Ryan and W.S. Stevenson wrote "Hot Rod Lincoln" and in 1955 Ryan first recorded the song with the rockabilly beat and the vivid lyrics describing a nighttime car chase...
The song was inspired by Ryan's commutes in his 1941 Lincoln from Spokane to play gigs at the Paradise Club across the state line in Lewiston, Idaho.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-ryan22feb22,1,7248174.story?ctrack=1&cset=true
The song was inspired by Ryan's commutes in his 1941 Lincoln from Spokane to play gigs at the Paradise Club across the state line in Lewiston, Idaho.
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-ryan22feb22,1,7248174.story?ctrack=1&cset=true