Here, you'll see the Chutzpah Barbershop Quartet sing Bobby Troup's "Route 66" in English ... and Hebrew. https://youtu.be/b6Odux1CFSs
Category: Music
Oklahoma Route 66 Museum exhibit focuses on music of the road
The Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton has started a new exhibit that focuses on the music and music artists who helped make Route 66 famous, according to a news release from the museum. "Music for the Mother Road: Route 66" features displays and interactive pieces about the history of radio and the popular songs … Continue reading Oklahoma Route 66 Museum exhibit focuses on music of the road
“Route 66” as heard in 1946
If you want to hear what "Route 66" sounded like when it was first recorded and released by Nat King Cole in 1946, this is the closest thing to it -- a 78 rpm record. https://youtu.be/kBRV6r2kKsc
Hello from Austria
This duo, called Lady and the Keys, performs many American standards in Austria, including this classic from Bobby Troup: https://youtu.be/-a-Hm176qxI The pianist hails from Vienna, but the singer's a California native, so the English pronunciations in the song are better than you might expect.
“Albuquerque”
Stumbled onto this song by Sananda Maitreya and his band, The Nudge Nudge, about a certain New Mexico city. https://youtu.be/f1Cgyfu-Uwo You probably know Maitreya better as Terence Trent D'Arby, who had this monster hit in the late 1980s. https://youtu.be/ynIHsHYaig0 He's no longer on the charts and legally changed his name more than a decade ago. … Continue reading “Albuquerque”
“Blacktop”
This song by Alan Jackson comes from his new bluegrass album, which is drawing praise from a lot of corners. https://youtu.be/xe0CZxfS-fw The lyrics sound like something you'd hear from an old rancher who grew up near Jericho Gap (aka dirt-road Route 66) in the Texas Panhandle. (Image of the Jericho Gap by TheRogue, via Flickr)
Station to Station in Winslow
Station to Station, the arts and music festival that rolled across America by train, put together this montage from its stop at La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Ariz. You'll see Jackson Browne performing "Take It Easy" around the four-minute mark. STS - The Winslow Happening from Station to Station on Vimeo. Earlier coverage of Browne's … Continue reading Station to Station in Winslow
Jackson Browne finally plays Winslow
Jackson Browne, who helped put the Route 66 town of Winslow, Ariz., on the musical map by co-writing the Eagles' big hit "Take It Easy," finally got a chance last weekend to perform in that town nearly 40 years after writing that tune. Browne was on the Station to Station tour, a rolling music-and-arts revue. … Continue reading Jackson Browne finally plays Winslow
Longevity on Route 66 runs in her family
Those familiar with the history of Route 66 know of the late Lucille Hamons and her Lucille's gas station near Hydro, Okla., that she ran for nearly 60 years. But you may not be familiar with one of Lucille's daughters, Delpha Dene Martin, who soon will enter her 50th year of running a business on … Continue reading Longevity on Route 66 runs in her family
Hello from Russia
This is a jazz group called Real Jam Band. Don't know much about this group, but I thought the arrangement was interesting, and the video production is fairly high. Route 66 from Release production on Vimeo.