For Bobby Troup, an aspiring songwriter from Pennsylvania, the decision to drive west in 1946 set off a chain of events that ...
Route 66 did not begin as the postcard most people seem to remember. As you can enjoy in visual form with the video below – it’s well worth it – it started as “an unpaved idea,” a political compromise ...
WASHINGTON (Amazing America) — It’s one of America’s most iconic songs that doesn’t just invite us, but commands us to get out and explore one of the world's most historic highways, Route 66. But do ...
Santa Monica Travel & Tourism is inviting songwriters and musicians to compete for $10,000 by creating an original song celebrating the city's connection to historic Route 66 as part of the iconic ...
Eight sections of Route 66 will feature some famous tunes in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Mother Road, and one in Oklahoma includes one of the largest folk stars from the Sooner State.