Public recordCompiled from 9 credited sources · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Bill Kirchen

Rock band from Bridgeport · formed 1948

Visit the band website Follow on Facebook

Bill Kirchen photo — Photo from the public record

Shows on record: None on record
Rooms played: None on record
Cities: None on record
Releases: 18
Last show: None on record

About

Bill Kirchen is a band from Bridgeport, formed in 1948, tagged country, folk, rockabilly by its sources. No dated shows are on record.

Bill Kirchen formed in 1948 — MusicBrainz
Bill Kirchen is based in Bridgeport — MusicBrainz
The Twangbangers: member — MusicBrainz
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen: member — MusicBrainz
The Moonlighters: member — MusicBrainz
Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun: eponymous — MusicBrainz
Lost Planet Airmen: member — MusicBrainz
Bill Kirchen has 13 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1993–2020 — MusicBrainz
Bill Kirchen formed in 1967 — Wikipedia
Bill Kirchen plays Country — Wikipedia
Bill Kirchen plays rockabilly — Wikipedia
Bill Kirchen plays rock and roll — Wikipedia
Bill Kirchen plays country rock — Wikipedia
Bill Kirchen plays Bakersfield sound — Wikipedia
Bill Kirchen has 9868 listeners on Last.fm — Bill Kirchen on Last.fm
Bill Kirchen has released 10 recordings between 2010 and 2026 — Bill Kirchen on Discogs

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

No upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us

No past shows on record.

Where they play

No rooms on record.

Releases

18 releases, 1993–2026

Cat Out Of The Bag
2026
Hammer Of The Honky-Tonk Gods
2024
The Proper Years
2020 · Compilation
Waxworks - The Best Of The Proper Years
2020
Transatlanticana
2016 · Album
Seeds and Stems
2013 · Album
Bill Kirchen's Honky Tonk Holiday
2012 · Album
Tied To The Wheel / King Of Dieselbilly
2012
Word to the Wise
2010 · Album
Shelly's Winter Love
2010
Hammer of the Honky-Tonk Gods
2007 · Album
King of Dieselbilly
2005 · Compilation
Dieselbilly Road Trip
2002 · Album
Tied to the Wheel
2001 · Album
Raise a Ruckus
1999 · Album
Hot Rod Lincoln - Live
1997 · Album
Have Love, Will Travel
1996 · Album
Tombstone Every Mile
1993 · Album

Lineup

The Twangbangers
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
The Moonlighters
Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun · eponymous
Lost Planet Airmen

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 40+ plays, 2009-06-04–2022-08-11 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Swingin' Doors' (Don Slack) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (DJ Michele Myers) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Shake the Shack' (Mike Fuller) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Kevin Cole) — KEXP

Sources & corrections

Report a correction Request removal

What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Wikipedia	Artist facts
Bill Kirchen on Last.fm	Artist facts
Bill Kirchen on Discogs	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Genius	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Wikidata	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.