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Bobby Troup. Robert William Troup Jr. (October 18, 1918 – February 7, 1999) was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the composer of the rhythm and blues standard "Route 66" and for the role of Dr. Joe Early with his wife Julie London in the television program Emergency! in the 1970s.
"(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" is a popular rhythm and blues song, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. The lyrics relate a westward roadtrip on U.S. Route 66 , a highway which traversed the western two-thirds of the U.S. from Chicago , Illinois, to Los Angeles , California.
Among them was Pennsylvania-born songwriter Bobby Troup, who while on the road in 1946 penned a song about the highway: "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66." It was made famous by Nat King Cole and has ...
Julie London (née Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969. Her recording of "Cry Me a River", a song she introduced on her debut ...
In 1946, Nat King Cole recorded “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” — the lyrics, written by songwriter Bobby Troup during his family’s own cross-country adventure, follow the path of the route ...
The recording of Bobby Troup's "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" was issued as its sole single the same month. The single's release coincided with the 66th anniversary of the titular U.S. Route 66. The band celebrated the anniversary with a run of shows at ten cities on the road's route in May 1992.
Route 66 is an American adventure crime drama [1] television series that premiered on CBS on October 7, 1960, and ran until March 20, 1964, for a total of 116 episodes. The series was created by Herbert B. Leonard and Stirling Silliphant, who were also responsible for the ABC drama Naked City, from which Route 66 was an indirect spin-off.
The collection's lead single – a recording of Bobby Troup's "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" – reached number 48 on the Hot Country Songs chart, while its follow-up "Miles and Miles of Texas" (originally by Jim McGraw and the Western Sundowners) broke into the top 40.