Commander Cody The Boarding House Live Tape Recording #1

Archived track tapes of a live performance c.1960's by popular country -rock band Commander Cody. 7 inches. Box is 7.25'' square.

This tape features a live an unaltered recording of the band Commander Cody performing in San Francisco. Unheard and archived since this performance, this tape recording features various of his most popular songs, raw and uncensored.

The "Boarding House Tapes" consist of professional audio of 1960's era live recordings from San Francisco performances and interviews of many of the (soon to be) best-known rock bands, blues artists and historic American folk musicians.The reel-to-reel audiotapes of this performance was stored for the many years during which they were all but forgotten. Until they again came to light this material has not been distributed into commercial markets. These were all local recorded performances. Performed and recorded with the full knowledge and permission of the participating artists and performers at live concerts presented between 1963 and 1968 .

San Francisco at this time was the epicenter of psychedelic music and youth. Most of the concerts took place at the historic Boarding House nightclub which was host to legendary performers such as Neil Young, Patti Smith, and Janis Joplin among many others. Performances and interviews also took place at San Francisco State University and no matter the venue they always catered to loyal audiences with the most authentic musical artists.

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen are an American country rock band founded in 1967 in Ann Arbor Michigan. The group's founder was George Frayne IV (who's is Commander Cody). The band's style mixed country, rock 'n' roll, western swing, rockabilly, and jump blues together on a foundation of boogie-woogie piano. They were among first country-rock bands to take its cues less from folk-rock and bluegrass and more from the rowdy barroom country of the Ernest Tubb and Ray Price style. The band became known for marathon live shows. Alongside Frayne, the classic lineup was Billy C. Farlow (vocals and harmonica); John Tichy (guitar and vocals); Bill Kirchen (Lead guitar); Andy Stein (saxophone and fiddle); Paul "Buffalo" Bruce Barlow (bass guitar); Lance Dickerson (drums); Steve Davis and Bobby Black on steel guitar.