Filmmaker John McDonald posted a four-minute teaser trailer about his latest work, "Pipes & Sticks on Route 66," which documents last spring's tour of the Mother Road by five world-class Scottish musicians. https://youtu.be/JkD78Kt-OXU McDonald is still looking for financial support to finish his film. He's launched a Kickstarter campaign to help raise the funds.
Category: Music
“Truckin’ Trees for Christmas”
Our opportunities to update the site will be a bit iffy during the holiday. So we'll post a few Christmas-related music videos about the long-haul truckers who help keep the economy of America -- and Route 66 -- going. Here's Bill Kirchen, former lead guitarist for Commander Cody of "Hot Rod Lincoln" fame, doing his version … Continue reading “Truckin’ Trees for Christmas”
An hour of Asleep At the Wheel
Sit back and enjoy nearly an hour's worth of western swing, courtesy of Asleep At the Wheel. This show comes from Strinx TV, based in Germany. The show's also notable for having steel guitar wizard Cindy Cashdollar as one of the performers. https://youtu.be/n8s54iUhWt4 Asleep At the Wheel's version of "Route 66" is the third song, around … Continue reading An hour of Asleep At the Wheel
Indian marching band reunites after a half-century hiatus
Something remarkable occurred during the recent annual Winslow Christmas Parade on Route 66 in Winslow, Ariz. -- the Santa Fe All-Indian Marching Band reunited after a hiatus of 49 years. The Arizona Daily Sun reports that the band started in 1923 -- several years before U.S. Highway 66 was commissioned -- and disbanded in 1963 after … Continue reading Indian marching band reunites after a half-century hiatus
Hitch a ride with the Four King Sisters
Here's something I haven't seen before -- the Four King Sisters performing "Route 66" with Alvino Rey and His Orchestra, circa 1952. https://youtu.be/ERxesv9mxl4
“Route 66 Tonight”
I thought a more proper title for this video would be "Tucumcari Tonite" ... until I started to see the signs from Arizona. Route 66 Tonight from Reggae Rider on Vimeo. Reggae Rider produced the video for CentralArizonaBikers.com. Music is "Slow Freight" by Benny Carter and His Orchestra.
Route 66 serves as backdrop for political documentary
As Election Day fast approaches, an Ohio film company is preparing a documentary "about the American people's relationship with their political system and the 2012 election." Titled "Of By For: Promises, Power & the Political Parade," its makers will continue to shoot footage through tomorrow. Old Machine plans to release the film on Inauguration Day, which is … Continue reading Route 66 serves as backdrop for political documentary
“Mother Road”
J.D. Strait, a buddy of musician Kirk Baldwin, liked this song so much, he decided to shoot a video of it for him. https://youtu.be/kQ22GsqZbxU Strait wrote: "Kirk to this day still travels New Mexico 333 (which is the old original portion of Old Route 66 just east of Albuquerque) to go to most of his … Continue reading “Mother Road”
Road trip with friends
Three pals explore Route 66 and other parts of the Southwest in this well-edited video: https://youtu.be/-_NtonOoJHg Music is "On the Road Again," by Willie Nelson.
Another one from Asleep At the Wheel’s vault
Here's another vintage performance of "Route 66" by western-swing band Asleep At the Wheel. This one was during Farm Aid 1993 in Ames, Iowa. https://youtu.be/J5hfSrB2s6I Asleep At the Wheel perform "Route 66" at every show for two reasons -- it makes a good warm-up, and bandleader Ray Benson loves the tune. Asleep At the Wheel … Continue reading Another one from Asleep At the Wheel’s vault