Bill Burnett's song here has Route 66 content near the end. Lyrics are here.
Category: Music
“House of the Rising Sun” in Baxter Springs?
The answer to the question: Sort of. The story behind this is complicated. So bear with me. I just finished reading Ted Anthony's excellent 2007 book, "Chasing the Rising Sun," which traces the tangled and twisted origins of the famous song, "House of the Rising Sun." It's nearly certain that you've heard the tune. But … Continue reading “House of the Rising Sun” in Baxter Springs?
Hello from Japan
I don't know who this pianist is, other than he's from Japan. But this arrangement of "Route 66" is superb.
New song takes place on Route 66 in Texas
The Gourds, a folk-rock band out of Texas, has a song, "All the Way to Jericho," on its new album, "Haymaker!" that takes place on Route 66 in the Lone Star State. The Jericho in the song, according to a review in Pitchfork Media, refers to the notorious Jericho Gap of old Route 66 in … Continue reading New song takes place on Route 66 in Texas
“Life Ain’t Always Beautiful”
Check out the neon sign during this video by Gary Allan. It's from the Holiday Motel on the Strip in Las Vegas -- one of the last survivors of vintage motels there. The song itself has a interesting history. Allan recorded it shortly after his wife committed suicide. Several of the songs from the excellent … Continue reading “Life Ain’t Always Beautiful”
Hello from Russia
I have to admit, this version of "Route 66" by Sersh Sakenoff is one of the most unusual I've heard:
Not your typical teenybopper band
If fact, I'll bet that not one of these kids is out of grade school yet.
Hello from Germany
I haven't been able to track down much information about this band, other than it being based in Germany. I'm not sure whether "Root 66" is the band's name or a variation of the title of the Bobby Troop song it performs here. Still, this sludgy, midtempo version sounds a lot more fresh than others … Continue reading Hello from Germany
Hello from Indonesia
Here's a recent clip of the Manhattan Transfer singing Bobby Troup's "Route 66," during the Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Swingin’ west
Here's the Texas Trailhands, based out of Fort Worth, doing a Western swing version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66."