David Lowe, an opera singer who is a native of Joplin, Mo., composed this song after the tornado destroyed much of his hometown on May 22. https://youtu.be/SLQ-SjeU6x8 The song is part of a CD, titled "Back to My Roots," of which proceeds of its sales will go the Bright Futures program at Joplin High School. … Continue reading “My Hometown”
Category: Music
“Dust in the Wind”
This song by Kansas has been embroidered into a tribute to Martin Milner, co-star of the "Route 66" television series of the early 1960s. https://youtu.be/HoOoohSQ6Xo
Hello from the garage
Here's one of the wildest versions of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" I've heard, by Paul Bearer and The Hearsemen. The band was based in the Oregon during the mid-1960s, and it sounds like it could liven up a party. https://youtu.be/-3TX9dLTdbE
The King of the Jukebox
Here's a treat ... blues bandleader Louis Jordan and his terrific arrangement of Bobby Troup's "Route 66." https://youtu.be/D31RrjicrQ8
“Road to Nowhere”
The name of this band is Talking Heads: https://youtu.be/AWtCittJyr0
Hello from Indonesia
This version of Bobby Troup's most famous song is sung by a 7-year-old. Sounds like she's started vamping early: https://youtu.be/JdPnrROhQGk
“Highway Star”
An oldie but a goodie from Deep Purple, aka Ritchie Blackmore's band: https://youtu.be/jOQHuDLE-Dk
Blues Brothers may return to television
The Blues Brothers, the musical duo that Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi made famous on "Saturday Night Live" during the 1970s, may soon return to television as a prime-time series. According to Variety, the screenplay for a pilot episode has been written. Aykroyd and Judy Belushi, John's ex-wife, own the TV rights. Script … Continue reading Blues Brothers may return to television
The father of “Route 66”
A recording by Bobby Troup of a song he wrote in 1946 that has subsequently been recorded by hundreds -- perhaps thousands -- of acts over the decades. https://youtu.be/sYse1RNEh54
Requiem for The Coliseum
A story today by Jason Nevel in the Springfield State Journal-Register all but confirms what we've suspected -- that the historic Coliseum Ballroom in Benld, Ill., won't be rebuilt after a fire destroyed it a month ago. The story instead serves as a sort of requiem for the former music venue, which opened in 1924 … Continue reading Requiem for The Coliseum