ROUTE 66
JOHN
MAYER
SONGWRITER:
BOBBY TROUP
COUNTRY: U.
S. A.
ALBUM: CARS:
SOUNDTRACK
LABEL: A
& M
GENRE: RHYTHM
AND BLUES
YEAR:
2006
"(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" is a popular rhythm and blues standard,
composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. The song uses a twelve-bar
blues arrangement and the lyrics follow the path of U.S. Route 66(US 66), which
traversed the western two-thirds of the U.S. from Chicago, Illinois, to Los
Angeles, California.
Nat King Cole, as the King Cole Trio, first recorded the song the same
year and it became a hit, appearing on Billboard magazine's R&B and pop
charts.
Another version to reach the Billboard charts was that recorded by Bing
Crosby with the Andrews Sisters on May 11, 1946 and this reached the No. 14
position in 1946. The song was subsequently recorded by many artists including Chuck
Berry, Glenn Frey, the Rolling Stones, Them, Dr. Feelgood, Asleep at the Wheel,
the Manhattan Transfer, Depeche Mode, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Pappo, The
Cramps, John Mayer, George Benson and Peter Tork & Shoe Suede Blues.
John Clayton Mayer (/ˈmeɪ.ər/; born October 16, 1977) is an American
singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Born in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, Mayer attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but disenrolled
and moved to Atlanta in 1997 with Clay Cook. Together, they
formed a short-lived two-man band called Lo-Fi Masters. After their split,
Mayer continued to play local clubs, refining his skills and gaining a
following. After his appearance
at the 2001 South by Southwest Festival, he was signed to Aware Records, and
then Columbia Records, which released his first EP, Inside Wants Out. His
following two full-length albums—Room for Squares(2001) and Heavier Things(2003)—did
well commercially, achieving multi-platinum status. In 2003, he won the Grammy
Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the single "Your Body Is a
Wonderland".
By 2005, Mayer had moved away from the acoustic music that characterized
his early records, and begun performing the blues and rock music that had
originally influenced him as a musician. He collaborated with blues artists
such as B. B. King, Buddy Guy, and Eric Clapton. Forming the John Mayer Trio,
he released a live album in 2005 called Try!, and his third studio album Continuum
in 2006. Both albums received critical acclaim, and Continuum earned Mayer a 2007
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. He also won Best Male Pop Vocal
Performance for "Waiting on the World to Change". That album was
followed by Battle Studies in 2009, a return to pop, with a Battle Studies
World Tour.
After having several controversial incidents with the media, Mayer
withdrew from public life in 2010 and began work on his fifth studio album, Born
and Raised, which drew inspiration from the 1970s pop music of Laurel Canyon.
However, the discovery of a granuloma on his vocal cords delayed the release of
the album until May 2012, and forced him to cancel the planned tour. The
album received a generally favorable reception, though was less commercially
successful than his previous work. Mayer began performing as a singer again in January 2013, and that year
released his sixth studio album, Paradise Valley, which incorporates country
music influences. By 2014, he had sold a total of over 20 million albums
worldwide. After developing an interest in the Grateful Dead and connecting
with Bob Weir, Mayer formed Dead & Company with three former Grateful Dead
musicians. The band's performances have been well-received, with tours in 2015,
2016, 2017, and 2018.
Mayer's secondary career pursuits extend to television hosting, comedy,
and writing; he has authored columns for magazines such as Esquire. He
supports various causes and has performed at charity benefits. He is a watch aficionado (with a collection he
values in the "tens of millions" of dollars), contributing to the
watch site Hodinkee, and has been on the jury at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de
Genève.
Well if you ever plan to motor west
Just take my way that's the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it winds from Chicago to L.A.
More than two thousand miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it goes from St Louis, down to Missouri
Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingsman, Barstaw, San Bernadino
Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it goes from St. Louis, down to Missouri
Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingsman, Barstaw, San Bernadino
Would you get hip to this kindly tip
When you make that California trip
Get your kick on Route 66
Get your kick on Route 66.
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