The Four Freshmen perform Bobby Troup's "Route 66" with the Indianapolis Jazz Orchestra. Lots of good soloing here, and it swings like mad.
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Photos from the Route 66 Music Tour
I've received photos of Joel Clemons and The Lemons, a funk-jazz group, from their current Route 66 Music Tour. And here's a video of a song from the band's performance in Tucumcari, N.M. They're at El Morro Theatre in Gallup, N.M., on Thursday night. For more on their Route 66 tour, go here. (Photos and … Continue reading Photos from the Route 66 Music Tour
Jerry Reed, R.I.P.
Jerry Reed, the so-called "Alabama Wild Man" who found success as a recording artist, session guitarist and actor, died of emphysema on Sunday night, reports The Tennesseean in Nashville. He's best-known for "Amos Moses" and "When You're Hot, You're Hot," both of which were in the early 1970s and went to the Top 10 of … Continue reading Jerry Reed, R.I.P.
This girl on the billboard is no longer welcome
Here's a story from the Edwardsville (Ill.) Intelligencer: A bright pink billboard advertising the Hustler Club and featuring a scantily clad woman that was posted on Frontage Road north of Hamel, and adjacent to Interstate 55, has been removed, according to the farmer on whose property it was placed. "I didn't want no part of … Continue reading This girl on the billboard is no longer welcome
“The Long Cut”
"If you wanna take the long cut / We'll get there eventually ..." This is a performance of "The Long Cut" by singer Jeff Tweedy's band, Wilco, in 1995. However, the song comes from Tweedy's previous band, Uncle Tupelo. Both bands have lots of music worth checking. That's Jay Bennett shredding on lead guitar.
“Reservation Road”
It should be noted that Route 66 goes into what once was called Indian Territory, and cuts through wide swaths of Navajo country. This song is by Bill Miller.
Hello from Spain
Here's million-selling artist Chenoa singing a vigorous version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66."
Hello from France
This is a jazz group called Bather's Mood, doing Bobby Troup's "Route 66."
Jazz group will tour Mother Road
It looks like another band is touring Route 66 in a few days. Joel Clemons and the Lemons, a jazz-fusion group based out of the Los Angeles area, will be undertaking its Route 66 Music Tour (site best seen in Internet Explorer) in a matter of days. From the Web site: ROUTE 66 MUSIC TOUR, … Continue reading Jazz group will tour Mother Road
“Sh-Boom”
A great scene in "Cars" from the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. A lot of people who didn't understand the allure of neon lighting "got it" after that scene. Music by The Chords, on what is arguably the first rock 'n' roll song.