Grammy nominated guitarist, singer and songwriter Bill Kirchen is one of the fortunate few who can step onto any stage, play those trademark licks that drove his seminal Commander Cody classic Hot Rod Lincoln into the Top Ten, and elicit instant recognition for a career that has spanned over 40 years and includes guitar work with Nick Lowe, Emmylou Harris, Doug Sahm, Elvis Costello and many more.
Named “A Titan of the Telecaster” by Guitar Player Magazine, he celebrates an American musical tradition where rock 'n' roll and country music draws upon its origins in blues and bluegrass, Western swing from Texas and California honky-tonk. His current CD Word To The Wise on Proper American features duets with many of these artists he's worked with, including Elvis, Nick, Maria Muldaur and Dan Hicks.
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"...diesel guitar attack...scorching guitar runs in all directions..." Austin American Statesman
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“Like an impassioned preacher in a souped-up convertible, Kirchen described passing Muddy Waters, Link Wray, Merle Haggard, B. B. King, Carl Perkins, Jimi Hendrix and more, nodding in tribute to each one with a perfect guitar quotation as he drove by... Bill Kirchen took every one for the ride of their lives in his Hot Rod Lincoln.” Washington City Paper
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"STRING BAND performs raw, yowling takes on the Great American Songbook. Based in Brattleboro, VT, Sam Moss (West Hartford native!) and Jackson Emmer have re-framed these tunes, unveiling their truly lonesome and danceable beauty. Expect fiddles, banjos, and the like."
