Here's a swinging big-band version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" by the group with the great name: Back to Basie Orchestra. Jacqui Hicks does the singing.
Day: October 8, 2009
The end and the beginning
I found this item in the Bloomington (Ill.) Pantagraph in the How Time Flies section: 25 years ago Oct. 8, 1984: Route 66 is now officially gone. A six mile stretch of Interstate 40 replaced the last of the "Mother Road" near Wilcox, Arizona. I-55 replaced Route 66 in Illinois. Along the Chicago-Los Angeles route, … Continue reading The end and the beginning