Here's one of our all-time favorite songs about Route 66 -- starring Alan Rhody and a lot of nice country guitar licks. https://youtu.be/7CFPqjw5KVM The song was included in the "Songs of Route 66" compilation album, which apparently is available only in CD form here. An acoustic version of Rhody's song can be downloaded for 99 … Continue reading “The Mother Road”
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A Route 66 video postcard of Oklahoma
This well-done video about Route 66 in Oklahoma was posted a few days ago by Richard Cox of Oklahoma City-based Cimarron Photography and Design. The description says it's a "very small preview" of what Cox called a Route 66 Video Postcard. I emailed Cox at Cimarron for more details, but received no response. So your … Continue reading A Route 66 video postcard of Oklahoma
Vince Gill video showcases Rialto Square Theater
I didn't know this until a few days ago -- country singer Vince Gill's official video for his 1992 hit, "I Still Believe In You," was shot entirely at the Rialto Square Theater in Joliet, Ill. Music videos are meant to showcase the artist and the song. But this one shows off that historic theater … Continue reading Vince Gill video showcases Rialto Square Theater
Patti Page, famed singer and Route 66 native, dies at 85
https://youtu.be/_Ek3eCbfqp0 Patti Page, an Oklahoma-born singer whose greatest claim to fame was her massively popular "Tennessee Waltz" song from 1950, died Tuesday in California at age 85, reported the Tulsa World and many other media outlets. I'll let other obituaries detail Page's amazing music career, which included more than 100 million records sold. But it … Continue reading Patti Page, famed singer and Route 66 native, dies at 85
Cruising with Earl Grant
This performance by Earl Grant has become one of my favorite performances of Bobby Troup's most famous song. I like the easy groove of this tune. https://youtu.be/OS0yjQNTJZo This recording came out in 1966 on a tribute album to Nat King Cole, who'd died of cancer the previous year. Cole popularized Troup's "Route 66" in 1946 … Continue reading Cruising with Earl Grant
Fun with mounted cameras
As the quality and portability of high-definition video have gotten better, we're seeing more of such clips show up on the Internet from the Mother Road. This video, which included mounted angles, comes from Poland: Route 66 clip from meedia.pl on Vimeo. The song is "Route 66 Revisited," by Jimmy LaFave. The song can be … Continue reading Fun with mounted cameras
Seligman Sundries’ Year in Review
The good folks at Historic Seligman Sundries in Seligman, Ariz., put together this "Year in Review" video of some of the tourists who visited. Disclosure: I make an appearance in the film. Think tie-dye. https://youtu.be/5N1e7q4DypA Music is The Road Crew, doing their version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66." You can download the song here for … Continue reading Seligman Sundries’ Year in Review
Three hours of Christmas music
If you still need to wrap presents or have time to kill, relax with more than three hours of Christmas music: https://youtu.be/jZ-e3_31sdM
“18 Wheels to Bethlehem”
Somehow, this video and song by The Mighty Lumberhorn winds up being reverent as to "the reason for the season" and is wacky at the same time. https://youtu.be/8PmGZ8spowE
“The Day Truckers Saved Christmas”
This video by Trucker Steve is, well, interesting: https://youtu.be/vv2JhJ9YyyA Trucker Steve is quite a little Internet entrepreneur. You can follow him on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.