Category: Music

“Long May You Run”

With the new year, Neil Young's performance of this song in 1993 will serve as a message of good wishes to roadies everywhere. Young's longtime steel guitar player, Brian Keith, is on dobro. Sharp-eyed folks might see on guitar Nils Lofgren, a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and a good solo act in … Continue reading “Long May You Run”

WorldHum lists the 40 greatest travel songs

The editors of WorldHum, the online site of the Travel Channel, decided to take on the formidable task of naming the greatest travel songs of all time. We gave them broad voting criteria: If it’s a song about travel or inspires travel or just a song that they must listen to while they travel, it’s … Continue reading WorldHum lists the 40 greatest travel songs

Musical road review

This serves as a promotional video for the Route 66 Road Musical of the Netherlands. The Dutch accent is pretty thick on some of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" lyrics, but the footage is a good primer to the Mother Road.

The town is rockin’

This YouTube poster used footage from the Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino, Calif.,that was shot for a KNBC-TV commercial and mixed it with Stevie Ray Vaughan's "The House Is Rockin'." Well done.

Palm Springs Follies’ latest season gains rave reviews

"Get Your Kicks!" the new, Route 66-themed season of the Fabulous Palm Springs Follies of Palm Springs, Calif., received an enthusiastic review from the WeHo News of West Hollywood, Calif. There was not one lull in this fast paced, fabulous Vegas type show. The choreography by Joan Palethorpe with tap numbers by Carri Burbank Glen … Continue reading Palm Springs Follies’ latest season gains rave reviews

Imagine an ill-advised lawsuit

It appears a wee bit of controversy has hit the Mother Road in the form of a billboard in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. From the Los Angeles Times: A group that promotes separation of church and state filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Rancho Cucamonga after a billboard on Route 66 that read "Imagine … Continue reading Imagine an ill-advised lawsuit

“Rhythms of the Road” trailer

Greene HD Productions has just completed a 12-minute trailer of the "Rhythms of the Road" television music series that's set to air this spring. Go here to watch it. You'll see a lot of Route 66 landmarks, including the U-Drop Inn in Shamrock, Texas; the Big Texan Steak Ranch of Amarillo; the Munger Moss Motel … Continue reading “Rhythms of the Road” trailer

Art in an unexpected place

What's great about Route 66 is you sometimes find the unexpected. On Monday, I found it in downtown Commerce, Okla. (population 2,500), talking to a man who creates portraits of rock 'n' roll stars and other artwork. He exhibits and sells these pieces all over the United States. Bill Foss' studio is right on Route … Continue reading Art in an unexpected place