cajun, and gritty country-rock. The band's unpretentious, straightforward energy gave their records drive and elevated live performances. The individual members were fine musicians; everything they played was convincing. Between 1971 and 1978 they issued half-a-dozen well-received recordings on Paramount and Warner Bros. Their debut, Lost in the Ozone, netted their only hit single, a cover of Charles...