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Bobby Troup's song, "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66," was recorded by Nat King Cole in 1946. For the classic tune's 70th anniversary — and the road's 90th birthday — I drove the entire 2,448-mile ...
It’s not surprising a highway popularized by a hit song, TV series and best-selling novel (“Grapes of Wrath”) continues to draw public interest many years beyond its heyday. Sometimes called “The ...
The grand staircase on the first floor of Joplin City Hall served as a stage Thursday for a metal band from the Czech Republic that has written a hit song about the famous Mother Road byway that ran ...
ALBUQUERQUE – Travelers along historic Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles have no problem finding their fix of fake American Indian jewelry and vintage Elvis posters. But along this path motorists ...
Few roads have the pedigree of America's iconic Route 66, but did you know how it got its name as "66?" The story's wilder than you think.