{"id":94209,"date":"2026-06-24T09:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=94209"},"modified":"2026-06-25T13:17:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T17:17:07","slug":"bill-kirchen-cat-out-of-the-bag-album-release-show","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/thelaurelofasheville.com\/updatestage\/event\/bill-kirchen-cat-out-of-the-bag-album-release-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Kirchen: \u201cCat Out of the Bag\u201d Album Release Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SEATED SHOW<br \/>\nLIMITED NUMBER OF PREMIUM SEATING TICKETS AVAILABLE<\/p>\n<p>BILL KIRCHEN<br \/>\nGrammy-nominated guitarist, singer, and songwriter Bill Kirchen first gained national recognition as a founding father of Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen. His trademark guitar licks drove their \u201cHot Rod Lincoln\u201d into the Top 10 in 1972. He has released over a dozen albums under his own name and played guitar live or on record with a Who\u2019s Who of Americana and Roots Rock and Roll, among them Gene Vincent, Link Wray, Bo Diddley, Hazel Dickens, Doug Sahm, Hoyd-Axton Emmy Do Harris, Maria Moldar, Dan Hicks, Nick Lowe, and Elvis Costello. 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