"Route 66" - originally recorded as "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" - is a popular rhythm and blues standard, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. The lyrics follow the path of federal highway U.S. Route 66, which traversed the western two-thirds of the U.S. from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California.
"Route 66" - originally recorded as "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" - is a popular rhythm and blues standard, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. The lyrics follow the path of federal highway U.S. Route 66, which traversed the western two-thirds of the U.S. from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California.