Route 66 (number)

(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66, known as Route 66, is a song written by Bobby Troup in 1946. The song is, of course, on Route 66, an American highway ( US Route ) to Chicago and Los Angeles connects (3940 km).

The first recording was of Nat King Cole, the best known of Chuck Berry (1961). Berry's version attracted the attention of The Rolling Stones , [1] which Coverden the number in 1964. The song has been covered by further include Jerry Lee Lewis and Depeche Mode .

In the movie Cars from Disney / Pixar in 2006, where Route 66 plays an important role, is the version of Chuck Berry used, but also a new version of John Mayer . This version was nominated for the 2007 Grammy Award Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance.

The text of the song contains a list of locations along Route 66: This includes Winona (Arizona) is a small town not far from Flagstaff, who used Bobby Troup because he needed a rhyme for "Flagstaff, Arizona": it was "Do not forget Winona." Winona comes into the song after Flagstaff but it is ahead Flagstaff on route from Chicago to LA The other places to remain in the correct order.
 * St. Louis ( Missouri )
 * Joplin (Missouri)
 * Oklahoma City ( Oklahoma )
 * Amarillo ( Texas )
 * Gallup ( New Mexico )
 * Flagstaff ( Arizona )
 * Winona ( Arizona )
 * Kingman (Arizona)
 * Barstow (California)
 * San Bernardino (California)