The Lost Dogs, a country-rock band based out of Nashville, will take a road trip on Route 66 in September and play a few gigs along the way. A news release from the band explains things: While visiting some of the most interesting places in America, their experiences will be captured in music and film. … Continue reading Band to embark on a Route 66 tour
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Hello from Australia
This is Kiran Jay Haslam & Syrup (that's him on guitar) of Melbourne, Australia, doing a jazz-leaning version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66."
More on the road with Sir Paul
NOTE: Bumped for updates below. The previous post about Paul McCartney traveling Route 66 with his girlfriend has become long, so here's a new thread to cover the new developments. McCartney and gal pal Nancy Shevell spent Wednesday night in Amarillo, Texas, at the Ambassador Hotel, according to a local NBC TV station and the … Continue reading More on the road with Sir Paul
Isaac Hayes, R.I.P.
Most of the younger set will remember Isaac Hayes for his part of Chef in "South Park" episodes. A few also might have heard his Oscar-winning soundtrack for the film "Shaft." But Hayes, who died Sunday at age 65, was so much more. He was a songwriter and producer for the Stax-Volt soul label in … Continue reading Isaac Hayes, R.I.P.
Indorock kicks
The is an Indorock group called Black Dynasty, a "supergroup" consisting of members of the Black Dynamites, the Javalins, and Rene & His Alligators. It is performing Bobby Troup's "Route 66." Indorock is a mix of Indonesian and Western music. It came blasting out of the 1950s when a bunch of Indonesia natives resettled in … Continue reading Indorock kicks
UPDATED: McCartney takes the long and winding road
NOTE: More updates to this story have been started on another thread here. A few days ago, presidential candidate Barack Obama stopped at the Bell Restaurant in the Route 66 town of Lebanon, Mo., during a campaign swing through the Ozarks. Now, according to the Lebanon Daily Record, a cashier says that former Beatle and … Continue reading UPDATED: McCartney takes the long and winding road
Swingin’ west
Here's a treat. It's the Byron Berline Band, a bluegrass and Western swing outfit, jamming at the Sandhills Curiosity Shop, just off Route 66 in Erick, Okla. Co-proprietor Harley Russell even shows off his guitar chops briefly during a version of "Route 66" with the band.
“White Rose”
This is a video of Slaid Cleaves' recording of Fred Eaglesmith's song "White Rose" and Emily Priddy's collection of photographs of historic Route 66 gas stations. The story is about an old gas station in Eaglesmith's native Canada, but the story itself is quintessential small-town Route 66. The sound in the video wasn't supposed to … Continue reading “White Rose”
Road bandits
The Bloomington (Ill.) Pantagraph published a story about the Cattle Bandits, a country-rock band that's opening a show for country star John Anderson at the McLean County Fair tomorrow night. The Cattle Bandits' soon-to-be-released CD, "Homegrown," contains a few Route 66 references. That's the case as the style runs from the country of "Beaches of … Continue reading Road bandits
Rose Bowl soon will open as an events center
It looks like the Rose Bowl along Route 66 in Tulsa soon will open as an events center -- three years after it closed as a bowling alley, reports the Tulsa World. "Our ultimate goal is to create the experience of being in a retro dining hall with food, alcohol and entertainment," said co-owner Sam … Continue reading Rose Bowl soon will open as an events center