#OneHitHistory The week ending August 8, 1960, Charlie Ryan and the Timberline Riders earned US #OneHitWonder honors when the Charlie Ryan-penned “Hot Rod Lincoln” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. It spent 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #33. #CharlieRyan #HotRodLincoln #OneHitWondered

The week of August 8, 1960, Charlie Ryan & the Timberline Riders earned US #OneHitWonder honors when the Charlie Ryan-penned country-boogie classic “Hot Rod Lincoln” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. The single spent 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #33. #CharlieRyan #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

So, yeah… “Hot Rod Lincoln” made three separate trips into US #Top40 history: Charlie Ryan’s #33 hit version in 1960, Johnny Bond’s #26 cover later that year, and Commander Cody’s #9 revival in 1972… but the car, the story and the song all started with Charlie Ryan. #CharlieRyan #OneHitWondered

“Hot Rod Lincoln” was written and originally recorded by country/rockabilly singer/songwriter Charlie Ryan in 1955… and credited on that release as ‘Charlie Ryan & the Livingston Bros.’ #CharlieRyan #HotRodLincoln #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

“Hot Rod Lincoln” was written and originally recorded by country/rockabilly singer/songwriter Charlie Ryan in 1955… and credited on that release as ‘Charlie Ryan & the Livingston Bros.’ #CharlieRyan #HotRodLincoln #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#Interestingly “Hot Rod Lincoln” by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen is a cover… The song was originally written and recorded by country/rockabilly singer/songwriter Charlie Ryan in 1955… and credited as ‘Charlie Ryan & the Livingston Bros.’ #CharlieRyan #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory Later in 1960, country singer Johnny Bond put his spin on “Hot Rod Lincoln,” tweaking Charlie Ryan’s hot-rod tale (the Lincoln motor becomes an 8-cylinder instead of the 12) and earned US #OneHitWonder honors as well. #JohnnyBond #HotRodLincoln #CharlieRyan #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly “Hot Rod Lincoln” was written and originally recorded by country-rockabilly singer/songwriter Charlie Ryan in 1955… and credited on that release as ‘Charlie Ryan & the Livingston Bros.’ #CharlieRyan #HotRodLincoln #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote The week ending August 8, 1960, Charlie Ryan & the Timberline Riders earned US #OneHitWonder honors when the Charlie Ryan-penned “Hot Rod Lincoln” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. It spent 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #33. #CharlieRyan #OneHitWondered

Charlie Ryan released a remake of his “Hot Rod Lincoln” in 1960, this time as Charlie Ryan & the Timberline Riders… and earned US #OneHitWonder honors. The single spent 4 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #33. #CharlieRyan #HotRodLincoln #OneHitWondered

Even the race in “Hot Rod Lincoln” had roots in real life... After playing a show, Charlie Ryan raced his hot rod against a friend’s Cadillac. Legend says that the image of telephone poles flashing by ‘like a picket fence’ supposedly came from that experience. #CharlieRyan #OneHitWondered