Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen

American country rock band founded in 1967 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with [a2179828] taking the stage name Commander Cody. After playing for several years in local bars, the core members migrated to San Francisco, soon getting a recording contract with [l38652]. The group released their first album in late 1971, [m=378722], which yielded its best-known hit, a cover version of the 1955 song [r=13318502], which reached the top ten on the Billboard singles chart in early 1972.