Someone's posted audio of a very early performance of the Bruce Springsteen Band performing "Route 66" -- before he had a record deal, before he formed the E Street Band. The sound quality from this 1971 show is bad, but I did recognize Bruce's guitar right off the bat during the solo. The YouTube clip includes photos … Continue reading Early Boss
Category: Music
Music where you find it
Charles Hazlewood takes a trip down the Mother Road and searches out music where he can find it. Hazlewood is an award-winning British conductor. He's a bit cheeky, but there's no denying his enthusiasm.
Going down the Route 66 highway of life
Tulsa resident Tavis Minner transforms a jazzy version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" into a semi-biography.
From Texas via Canada
The Tone Dogs are based in Canada, but play what they call "Texas rock 'n' blues." Here's their take of Bobby Troup's most well-known song.
Hello from the Philippines
This is the Siony Jazz Trio (even though there's four members) in the Philippines, performing Bobby Troup's best-known song.
Hello from Germany
Here's a jazzier take of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" by the Germany-based Stevie Woods & The Voyagers. Woods scored a Top 30 hit in the early 1980s with "Steal the Night" as an R&B singer. He later relocated to Germany. Here's his big hit:
“Black Top”
Bob Hood, a singer and songwriter based in England, wrote this tune. I'll let Bob explain the story behind the song: I wrote this one early on in 2010. I intended to write a song about Neil Young driving down from Chicago to LA, but ended up writing about the people who live and love … Continue reading “Black Top”
Music duo embarking on partial Route 66 tour
The Nashville-based duo Jeff and Vida are going on a partial Route 66 tour this month to promote their new album, "Selma Chalk." Jeff Burke and Vida Wakeman, who are husband and wife, play all-acoustic music that's described as bluegrass, old country and Americana. Four supporting musicians are part of the band. According to their … Continue reading Music duo embarking on partial Route 66 tour
Swing time
Here's a fresh arrangement of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" by the Beantown Swing Orchestra. UPDATE: The video has been removed. However, one of the band's members directed me to another of its performances of this tune: https://youtu.be/jvi5z-LO7Vs
“Airstream Song”
Country-music star Miranda Lambert apparently owns a gypsy soul, too.