The Route 66 town of Atlanta, Ill., is calling for submissions for its second annual Route 66 Reinterpreted art project, where contestants re-imagine the iconic Route 66 shield sign. According to a news release from Atlanta: Participating artists will be provided a blank, 2-by-2-foot wooden cutout of the Route 66 highway shield, painted white, which … Continue reading Atlanta begins second Route 66 Reinterpreted art contest
Day: January 13, 2014
“Route 66” with guitar and harmonica
For all of its hundreds of versions out there, it continually amazes me how folks can keep freshening up a nearly 70-year-old "Route 66." This time, Mike Shaw does it with an acoustic guitar and adept harmonica playing with Bobby Troup's immortal road-trip tune. The video was shot by Mike Gaboark. https://youtu.be/ArJsP4Dj6SQ And check out … Continue reading “Route 66” with guitar and harmonica