Charlie Ryan
{{Short description|American country music singer and songwriter (1915–2008)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Charlie Ryan
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| birth_name = Charles Ryan
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|12|19}}
| birth_place = Graceville, Minnesota, U.S.
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|02|16|1915|12|19}}
| death_place = Spokane, Washington, U.S.
| instrument = Vocals, guitar
| genre = {{hlist|Country|rockabilly}}
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| years_active = 1959–1963
| label = 4 Star, King, Hilltop
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Charles Ryan (December 19, 1915 – February 16, 2008) was an American country music and rockabilly singer and songwriter, best known for writing and first recording the rockabilly hit single "Hot Rod Lincoln".
Biography
Ryan grew up in Polson, Montana and moved to Spokane in 1943. He served in the United States Army during The Korean War. After the war, he worked as a musician and songwriter, touring with artists such as Jim Reeves and Johnny Horton. In 1955, he wrote "Hot Rod Lincoln", and Ryan recorded the first version of the song (as "Charley Ryan and The Livingston Brothers").{{Cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/souv101|title=Charley Ryan And The Livingston Bros. – Hot Rod Lincoln|website=45cat.com|accessdate=January 9, 2020}} Ryan released a remake in 1959 as "Charlie Ryan and The Timberline Riders"; the song was later covered by Johnny Bond (1960) and Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (1972) (#9 U.S., #7 Canada), among others.{{cite news|url=http://www.kgw.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8UTJBF00.html|title=Writer of "Hot Rod Lincoln" moves to drag race in the sky|last=Geranios|first=Nicholas K.|date=February 1, 2008|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=April 26, 2008}}{{dead link|date=August 2020|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Discography
=Albums=
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Album ! Label |
| 1961
| Hot Rod Lincoln | King |
| 1963
| Hot Rod Lincoln Drags Again! | Hilltop |
=Singles=
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="2"| Chart Positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |
| width="50"| US Country
! width="50"| US |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| 1960
| "Hot Rod Lincoln" | align="center"| 14 | align="center"| 33 | rowspan="2"| Hot Rod Lincoln |
| "Side Car Cycle"
| align="center"| — | align="center"| 84 |
References
External links
- [http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-ryan22feb22,0,4034564.story Obituary], Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2008
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121116095630/http://www.hot-rod-lincoln.com/ Charlie Ryan official website]
- {{Discogs artist|Charlie Ryan (2)}}
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Category:People from Graceville, Minnesota
Category:American country singer-songwriters
Category:Four Star Records artists
Category:United States Army personnel of the Korean War
Category:20th-century American singer-songwriters
Category:Singer-songwriters from Minnesota