GEORGE FRAYNE, leader of COMMANDER CODY AND HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN, passed away in SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY, at the age of 77. The band s “Hot Rod Lincoln” hit #9 on the BILLBOAD HOT 100 in 1972. The rockabilly cover featured the eight-member band with FRAYNE aka COMMANDER CODY on vocals and the keys.FRAYNE originally formed the band in MICHIGAN in 1967, going on to open for bands like JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, THE DOORS and GRATEFUL DEAD. After the band broke up in 1976, FRAYNE .