Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
![Andy Stein (L) and John Tichy (R) at the [[Hollywood Bowl]] opening for [[Grateful Dead]], July 21, 1974. The [[Wall of Sound (Grateful Dead)|Wall of Sound]] PA is in the background. Photo: [[David Gans (musician)|David Gans]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Commander_Cody_%26_His_Lost_Planet_Airmen.jpg)
The band became known for marathon live shows. Alongside Frayne, the classic lineup was Billy C. Farlow (b. Decatur, Alabama) on vocals and harmonica; John Tichy (b. St. Louis, Missouri) on guitar and vocals; Bill Kirchen (Kirchen was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, June 29, 1948, but grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan) on lead guitar; Andy Stein (b. August 31, 1948, in New York City) on saxophone and fiddle; "Buffalo" Bruce Barlow (b. December 3, 1948, in Oxnard, California) on bass guitar; Lance Dickerson (b. October 15, 1948, in Livonia, Michigan, died November 10, 2003, in Fairfax, California) on drums; and Steve "The West Virginia Creeper" Davis (b. July 18, 1946, in Charleston, West Virginia), followed by Bobby Black, on pedal steel guitar. Provided by Wikipedia
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