(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66

Songwriter: Robert Wesley Troup Jr
Performer: The Nat King Cole Trio

Type: Song

Found in: Music For The Masses

As Noted In: 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, B E S Publishing
As Noted In: Notable Songs, Phantom

Get Your Kicks on Route 66

Route 66 is a notable song written by Bobby Troup, long associated with the romance of America's great transcontinental highways. The classic Nat King Cole Trio recording earned a place in 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die, its smooth swing echoing the era when motorists chased the horizon at a slower speed. The 1987 rendition by the English band Depeche Mode offers a harder-edged, road-ready pulse — an ideal driving version, the kind you might blast from a convertible as the old Mother Road unwinds ahead of you. Travel my way, take the highway, that's the best. - AsNotedIn

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Y/M/D		Association	Description	Place	Locale	Food	Event
1941/00/00	Robert Wesley Troup Jr	Songwriter	Bobby Troup writes most of "Route 66" on the 10 day cross-country drive from Pennsylvania to California. Troup initially considers writing a tune about US 40, but his wife, Cynthia, suggest the title "Get Your Kicks on Route 66".
1946/04/22	The Nat King Cole Trio	Performer	"Route 66" by the King Cole Trio is released as a single through Capitol records. The B-side is "Everyone Is Sayin' Hello Again (Why Must We Say Goodbye)".

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