This performance by Earl Grant has become one of my favorite performances of Bobby Troup's most famous song. I like the easy groove of this tune. https://youtu.be/OS0yjQNTJZo This recording came out in 1966 on a tribute album to Nat King Cole, who'd died of cancer the previous year. Cole popularized Troup's "Route 66" in 1946 … Continue reading Cruising with Earl Grant
Fun with mounted cameras
As the quality and portability of high-definition video have gotten better, we're seeing more of such clips show up on the Internet from the Mother Road. This video, which included mounted angles, comes from Poland: Route 66 clip from meedia.pl on Vimeo. The song is "Route 66 Revisited," by Jimmy LaFave. The song can be … Continue reading Fun with mounted cameras
Cars Land can be found in Florida, too
Everyone who reads this site knows that Cars Land, based on the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs in the movie "Cars," became an instant big attraction when it opened this year at Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, Calif. It's not quite as elaborate, but Cars Land also has arrived at Disney World's … Continue reading Cars Land can be found in Florida, too
Update on the “Mother Road Revisited” project
Natalie Slater posted this video update about her then-and-now "Mother Road Revisited" photography project, including an exhibition coming to Tulsa in April 2013. Route 66 The Mother Road Revisited - Then and Now from utulsa on Vimeo.
Seligman Sundries’ Year in Review
The good folks at Historic Seligman Sundries in Seligman, Ariz., put together this "Year in Review" video of some of the tourists who visited. Disclosure: I make an appearance in the film. Think tie-dye. https://youtu.be/5N1e7q4DypA Music is The Road Crew, doing their version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66." You can download the song here for … Continue reading Seligman Sundries’ Year in Review
Three hours of Christmas music
If you still need to wrap presents or have time to kill, relax with more than three hours of Christmas music: https://youtu.be/jZ-e3_31sdM
“18 Wheels to Bethlehem”
Somehow, this video and song by The Mighty Lumberhorn winds up being reverent as to "the reason for the season" and is wacky at the same time. https://youtu.be/8PmGZ8spowE
“The Day Truckers Saved Christmas”
This video by Trucker Steve is, well, interesting: https://youtu.be/vv2JhJ9YyyA Trucker Steve is quite a little Internet entrepreneur. You can follow him on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
“Pipes & Sticks on Route 66” teaser trailer
Filmmaker John McDonald posted a four-minute teaser trailer about his latest work, "Pipes & Sticks on Route 66," which documents last spring's tour of the Mother Road by five world-class Scottish musicians. https://youtu.be/JkD78Kt-OXU McDonald is still looking for financial support to finish his film. He's launched a Kickstarter campaign to help raise the funds.
“Truckin’ Trees for Christmas”
Our opportunities to update the site will be a bit iffy during the holiday. So we'll post a few Christmas-related music videos about the long-haul truckers who help keep the economy of America -- and Route 66 -- going. Here's Bill Kirchen, former lead guitarist for Commander Cody of "Hot Rod Lincoln" fame, doing his version … Continue reading “Truckin’ Trees for Christmas”