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The
Songs of Route 66: Music From The All-American Highway is
the ultimate road music. It gathers together eleven songs about the
most famous highway in history, resulting in a great collection of Americana
music, suitable for travel on any road.
"This
mostly roots music collection is the perfect road companion no matter
what road you choose to travel."
- Greg Johnson, Oklahoma Gazette

The
album features the following cuts:
- The Theme
From Route 66: the familiar theme from the TV show Route
66 is performed by members and alumni from Asleep
at the Wheel as well as members of the Lucky
Strikes and The Fat Man.
- Route 66:
the song that made the road famous done by its author Bobby Troup.
- The Mother
Road: Alan Rhody performs Route 66's new anthem co-written with
Kevin Welch.
- What's Left
of 66: a traveling troubadour's view of the modern Route 66, performed
by Jason Eklund.
- Willy Rogers
Highway: a Woody Guthrie tune, done here by Dead Reckoning's Kevin
Welch
- The Long Red
Line: about Route 66 by Mercury recording artist, Mary
Cutrufello. This was Mary's first appearance on CD.
- Used To Be:
performed by Oklahoma's Red
Dirt Rangers, who also have their own Lazy S.O.B. releases Ranger's
Command and Oklahoma Territory.
- 2200 Miles:
the only composition written specifically for this project, performed
here by Austin's Mad Cat Trio with the help of Asleep at the Wheel's
Cindy Cashdollar
- Don't Haul
Bricks on 66: a view of Route 66 through the eyes of the 70's
counter-culture, done by Arizona's The Dusty Chaps.
- Route 66 Revised:
by Bohemia Beat's
Jimmy LaFave, is the perfect answer record to Troup's original Route
66.
- Route 66:
the classic, done here by R&B Hall of Famer, Charles Brown

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