"(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" | ||||
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Single by the King Cole Trio | ||||
B-side | "Everyone Is Sayin` Hello Again (Why Must We Say Goodbye)" | |||
Released | April 22, 1946 | |||
Recorded | March 16, 1946 | |||
Studio | Radio Recorders, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Rhythm and blues | |||
Length | 2:57 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bobby Troup | |||
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1946 single by the King Cole Trio
For the Nelson Riddle song, see Route 66 (TV series) ? Theme song.
"(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" is a popular rhythm and blues song, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. The lyrics relate a westward roadtrip on U.S. Route 66, a highway which traversed the western two-thirds of the U.S. from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California. The song became a standard, with several renditions appearing on the record charts.
Bobby Troup got the idea for the song on a cross-country drive from Pennsylvania to California.[1] Troup wanted to try his hand as a Hollywood songwriter, so he and his wife, Cynthia, packed up their 1941 Buick and headed west. The trip began on US 40 and continued along US 66 to the California coast.[1] Troup initially considered writing a tune about US 40, but Cynthia suggested the title "Get Your Kicks on Route 66".
The song was started during the ten-day trip and finished after consulting a map in Los Angeles. The lyrics mention several cities and towns encountered along the way;[2] Cynthia later commented: "What I can`t really believe is that he doesn`t have Albuquerque in the song."[1]
Location of U.S. Route 66
Nat King Cole, with the King Cole Trio, first recorded the song in 1946 at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles. Capitol Records released it as a single, which reached number three on Billboard magazine`s Race Records chart and number eleven on its broader singles chart.[3] Cole later re-recorded the tune for the album After Midnight (1956) and The Nat King Cole Story (1961).
The song has become a standard and has been recorded by numerous artists:[2]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1946 single by the King Cole Trio
For the Nelson Riddle song, see Route 66 (TV series) ? Theme song.
"(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" is a popular rhythm and blues song, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. The lyrics relate a westward roadtrip on U.S. Route 66, a highway which traversed the western two-thirds of the U.S. from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California. The song became a standard, with several renditions appearing on the record charts.
Bobby Troup got the idea for the song on a cross-country drive from Pennsylvania to California.[1] Troup wanted to try his hand as a Hollywood songwriter, so he and his wife, Cynthia, packed up their 1941 Buick and headed west. The trip began on US 40 and continued along US 66 to the California coast.[1] Troup initially considered writing a tune about US 40, but Cynthia suggested the title "Get Your Kicks on Route 66".
The song was started during the ten-day trip and finished after consulting a map in Los Angeles. The lyrics mention several cities and towns encountered along the way;[2] Cynthia later commented: "What I can`t really believe is that he doesn`t have Albuquerque in the song."[1]
Location of U.S. Route 66
Nat King Cole, with the King Cole Trio, first recorded the song in 1946 at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles. Capitol Records released it as a single, which reached number three on Billboard magazine`s Race Records chart and number eleven on its broader singles chart.[3] Cole later re-recorded the tune for the album After Midnight (1956) and The Nat King Cole Story (1961).
The song has become a standard and has been recorded by numerous artists:[2]