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”
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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.
Mother Road Transfer
In this old clip from "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson, here's the Manhattan Transfer performing "Route 66."
Living in Tulsa Time
This was during Eric Clapton's Tulsa period, in which all his road musicians were from Tulsa. This song was written by a Tulsan, too, by the name of J.J. Cale.
A good picker
Ron, aka merkywave, of Albuquerque lists himself as a locksmith. Not only can he pick locks, but he can pick guitar, as this country blues version of "Route 66" shows.