Composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup, this popular rhythm and blues standard is a mini-travelogue highlighting the western two-thirds of the U.S. What is the title of this song?
"(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" is a popular rhythm and blues standard, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. The song uses a twelve-bar blues arrangement and the lyrics follow the path of U.S. Route 66 (US 66), which traversed the western two-thirds of the U.S. from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California.
Nat King Cole, with the King Cole Trio, first recorded the song the same year, and it became a hit, appearing on Billboard magazine's R&B and pop charts.
The lyrics read as a mini-travelogue about the major stops along the route, listing several cities and towns through which Route 66 passes: St. Louis; Joplin, Missouri; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Amarillo, Texas; Gallup, New Mexico; Flagstaff, Arizona; Winona, Arizona; Kingman, Arizona; Barstow, California; and San Bernardino, California. Winona is the only town out of sequence: it was a very small settlement east of Flagstaff and might indeed have been forgotten if not for the lyric "Don't forget Winona", written to rhyme with "Flagstaff, Arizona".
Two of the leading British Invasion bands included "Route 66" on their debut albums, Them (Featuring Van Morrison) and the Rolling Stones.
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zorch responded:
Route 66. There was also a tv show called Route 66.
Richard P, replied:
Has to be Route Sixty Six
Dave wrote:
(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66. Sung by Nat King Cole and performed by the King Cole Trio. The song was inspired by a cross country car trip by Troup when he moved to California, hoping to become a movie screenwriter. Troup largely supported himself on music royalties and singing, but also did some movie and TV acting. Troup and second wife Julie London were both cast by producer Jack Webb (London's ex-husband) to play a doctor and nurse for his long running TV series Emergency.
Photo: Bobby Troup and singer Julie London, in the recording studio, previous to their marriage | on the set of Emergency
Deborah said:
Your description is just enough to clue me that the song is "Route 66."
I'm still convinced that we're opening up the country too early. I hope I'm wrong.
Micki answered:
Get Your Kicks on Route 66.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, replied:
(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66
Harry M. responded:
Route 66
David of Moon Valley wrote:
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i'm gonna go with...'(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66' ...as it sounds good to me....especially these days....hoopeedoopee
John I from Hawai`i says,
Route 66
Daniel in The City answered:
Get Your Kicks on Route 66
Billy in Cypress U$A said:
"Get Your Kicks on) Route 66", a good song and fun TV series with a Corvette. A couple of years ago I chanced upon the midpoint of Route 66 in Adrian, Texas while returning from a vacation trip to Colorado and New Mexico. I had driven that route many times over several decades, but had never stopped in that little town that is just off of Interstate 40 which pretty much replaced Route 66. Adrian is located about 50 miles due west of Amarillo and has a population of around 150 hearty souls.
Dave in Tucson responded:
Get your kicks on Route 66. When Mick Jagger sang about "And go take that California trip" in 1969, the lyric had an entirely new meaning.
California Sunshine
Michelle in AZ replied:
Route 66
Rosemary in Columbus wrote:
Get Your Kicks on Route 66
J DA said:
Route 66
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