Movie star and singer Roy Rogers' old Double R Bar Ranch off old Route 66 in Oro Grande, Calif., is on the block, according to RIS Media. It can be yours for $12.5 million. From the news release: Roy Rogers owned the ranch up to his death on July 6, 1998. Shortly thereafter, Roy Rogers … Continue reading Roy Rogers’ old ranch is up for sale
Category: Music
Rose Bowl resurrection
The Rose Bowl at 7419 E. 11th St., Tulsa, has been operating for several weeks now as an events center, but Saturday marks the grand opening of the rechristened venue on old Route 66. From the news release: Bring your friends, family, show cars and show bikes, to enjoy free refreshments and take a tour … Continue reading Rose Bowl resurrection
“Ole Route 66”
I'm glad this popped up on YouTube. Country artist Jess McEntire wants to help preserve old Route 66 by donating his royalties and publishing rights of his music and others' the cause. You can read more about his efforts through the Project Route 66 site. The legendary Loretta Lynn heard about it and donated a … Continue reading “Ole Route 66”
Rolling on the route
Someone has posted on YouTube what reputedly is a live-in-concert version of "Route 66" by the Rolling Stones from 1974. This is probably one of the band's many bootleg recordings. It also sounds like Mick Taylor is playing that biting lead guitar, not long before he left the band.
Road report of “Rhythms of the Road”
The Joplin (Mo.) Independent filed this report of Green HD Productions' taping of "Rhythms of the Road" at the Coleman Theater in nearby Miami, Okla. It's part of a 13-part music television series; the producers have long been associated with the RFD-TV cable channel.
“Glory Road”
Here are the Lost Dogs, at the end of their Route 66 tour on the sands of Santa Monica. The song's lyrics contain a lot of Mother Road references.
Straight from the ’80s
The video itself isn't much, but this version of "Route 66" by The Replacements probably will please a lot of alternative-rock fans who grew up in the 1980s.
Hello from Baghdad
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.
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.