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"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.
This compact disc features recordings made by Nat King Cole between 1941 and 1946, at the beginning of Cole's career. ... "Get Your Kicks on Route 66!" (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 "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and for the role of Dr. Joe Early with his wife Julie London in the television program Emergency! in the 1970s.
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), [1] known professionally as Nat King Cole, alternatively billed as Nat "King" Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's career as a jazz and pop vocalist started in the late 1930s and spanned almost three decades where he found success and recorded over 100 songs ...
A recording of the song was released by Nat King Cole in 1951, which reached No. 1 in the United States and became the best-selling song of the year. The song was an early attempt by music labels to appeal to the younger demographics and its success later led to a boom in music that catered to the young. [ 2 ]
L-O-V-E is the final studio album by the American singer Nat King Cole.It was arranged by Ralph Carmichael. [2] L-O-V-E was Cole's last album, and was released shortly before his death in February 1965.
Let's Face the Music! is a 1964 studio album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Billy May.It was recorded in November 1961, and released three years later. [4]The initial Billboard review from February 29, 1964 commented that "The fine blend of Cole singing is beautifully melded with the smart, witty and swinging backing supplied by Billy May...The tempos are mostly in that grand, finger-poppin ...
"Don't Let It Go to Your Head" "I Know That You Know" "Blame It on My Youth" "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" Bonus tracks (taken from the same 1956 recording sessions): "I Was a Little Too Lonely (And You Were a Little Too Late)" (Evans, Livingston) – 3:02 "You Can Depend on Me" (Carpenter, Dunlap, Hines) – 3:55