This is a good one. Veteran blues and gospel singer Linda Hopkins sings Bobby Troup's "Route 66" in front of an enthusiastic European audience. Believe it or not, Hopkins is 82 years old and was still performing as recently as last year. Here's her impressive bio.
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Gorilla of my dreams
Keiron, from the United Kingdom, posts animated videos on YouTube from time to time. This week, he made a clip of Guy the Gorilla singing "Route 66." The freewheeling music's is pretty good, but I can't place it.
JFK cruising Route 66
Folk artist Luke Powers has written a song titled "I Saw John Kennedy Today," which is part of his "Picture Book" album. Here's the story behind the song and its Route 66 connection, according to a news release: The latest Americana "hit" is a quirky song about the 35th president written by singer-songwriter Luke Powers. … Continue reading JFK cruising Route 66
That California trip
TrickyNic and a male companion of the United Kingdom traveled Route 66, and put together a collage of still photos and video in three parts. Part 1 goes from Chicago to Amarillo, Texas. It's funny to watch him tentatively eat the calf fries, then think: "Hey! These aren't half-bad!" Part 2 goes from Amarillo to … Continue reading That California trip
Listen, don’t watch
This version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66," performed by the 1970s pub rock band The Count Bishops, is aces. However, I wish the video maker would have limited the double- and triple-vision effects to a few seconds, instead of the whole video. It looks like the Mother Road after a five-day bender. Sigh.
Route this way
Fundogteam, a bunch of German Frisbee dog aficionados, drove down Route 66 in Arizona and spent a lot of time at Hackberry General Store. The music is "Walk This Way" by Aerosmith and Run-DMC. I'm not sure why it works, but it does.
‘See rednecks work and play in their own environment’
Motorcycle tour guide Gary Behr brings a group of European Harley riders to get a taste of Harley and Annabelle Russell at the Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, Okla. First, Harley gives 'em a redneck welcome: Some between-song banter: And the dynamic duo and a couple of heavily tattooed guests perform "Route 66": Warning: Harley … Continue reading ‘See rednecks work and play in their own environment’
Hard times
This striking slide show from a French YouTube contributor contains scenes from abandoned mining villages, plus ghost towns along old Route 66, including Glenrio. The song is "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues," by blues master Chris Thomas King.
A twist on “Route 66”
The BCB Band of Oklahoma City delivers a country-rock twist to Bobby Troup's "Route 66" in this slideshow. If you like what you heard, go to the band's Web site here, where a lot of Mp3s can be heard and videos can be seen.
Magazine publishers get the Harley & Annabelle Experience
According to an article last week in the Elk City and Sayre newspapers in Oklahoma, Harley and Annabelle Russell of the Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, Okla., entertained 57 members of the International Regional Magazine Association earlier this month. The group was in Oklahoma City for the gathering, but drove a few hours west to … Continue reading Magazine publishers get the Harley & Annabelle Experience