![]() My pappy said, “Son, you’re gonna’ drive me to drinkin’ It then describes a race where the Lincoln is initially passed by a Cadillac but eventually overtakes it, just before the cops arrive and arrest the driver. The song starts with a detailed description of the Lincoln’s equipment. Ryan’s song was a reasonably accurate description of his own hot rod, and an actual race that ensued. Then in 1955 singer-songwriter Charlie Ryan wrote a song called Hot Rod Lincoln, about a Model-A Ford containing a Lincoln V12 engine. It has an interesting, but not particularly memorable, guitar solo between verses. Well, this is a kind of down-home talking-blues country song. Here is the audio of Hot Rod Race by Arkie Shibley and the Mountain Dew Boys. But at the last minute both cars are overtaken by a Model-A Ford. That song described a race between two hot rods in San Pedro, California. The original was a 1950 song by Arkie Shibley called Hot Rod Race. The song is part of a series about hot-rod adventures. ![]() Hot Rod Lincoln is one of those car-race songs, much like Chuck Berry’s Maybellene. Next, we will review a cover by Asleep At The Wheel, and finally a cover by Bill Kirchen and Redd Volkaert.Ĭommander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen and Hot Rod Lincoln: We will begin with a version by Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen. Hello there! This week our blog features an country-rock song, Hot Rod Lincoln.
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