Route 66, “The Main Street of America ... John Steinbeck called it “the mother road, the road of flight.” Nat King Cole crooned about its kicks in a 1946 hit song. Disney and Pixar ...

Route 66,” which has been covered over the years by everyone from Nat King Cole to Bing Crosby and the Rolling Stones. It’s the first time Dylan performed it live, and he was likely inspired ...

Now the highway is a destination in and of itself.” Nat King Cole recorded “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” in 1946, after John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for his 1939 novel “The ...

Once upon a time, driving used to be fun. In fact, this beloved stretch of highway inspired multi-talented American musician Bobby Troup to pen the popular "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" in 1946. Nat ...

Now the highway is a destination in and of itself.” Nat King Cole recorded “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” in 1946, after John Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Prize for his 1939 novel “The ...

Dubbed the "Main Street of America" by Avery, it inspired Bobby Troup's song "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" (recorded by Nat King Cole and, later, the Rolling Stones), Jack Kerouac's beatnik bible ...

Route 66 History and Hype: Supercharged into popular culture by the 1946 Nat King Cole song of the same name and a popular 1960s TV series, Route 66 was the first paved road between Chicago and ...

There is, perhaps, no better example of the stakes of “keeping cool” than the case of Nat King Cole ... example of the racial animus that Cole faced while topping the pop charts. With popular fare ...

"As the first British artist to have been able to perform a duet with Nat King Cole’s vocals, it’s a real honour," Boyle said just before the album's release, per the Mirror. “Seven years on ...

Part I features Nat King Cole with his influential trio in recordings from the 1930s including his famous "Straighten Up and Fly Right," "Route 66," "Straighten Up and Fly Right" and "Sweet Lorraine." ...