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).
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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.
A memory of Ernie Edwards
I realized at the report of Ernie Edwards' death at age 94 that no footage of him apparently existed on the Internet. I decided to rectify that by mashing together footage from Canadian musician Melissa McClelland's "Pedal to Steel" documentary from 2006, when she embarked on a tour of Route 66. She visited Edwards at … Continue reading A memory of Ernie Edwards
Pipes and Sticks on Route 66
A couple of videos have trickled in since Pipes & Sticks on Route 66 -- an all-star group of Scottish-style musicians -- started a tour of the Mother Road. Here's the group at the Survivor Tree at the Oklahoma City National Memorial: https://youtu.be/PDZM-ZUCWfc And here's one of the bagpipers performing AC/DC's "Thunderstuck" in St. Louis. … Continue reading Pipes and Sticks on Route 66
“Route 66: The Neon Highway” revisited
Andrew Wood, a communications professor at San Jose State University and an avowed roadie, shot and produced a short video about the neon signs of Route 66 in 2008. You can view it here. Wood just completed another journey on Route 66, and created a new video with the same theme: https://youtu.be/OTEP6pb340s Music is "Route … Continue reading “Route 66: The Neon Highway” revisited