Here's the most original arrangement to Bobby Troup's "Route 66" that I've seen in a lonnnnnnng time -- and I've seen a lot. This one's by Bad Jokes, a band based in Italy. https://vimeo.com/38571843
Category: Music
On the trail of Woody Guthrie
Traveling from Tulsa to a show in the Texas Panhandle town of Pampa, musician Arlo Guthrie -- the son of folk music legend Woody Guthrie -- made this observation to a reporter from the Los Angeles Times: Speaking from the shotgun seat on his 1989 tour bus, Arlo said the passing scenes reinforced one of … Continue reading On the trail of Woody Guthrie
Route 66 in northeastern Oklahoma
The video was created by David Ketter, a student at Oklahoma State University's Institute of Technology, for his Introduction to Video class. https://vimeo.com/37747384 Music is "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere," by Dwight Yoakam. That song can be downloaded for 99 cents here.
Scottish musicians will tour Route 66 in April
An all-star group of Scottish-style muscians will embark on a Route 66 tour in early April, including several performances. The tour is called Pipes & Sticks on Route 66. According to the news release: Dubbed "Pipes & Sticks on Route 66," bass-drummer Mike Cole, snare-drummer Jim Kilpatrick, and pipers Stuart Liddell, Angus MacColl and Willie … Continue reading Scottish musicians will tour Route 66 in April
“Take Me Back Home (Mother Road)”
Here's an apparently new song about Route 66 by musician Eric Dwayne. It's so new, he hasn't posted it on his MySpace page yet. https://youtu.be/fVefFiFH1S0 I haven't found out much about Dwayne, other than he was relocating to Missouri in late 2011, according to his Twitter account. Maybe moving to the Show-Me State inspired him to … Continue reading “Take Me Back Home (Mother Road)”
Singer-songwriter leading a Route 66 tour
Fred Eaglesmith, a veteran singer-songwriter whose tunes have been recorded by Miranda Lambert, Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, and other musicians, is the headliner for a Route 66 Tin Can Caravan on the Mother Road in September. A few details about the tour from the website: An eighteen-day road trip down Historic Route 66, from Chicago … Continue reading Singer-songwriter leading a Route 66 tour
This is good to see
Something I wasn't sure we'd see again ... Harley and Annabelle Russell recently performing in their home base of Erick, Okla. (Warning: the video contains Harley's typically bawdy humor ... another good sign, actually). https://youtu.be/VB2Jmk0CIvo For those new to Route 66 News, Annabelle was diagnosed with ovarian cancer about a year ago. She endured major … Continue reading This is good to see
“Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked”
Cage the Elephant, an up-and-coming rock band from Bowling Green, Ky., used a lot of footage from Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Texas, for this music video: https://youtu.be/5t99bpilCKw
The Nat will become an antique mall
The Nat Ballroom, a legendary former nightclub on Route 66 in Amarillo, Texas, will be converted into an antique mall that perhaps will eventually include a cafe and movie screen, reported the Amarillo Globe-News today. The previous tenant's lease ended in December after nine years. Kasey Robinson, a local business owner, promptly picked up the … Continue reading The Nat will become an antique mall
The ultimate road-music accessory
Jess McEntire, a musician and the man behind the Mother Road Music project, is selling charity raffle tickets for a chance to win a custom-made Route 66 electric guitar. The guitar's body is fashioned so it looks like the Route 66 shield sign that once graced the Mother Road decades ago. It's a limited-edition model … Continue reading The ultimate road-music accessory