Here's a new video from the good folks at The Road Crew, a country-rock band that's served as boosters of Route 66 for the past few years: https://youtu.be/ocnYDLw934A The song comes from "Songs from the Mother Road" album, which you can download from Amazon here. It's also on iTunes.
Category: Music
Hello from Dallas
Here's a nifty arrangement of Nelson Riddle's "Route 66" by Reverend Organdrum, a three-piece band in Dallas. Riddle initially composed this for the "Route 66" television program. https://youtu.be/GtXWn3JoMcI Try not to be too distracted by the video's pinup models.
Bing and the Andrews Sisters take a trip
Here's a new video with a 1946 version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters. It also includes Vic Schoen & His Orchestra. https://youtu.be/FJ4GBrnRBic The clip contains a lot of vintage footage, including from the "Route 66" television program of the early 1960s.
Glenn Frey’s official “Route 66” video
Via Rolling Stone magazine, here's the official video of Glenn Frey's version of "Route 66": Frey, the frontman of the Eagles, has just released a solo album of American classics, titled "After Hours" (Amazon download here).
An Eagle takes a cruise
Glenn Frey, longtime frontman for The Eagles, tomorrow will release "After Hours," an album of American classics (Amazon album download is here). The collection includes a version of Bobby Troup's most famous song: https://youtu.be/YFfy5NAJi78 I like it. The pedal steel guitarist adds a western-swing flair to the song.
The Nat reopens in Amarillo
The historic Nat Ballroom in Amarillo, Texas, reopened this past weekend after months of renovations and repairs. KFDA-TV in Amarillo has a story: According to the Amarillo Globe-News, Kasey Robinson, who owns The Nest gift shop in the city's Sixth Avenue district (aka Route 66), bought the property and has turned it into an antiques mall. … Continue reading The Nat reopens in Amarillo
Prowling on Route 66
Here's a video from a few years ago about Plymouth Prowler fans driving the Mother Road: https://vimeo.com/41148208 WJRT-TV, which produced the video, is based in Flint, Mich. I'm not sure when this aired; the station has nothing about it in its website archives. According to Wikipedia, production stopped on the Prowler after the 2002 model. … Continue reading Prowling on Route 66
“Angel of the Mother Road”
In case you're wondering, this song by Steve Haggerty & The Wanted does indeed refer to Angel Delgadillo, the Guardian Angel of Route 66. Angel recently turned 85 years old. https://youtu.be/NZa2zM0csto Haggerty and his Southern rock band are based in Germany. If you want to hear a better-sounding studio version of the song, go to … Continue reading “Angel of the Mother Road”
Hello from New Zealand
This is the Flame n Fourtune barbershop quartet of New Zealand, doing Bobby Troup's "Route 66." You'll hear an interesting local twist to the song. https://youtu.be/PbFSEH8JJ48
A drive down Seligman’s Route 66
Here's a video shot this week -- a cruise down the Route 66 portion of Seligman, Ariz. https://vimeo.com/40644077 The clip was shot by k9sound, based in San Francisco.