An alternate version of “Route 66” by Bing Crosby

Here’s a version of “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” that I haven’t heard before now.

It’s Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra and Chorus during “Philco Radio Time” on Oct. 30, 1946.

Crosby earlier that year recorded a version of Bobby Troup’s song with the Andrew Sisters, which reached No. 14 on the charts. It’s a little more polished.

Compare and contrast:

Of course, it was Nat King Cole who recorded “Route 66” first early in 1946 and had a big hit with it. That was a key song that turbo-charged Cole’s career.

(Image of Bing Crosby in 1936 by Insomnia Cured Here via Flickr)

One thought on “An alternate version of “Route 66” by Bing Crosby

  1. Why should Deccca use the Spanish “Marca Registrada” – in English, Registered Trade Mark – on a recording made in New York in 1946? Because of the potential South American and Mexican market? But why not, more importantly, also in English?

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