I've been watching this story carefully, even though it doesn't have much to do with Route 66. Johnny Hallyday, 66, a rock 'n' roll legend in France, was placed in a medically induced coma in Los Angeles after complications developed in France after back surgery. He's expected to make a recovery, and he emerged from … Continue reading Notes from the road
Category: Music
“Thunderstorms and Neon Signs”
Here is Wayne "The Train" Hancock's finest hour, and the song in 1995 that pretty much kick-started his career. Here's Hancock talking about one of his experiences on Route 66 in No Depression magazine in 2001: “I’ve broken down on my way to shows and gotten there early. I was going through Vega, Texas, and … Continue reading “Thunderstorms and Neon Signs”
Don’t cramp their style
It was only a matter of time before this version of "Route 66" showed up. This version is by The Cramps, a psychobilly punk band that is now defunct, alas, because of the death of singer Lux Interior earlier this year.
Harley & Annabelle documentary released on DVD
Two years ago, Joe Summars of Fluxfaze Creative Enterprises began shooting a documentary about Harley and Annabelle Russell, aka the inimitable Mediocre Music Makers, at their Sandhills Curiosity Shop just off Route 66 in Erick, Okla. It appears the film is finished. Summars started selling the "Harley & Annabelle -- Living Legends in Erick, Oklahoma" … Continue reading Harley & Annabelle documentary released on DVD
Wanda Jackson at the 66 Bowl
Longtime roadie Shellee Graham went to the Wanda Jackson concert at the 50th-anniversary celebration of the 66 Bowl in Oklahoma City on Saturday night and shot these photos. Jackson has some sentimental ties to the 66 Bowl. That's where she had the first date 48 years ago with her future husband. Oklahoma Route 66 researcher … Continue reading Wanda Jackson at the 66 Bowl
Music video shot in Ludlow
Last November, a pop-rock band based in Atlanta, shot the video for its new single "Julie" in the Route 66 ghost town of Ludlow, Calif., which is smack dab in the middle of the Mojave Desert. "Julie" is available as a download on iTunes. Last November will release an EP titled "tug o'war" on Jan. … Continue reading Music video shot in Ludlow
More and more Rhythms
Here's another episode of Greene HD Productions' "Rhythms of the Road" that's just been posted online. This is the episode that was shot at the Midpoint Cafe in Adrian, Texas.
From Big River to the ocean
Here's one of the best slide shows I've seen on YouTube in a long time. Mixing a few older photos, it's a travelogue of Route 66 from about St. Louis to the Pacific. Music is "Route 66," by Nat King Cole.
More Rhythms
Another episode of the Greene HD Productions' "Rhythms of the Road" musical television series has been posted online. This episode includes performances at the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo.
Wanda Jackson to work with White Stripes front man
Rockabilly queen and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson will play a show Saturday at the 66 Bowl in Oklahoma City to help mark the bowling center's 50th anniversary. That's a nice little coup for the 66 Bowl, a prominent business on Route 66 on the city's west side. But an even bigger … Continue reading Wanda Jackson to work with White Stripes front man