Here's Wayne "The Train" Hancock doing a Western swing version of Bobby Troup's most famous song "Route 66." The gig was at the famous Lee's Liquor Lounge in Minneapolis two days ago. An avowed road warrior, Hancock performs this song a lot.
Category: Music
Lounging around Route 66
Martin Denny, the king of lounge music during the 1950s and '60s, recorded this variation of Nelson Riddle's instrumental, "Route 66." Dig those vibraphones.
“In the Sunny State”
Roger van Meer is from the Netherlands, but he definitely shot this video for his song "In the Sunny State" along Route 66 in California's Mojave Desert.
“Still ain’t nothing to see …”
Here's a new song, "You Can't Get Your Kicks on Route 66," by Honey Don't. I don't agree entirely with the sentiment about the Mother Road, but these lines are a keeper: "Now, they got that freeway, honey, but it don't feel free to me ... you can drive all day, but there still ain't … Continue reading “Still ain’t nothing to see …”
Hello from Belgium
This is a version of "Route 66" sung by Elliott Murphy. But the guy who steals the show is blues harmonica player Ben Lambrechts.
Photographers on the road
By now, you've probably read about photographer Sandi Wheaton and her journey to document Route 66 with a series of time-lapse images. She's in the Texas Panhandle now. But there are other photographers who are traveling the road or who recently did so. One is Steven Brett Stoddart, who is traveling the Mother Road from … Continue reading Photographers on the road
This is awesome
Tap-dancing, weird driving backdrops, relentlessly cheeky singers, and the Lawrence Welk Show. What more could you want?
Only in America
Only in a place like America would you have a cowboy-themed restaurant that serves Italian gourmet ice cream. In this case, it's taking place on Route 66 in Amarillo. It's called Cowboy Gelato, on the historic Sixth Street district. According to the restaurant's Web site: Cowboy Gelato will bring a new form of excitement to … Continue reading Only in America
Hello from England
Here's a swinging big-band version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" by the group with the great name: Back to Basie Orchestra. Jacqui Hicks does the singing.
Road Crew’s show in Afton
I wasn't able to attend the Road Crew's show in Afton Station in Afton, Okla., over the weekend, but I'm pleased to see that Tulsa roadie Ron McCoy brought his video camera to capture excerpts of the gig. The video is nicely done. You can read Afton Station co-owner Laurel Kane's musings about the show … Continue reading Road Crew’s show in Afton