The Road Crew, which recorded an entire album devoted to Route 66 a few years ago, will perform during the International Route 66 Festival in August in Joplin, Mo., and two other nearby venues. In Joplin, the group will open for The Grass Roots at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, along the Main Street festival … Continue reading The Road Crew performing at Joplin festival
Category: Music
Memories from a road trip
Kelly Robertson of Springfield, Mo., uploaded this video about a Route 66 trip. Route 66 Video from kelly robertson on Vimeo. Music is "Before I Am Gone," by the Brian Jonestown Massacre.
Patti Page’s take on “Route 66”
Here's a version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" you probably haven't heard -- by the recently departed Patti Page. https://youtu.be/WDEjLhDbchI The YouTube account, maynardcat, apparently is a vinyl record aficionado. He /she said about Page's recording: Route 66 by Patti Page from the 1955 Mercury Lp for radio broadcast only titled Blue Dream Street. This … Continue reading Patti Page’s take on “Route 66”
Asleep At the Wheel and the Texas Playboys
This is quite a treat. Someone has posted the entire "Austin City Limits" show from 1992 that featured Asleep At the Wheel and four members of the Texas Playboys. It's western-swing heaven. https://youtu.be/hgOM7kJT9SY If you want to hear "Route 66," you can skip ahead to the 39-minute mark. And check out the Route 66 shield … Continue reading Asleep At the Wheel and the Texas Playboys
Tucumcari festival lands rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson as headliner
The first annual Rockabilly on the Route event in Tucumcari, N.M., has made quite a coup for its entertainment -- Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson as its headliner. Rockabilly on the Route is scheduled for June 7-9, with Jackson as the 9:30 p.m. performer on Saturday. Another rockabilly act, The Chop Tops, … Continue reading Tucumcari festival lands rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson as headliner
Hello from Italy
Nino Siragusa's singing is a bit dodgy during this version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66," mostly because English isn't his first language. But his picking is aces. https://youtu.be/9v9g21vyUjU
“Route 66,” from an Albuquerque garage
Well, I'm not positive this version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" was recorded in a Duke City garage. But this cover by The Monkeymen was indeed captured in low-fidelity in Albuquerque and released by a local label, QQ Records, in 1965. https://youtu.be/1LI_yh4RFdE The history of the band is obscure, but bits and pieces can be … Continue reading “Route 66,” from an Albuquerque garage
Home movies of Tucumcari, circa 1960
The Historic Tucumcari page on Facebook posted this 15-minute home movie, circa 1960, from the Route 66 town of Tucumcari, N.M. Locations in the film include the Tri-Angle Café, Tucumcari Memorial Park cemetery, Harry's Cafe, and the train station. Does anyone know whether Harry's or the Tri-Angle were on 66? https://youtu.be/C0nJ6d6KInA Regardless, the film is … Continue reading Home movies of Tucumcari, circa 1960
“King of the Road” on a Route 66 cigar box guitar
A YouTube poster with the intriguing name of Thirstn How1 uploaded this clip of him rocking out on a four-string cigar-box slide guitar with a Route 66 paint job. He covers Roger Miller's 1965 hit "King of the Road," with a few licks from Bobby Troup's "Route 66" thrown into the mix. https://youtu.be/uQXDfR35Zks Miller, incidentally, … Continue reading “King of the Road” on a Route 66 cigar box guitar
Blue Swallow Motel gets its own song
Musician Stephen Conrad apparently likes the Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, N.M., so much, he wrote a song about it for this slide-show video: https://youtu.be/gSDV8rDF8Yo Conrad created another slide-show video for the Blue Swallow and New Mexico in general, called "In the Sunshine Glow." https://youtu.be/e2967LQGT30