Here's a slideshow that goes with Gordon Lightfoot's hit, "Carefree Highway." The images aren't strictly from Route 66, but sentiment is.
Category: Music
Stop dreaming
It's a slow news day, so here's a video from one of Billy Ocean's biggest hits, "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car."
Never knew lonely until Vega
This is a video by Oklahoma native Vince Gill of his 1990 hit song, "Never Knew Lonely." Much of it was shot in a room at the Vega Motel on Route 66 in Vega, Texas. If you ever get the notion to stay there, ask Harry or Tresa for the "Vince Gill Room." (Apologies for … Continue reading Never knew lonely until Vega
“San Bernadino”
I'm a fairly big music nut, but confess to never hearing about the British pop band Christie and its 1970 single, "San Bernadino," which was a worldwide hit but barely scraped the bottom of the U.S. Billboard 100. Incidentally, the spelling of the song's title is correct, if not accurate. And after much lobbying to … Continue reading “San Bernadino”
Elemental
Here's a band called The Elements doing a long jam of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" with Keahi Conjugacion on guest vocals.
Blues grooves
A German YouTube poster named Charliemusslewhite (not the blues harmonica player by the same name) play and another guitar player in a practice room go through Bobby Troup's "Route 66" in a blues dirge.
Jazz jam
Don't know who the jazz band is, but the YouTube contributor who posted this is from Australia. The singer mangles some of the lyrics for "Route 66," and the club the group is playing in is so dark you can barely see anyone. But the music cooks so much that I don't really care. And, … Continue reading Jazz jam
Roots 66
A band from Belgium, Rude Roots, plays a more blues-oriented version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66." It's great to hear a saxophone in any band.
“Somewhere on a desert highway …”
"Unknown Legend" isn't one of Neil Young's biggest hits, but it a favorite among motorcycle riders. And why not? It's got diners, Harley Davidsons and a certain highway sign in the background.
A “Route 66” detour
Here's Joe DiVeglia playing "Route 66" on an old upright piano, in quite a bit of a New Orleans style.