Here's Ted Nugent, playing Bobby Troup's "Route 66" during a USO tour in Iraq in 2004. Warning: Nugent's chatter gets a little profane, as usual. But the Motor City Madman still rips on guitar all these years later.
Category: Music
Get your kicks in a Lincoln hybrid
Here is a combination I never thought I'd see together: a 1959 Lincoln Continental, hybrid technology and rock musician Neil Young. But it's happening. Undercover.com reports that the Lincvolt is a new project by Young's Shakey Pictures. Together, they are transforming the engine of a 1959 Lincoln Continental Mk IV convertible into a new series … Continue reading Get your kicks in a Lincoln hybrid
“Never Been to Spain”
But I've been to Oklahoma. And Needles, too. This is Elvis Presley, in 1972.
“Half a World Away”
By R.E.M., circa 1991.
“How Fast Them Trucks Can Go”
This was a hit for Claude Gray in 1967, peaking at No. 12 on the country charts. This truck-driving song contains a specific reference to Route 66.
More from the Lost Dogs
The Lost Dogs are still in the midst of their music tour on Route 66. Here's a song, "If You Want To," during the band's gig in Tulsa a few days ago. And here they are, fashioning a jingle for the Cozy Dog Drive-In in Springfield, Ill.: UPDATE: Fixed link on second video.
Hello from Jersey
Here's a New Jersey band, the Doughboys, doing a cover of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" in the state's most famous rock venue, The Stone Pony.
Somewhere on the road
The Lost Dogs are currently on their tour of Route 66. Here's a video they filed: Here are the remaining show dates. UPDATE: Here's another new video from the road, of the band rehearsing and then performing "Tumblin' Tumbleweeds / Cool Water" at Mark and Dawn Schenk's Route 66-decorated garage in Towanda, Ill.
Musical TV series to be shot on Route 66
Greene HD Productions is taking to the Mother Road next month to shoot a 13-episode television series called "Rhythms of the Road." From the news release: Combining the successful Johnnie High’s Country Music Revue series aired during the past two years on the RFD TV cable network and Greene’s work on the award-winning Route 66 … Continue reading Musical TV series to be shot on Route 66
Hello from China
Here's a jazz group doing a localized version of "Route 66" in Beijing. Purists may object to changing the lyrics, but when in Rome ... The singer is wrong about who wrote the song, though. It was by Bobby Troup, not Hoagy Carmichael. Troup would have probably been thrilled to have been included in such … Continue reading Hello from China