Who played the song "route 66" in one of the old Levi's TV commercial?

Answer 1

Route 66 (song)
"(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66" is an American popular song, composed in 1946 by Bobby Troup and first recorded that same year by Nat King Cole.

Troup conceived the idea for the song while driving west from Pennsylvania to Los Angeles, California, and the lyrics — which include references to the U.S. highway of the title and many of the cities it passes through — celebrate the romance and freedom of automobile travel. In an interview he once said the tune for the song, as well as the lyric "Get your kicks on Route 66" came to him easily, but the remainder of the lyrics eluded him. More in frustration than anything else he simply filled up the song with the names of towns and cities on the highway.

The lyrics read as a mini-travelogue about the major stops along the route, listing several cities and towns that Route 66 passes through. Specifically mentioned, in order, are St. Louis, Missouri; Joplin, Missouri; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Amarillo, Texas; Gallup, New Mexico; Flagstaff, Arizona; Winona, Arizona; Kingman, Arizona; Barstow, California; and San Bernardino, California. Winona is the only town out of sequence in the list. It was a very small settlement east of Flagstaff, and might indeed have been forgotten if not for the song's lyric, "Don't forget Winona", written to rhyme with "Flagstaff, Arizona."

Cole's rendition of "Route 66" became a hit on both the U.S. R&B and pop record charts.

The producers of television show Route 66 commissioned a new theme song because they wanted to avoid making royalty payments for Troup's song.

The 2006 Disney/Pixar film Cars portrays the legendary road, Route 66 as a spectacle of the United States. In doing so, the Film's Soundtrack includes the popular Chuck Berry version and the "updated" version by modern blues rock artist John Mayer.


Cover versions
The song is a pop standard and has since been covered by numerous other vocal and instrumental artists, including:

The Rolling Stones
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Van Morrison
Depeche Mode
The Manhattan Transfer
Asleep at the Wheel
Chuck Berry
Brad Paisley
John Pizzarelli
Skrewdriver
Nelson Riddle
Guitar Wolf
Buckwheat Zydeco
The Cramps
Pappo
John Mayer
Acoustix
Legendary Tiger Man
Dr. Feelgood
Rick and The Goose
The Cast Of RV
The Cheetah Girls



Re-Worked Versions
Essex-born English singer-songwriter Billy Bragg also recorded an "anglicised" version of the song called "A13 (Trunk Road to the Sea)" for a John Peel session. In the song — strummed and sung to the same tune as the original — the landmark cities are replaced with English ones along the route of the A13, with Bragg inviting listeners to "Go motoring, on the A-firteen".

Answer 2

Route 66 Theme Song

Answer 3

it was written by bobby troup, i believe, and has been recorded by many. i don't know how old the levi's ad is but it was covered by brian setzer not to long ago. its a good cover. check it out.