Songs for Route 66
Richard Schwartz
A Dutch friend of mine is going to rent a camper this summer and drive
from Tennessee to the Grand Canyon. Once he gets to Oklahome he wants to
follow the old Route 66 as much as he can. I want to make one or more
tapes for him whose songs more or less parallel his route. Songs like
"Memphis", "Arkansas Traveler", "Amarillo", "Across the Great Divide" are
clear choices. Any suggestions for others in the folk/bluegrass/country
vein? I'm especially looking for songs about the Grand Canyon, desert,
Arizona, Colorado River, etc. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Richard
daniel r. reitman, attorney to be
mtpe...@netcom.com (Richard Schwartz) writes:
>Howdy,
>A Dutch friend of mine is going to rent a camper this summer and drive
>from Tennessee to the Grand Canyon. Once he gets to Oklahome he wants to
>follow the old Route 66 as much as he can. I want to make one or more
Do-Re-Mi (Woody).
Daniel Reitman
"The third clause of Art. I, @ 3 cannot seriously be read to mean that the
Senate shall 'attempt' or 'experiment with' impeachments."
Nixon v. United States, 113 S. Ct. 732, 744 (1993) (White, J., concurring in
the judgment).
The Doctor
Kevin Welch wrote & recorded one about the original Rt 66 travelers. It's
called _Mother Road_ and appears on his self-titled 1st CD (1991-ish). An
outstanding rock-n-roll album, btw.
|> Thanks,
|> Richard
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Jeff Kallenbach je...@cdibm.fnal.gov
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stewart james
>In article <mtpersonD...@netcom.com>, mtpe...@netcom.com (Richard Schwartz) writes:
>|> Howdy,
>|> A Dutch friend of mine is going to rent a camper this summer and drive
>|> from Tennessee to the Grand Canyon. Once he gets to Oklahome he wants to
>|> follow the old Route 66 as much as he can. I want to make one or more
>|> tapes for him whose songs more or less parallel his route. Songs like
>|> "Memphis", "Arkansas Traveler", "Amarillo", "Across the Great Divide" are
>|> clear choices. Any suggestions for others in the folk/bluegrass/country
>|> vein? I'm especially looking for songs about the Grand Canyon, desert,
>|> Arizona, Colorado River, etc. Any suggestions?
>|>
At the risk of stating the obvious there is a fine old popular tune
called Rout 66. It was written by Peggy Lee's Husband, who's name
momentarily escapes me (no, not Mr. Lee). It was recorded by many
people. The old Nat King Cole record is good. The Harry James record is
good. My favorite is (of all people) Perry Como's marvelously swinging
rendition on RCA.
If any Joe tells you to go
Some other way say, "Nix!"
Get your kicks
On Rout 66.
James Stewart
Banjo Dave
Asleep at the Wheel and Michael Martin Murphy. What about Amarillo
Highway by Terry Allen or "Goin' to the West" by Bill Staines or Brislin
and Stecher. "Take Me back to Tulsa" by Bob Wills and Asleep at the
Wheel-does 66 go thru Tulsa? "Take it Easy" by the Eagles starts out in
Winslow, Arizona. Hope this helps.
Gary Martin
"Railroading on the Great Divide"
"Arizona" (I think that's the name. From Cosy Sheridan's first album,
_Late Bloomer_, the song where the chorus starts "It's the air in
Arizona")
"???" Erica Wheeler's song about rafting on the Colorado River through
the Grand Canyon, from her CD _From That Far_
"???" Bernice Lewis's song about the Grand Canyon, I think from her
CD _Open Lines and Signals_
I don't know whether Route 66 goes through Utah, but there is Christine
Lavin's "If You Want Space, Go To Utah"
Arlo Guthrie has a song called "Oklahoma Hills" (I don't know if it
was actually one of Woody's)
Ed and Carol Florida, from Arkansas, have a song whose chorus starts,
"There's a wind blows through west Texas like west Texas wasn't there,
and straight through Oklahoma, but them Texans they don't care..."
I think it's on Doug Clegg's new CD as well as on Ed and Carol's tape.
Mike Seeger recorded a song with the line "He's a mean ole dog and
he comes from Tennessee" in it (one of his Rounder CDs from the
early 90s)
Dave Crossland and Cindy Kallet have unrecorded songs that fit
the bill. Crossland's "Peeing In The Desert With Jack", and
Kallet's "I Want A Tree".
Chris Smither has recorded "Memphis In The Meantime" and several
other songs mentioning Memphis. Andrew Calhoun's "Recall" contains
the line about Memphis that I don't recall.
There's folksong (Civil War era?) where each verse ends "...in the
state of Arkansas", but that's all that's coming to me right now.
--
Gary A. Martin, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, UMass Dartmouth
Mar...@cis.umassd.edu
Paul Barroqueiro
A few suggestions: (album)
3000 Miles - Ellis Paul (Stories)
By the Rio Grande - Tish Hinojosa
Bye Bye Route 66 - Devonsquare
Hotter Than Mojave In My Heart - Iris Dement (Infamous Angel)
The Painted Desert - 10,000 Maniacs (In My Tribe)
That's it for now. If I think of anything else, I'll let you know.
Have a great trip! -Paul B.