I am working on a project that I am doing with a partner, and she claims to have a song by Jazz and Blues legend, Duke Ellington, called Route 66, but I can't find it, or information on it, anywhere...
2007-12-12 14:56:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Jazz
Words and music by Bobby Troup, published in 1946 and recorded by the Nat King Cole Trio the same year, this very popular song has been covered by dozens of artists, jazz, blues, and rock. I'm not sure if Duke Ellington ever recorded it, but I certainly wouldn't be surprised since nearly everyon else did. The TV show didn't show up until 1960 and the producers had Nelson Riddle compose a different theme because they didn't want to pay royalties to use the original hit.
Lyrics:
If you ever plan to motor west,
Travel my way,
Take the highway that is best --
Get your kicks on Route 66.
It winds from Chicago to LA,
More than two thousand miles all the way.
Get your kicks on Route 66.
Now you go through Saint Looey
Joplin, Missouri,
and Oklahoma City is mighty pretty.
You see Amarillo,
Gallup, New Mexico,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Don't forget Winona,
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernandino.
Won't you get hip to this timely tip:
When you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66.
Won't you get hip to this timely tip:
When you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66.
Come on in -- get your kicks on Route 66.
Get your kicks on Route 66.
2007-12-14 20:20:15 · answer #1 · answered by A.R. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not aware of an Ellington recording of Route 66, and I checked on allmusic.com and it had no listing for him having recorded that song.
It's considered a jazz standard, so hundreds of people have performed and recorded it; as was already stated, Nat King Cole's version is probably one of the most well-known. It's not unthinkable that Ellington could have performed it at some point, I just can't find any evidence that he recorded it.
2007-12-13 06:10:46 · answer #2 · answered by norm. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I am not mistaken it is his band that has done the song "Route 66" I do not think that when he was alive he did the song. I would check on -line his(Duke Ellington) music Bio that may clear up the confusion. Good Luck and "Play it Kool Baby"
2007-12-12 15:07:45 · answer #3 · answered by Joseph O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh gee... I can't remember who wrote Route 66 but I know for certain it was not Duke Ellington. I heard the whole store once, and the two guys who wrote it were being interviewed, but I don't remember who they were... they did go on to write other music, however.
2007-12-12 15:27:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The great arranger Nelson Riddle wroye the music, and Bobby Troup wrote the lyrics (1966) It was a theme from the TV show of the same name. I don't know if Ellington's band recorded it or not.
2007-12-12 15:55:00 · answer #5 · answered by jasper addleton 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello ☺ Personally I like most of the ones you listed above. It's tough to choose just one song! My favorites include: "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland "When the Saints Go Marching In" by Louis Armstrong "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller Orchestra "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets and "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys BQ - "American Pie" Don McLean
2016-04-09 00:00:16 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I remember it was Nat King Cole who made it famous. Got the record right here and I remember the air play.
2007-12-13 05:24:58 · answer #7 · answered by BoosGrammy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not sure but i thought "route 66" was sung by Frank Sinatra, but i could be wrong, but i'm sure i heard it from him. hope that helps, try a google search.
2007-12-12 15:04:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yip, i second jasper's answer
my favorite version is of course by the 4 freshmen
2007-12-13 09:49:35 · answer #9 · answered by jeff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋