A YouTube poster from the United Kingdom posted this Route 66 travel video to accompany the song "Cradle" by The Joy Formidable. Nice editing here. https://youtu.be/tFV-xrUx3xs
Category: Music
Annabelle Russell marks 66th birthday today
Annabelle Russell, one-half of the Mediocre Music Makers based in the Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, Okla., marked her 66th birthday today. Usually birthdays are no big deal in Route 66 corners. However, because Annabelle and her husband Harley have been entertaining Route 66 tourists for more than a decade, her 66th year has a … Continue reading Annabelle Russell marks 66th birthday today
Father of Rock and Roll and the Mother Road
A few videos have popped up using Chuck Berry's version of "Route 66" as the inspiration. But this new one is the best: https://youtu.be/cdhJMKegnCI By the way, Chuck Berry is 84 years old, and he's still playing a regular gig at this place.
Don’t make it bad
This latest edition of "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible" takes the long and winding road with the Gospel of Jude. You probably now know where this is going ... https://youtu.be/YHAhWXVAelI
“O’ Montana”
The Road Crew wrote and recorded this tribute to Montana, the famed pet rabbit at Rich Henry's Rabbit Ranch in Staunton, Ill. Montana died in 2008. https://youtu.be/uYzaeWIfLxk The description of Montana on the video: She had a good life here on Route 66. For over seven years she warmly greeted the locals as well as travelers … Continue reading “O’ Montana”
“The Road to Amarillo” video
A few months ago, The Road Crew composed and recorded a new song about the International Route 66 Festival that came to Amarillo in June. After the festival, the country-rock band has unveiled its video for "The Road to Amarillo." https://youtu.be/ncQPJd2QnQk The band was presented with the Bobby Troup Artistic Recognition Award during the festival's … Continue reading “The Road to Amarillo” video
“My Hometown”
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”
“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