This is the Jazz Band Ball Orchesta from Poland, performing Bobby Troup's "Route 66" with guest stars Harriet Lewis and keyboardist Wojtek Karolak. Pardon for the bad synching with the audio.
Category: Music
The call of the desert
The is Celine Dion's version of "I'm Calling You," the centerpiece song from the 1990 movie "Bagdad Cafe." The film was shot on Route 66 and the Bagdad Cafe, in Newberry Springs, Calif. Many of the shots in this slideshow are at the cafe, along with other Mother Road landmarks such as Amboy Crater.
Down memory lane
Remember the first season of "American Idol"? This guy, Justin Guarini, finished second, but he's made not much of an impact in the music industry since.
“Tumbleweed”
Here's Bill Miler performing one of his songs, "Tumbleweed," which is set in the heart of Route 66 country, Oklahoma. Miller says the song was inspired by one of Oklahoma's native sons, Woody Guthrie.
Music artist will bicycle part of Route 66
D:Fuse, an electronica artist who hails from Texas, was interviewed by the Vail (Colo.) Daily before a show in Vail. Here's the interesting excerpt: VD: What has been your major impact on electronic music and how do you plan on impacting the future of electronic music? DJD: I hope my biggest impact will be turning … Continue reading Music artist will bicycle part of Route 66
Rear view
Here's a nice way to spend about nine minutes -- watching a rear-view video of a motorcycle tour driving Oatman Road, aka Route 66, from the outskirts of Kingman, Ariz., to Oatman, Ariz. The landscape of the Black Mountains is stunning. Music is by Pink Floyd and Moby.
Old sounding new
Change the key and slow the tempo, and Bobby Troup's "Route 66" sounds like a new song. This version is performed by Steve Binetti.
Notes from the road
There seems to be some activity at the long-abandoned old Route 66 town of Spencer, Mo. We heard from Gary Turner up the road at Gay Parita that someone has bought the town's handful of buildings and plans to revive it with a gift shop and maybe other things. When we drove by on Sunday … Continue reading Notes from the road
Jest for fun
The three singers are the 3 J's, which are "Whispering Joe" Gnaidek, Johnny "Moo Moo" Miller and John Weiss, which formed five minutes before their performance of "Route 66" at the Route 66 Association of Illinois' Hall of Fame Banquet in Lincoln on June 6. (Courtesy of Lenore Weiss)
Hello from the Philippines
Here's a groove-heavy version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" by the Bembol Rockers.