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April 1, 2007

The answer is Illinois highway 47 as several of you guessed. The

only two states with both 66 and L-H are Illinois and California.

Il 47 is duplexed for short distances of around one to two miles

with US 20, US 6, and US 30. It crosses Rt 66 at Dwight and Lincoln

Highway at Elburn.

US 51 was a good guess and may even be right depending upon the

duplexing of 6, 30, and 20. Also, Il-47 might end at Illinois 10 or

possibly US 151. I've driven the whole route but only to there once

and don't remember for sure which one it was.

This is a very interesting road as it clearly marks the line between

the rapidly growing urban sprawl of Chicago and the old rural part

of Illinois, but it won't be much longer before it is completely

enveloped. You can see the encroaching sudivisions like waves along

the shore. In some places they are way off to the east, and other

times right up to the road and in a few places, even on the west

side. There was a recent newspaper article saying that it will

become like Randall Road, a very congested place now.

One thing I really enjoy looking for when we drive it, are the

unique oval barns. Evidently, some company went through at some

time in the past and had special deals for the farmers. There are

about seven of them between Huntley and Dwight. Is there anyone out

there who can fill me in on these are have seen them as well? Some

are in disrepair, and a few are right by the road. Just north of

Dwight, there is a round one.

This is our preferred way to get around the Chicago congestion as we

live in McHenry County right by the Wisconsin border. We then pick

up 66 at Dwight. I would recommend it to anyone going our way.

Speaking of Il-47, for any of you who are fans of the movie

Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray, starting January 29th with a

pancake breakfast at the Moose Lodge where the Groundhog Dance in

the movie was held (where Bill played the piano and the man auction

was held), and going to February 5th, the city of Woodstock,

Illinois, will be hosting its annual Groundhog Days Festival. It

will include the weather forecast of Groundhog Willie on Feb. 2nd.

February 4th and 5th you can see the movie shown at the theatre

where Bill did his Clint Eastwood impersonation and afterwards

guided walks around the square and town showing film sites. The

last two years, they have been hosted by people involved with the

film. Two years ago, actor Stephen Tobolowshi, who played the

obnoxious Ned, did the honors and last year, it was the site

manager, the man largely responsible for the choice of Woodstock to

make the movie. They provided many tidbits of behind the scenes

information, many of which were hilarious.

Woodstock is located on Illinois 47 and US 14. You can get more

detailed information at

http://www.woodstockilchamber.com/pages/groundhog2006.html

That same weekend, if you continue north on Il-47 and into

Wisconsin, you can go to the 11th Annual Winterfest and National

Snow Sculpting Competition held in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. It is

maybe 30 miles north of Woodstock. It is held in front of the

historic Riviera and fifteen teams will make some of the most

beautiful snow sculptures you'll ever see out of 10-foot blocks of

snow.

You can get more information at http://www.lakegenevawi.com.html

Go to Winterfest on the sidebar.

Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway. -- RoadDog

April 1, 2007

rt66roadologist@comcast.net wrote:

>

> US34 ????

Speaking of US 34, has anybody heard anything about the proposal to extend

US 34 back into Chicago and naming it after Walter Payton? I think it's a

great idea, extending a US highway and naming it after one of the true

greats and possibly the best running back of all time, the late Sweetness.

April 1, 2007

I know they cross in Joliet. But one alignment of 66 duplexes on the

Lincoln in Plainfield, Il.

-- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Lulupic66@a... wrote:

>

> Where does RT 66 and The Lincoln Highway share the same roadbed?

> Lulu

>

April 1, 2007

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "roaddog_rt66"

<roaddog_rt66@y...> wrote:

>

> The answer is Illinois highway 47 as several of you guessed. The

> only two states with both 66 and L-H are Illinois and California.

>

> Il 47 is duplexed for short distances of around one to two miles

> with US 20, US 6, and US 30. It crosses Rt 66 at Dwight and

Lincoln

> Highway at Elburn.

>

> US 51 was a good guess and may even be right depending upon the

> duplexing of 6, 30, and 20. Also, Il-47 might end at Illinois 10

or

> possibly US 151. I've driven the whole route but only to there

once

> and don't remember for sure which one it was.

>

> This is a very interesting road as it clearly marks the line

between

> the rapidly growing urban sprawl of Chicago and the old rural part

> of Illinois, but it won't be much longer before it is completely

> enveloped. You can see the encroaching sudivisions like waves

along

> the shore. In some places they are way off to the east, and other

> times right up to the road and in a few places, even on the west

> side. There was a recent newspaper article saying that it will

> become like Randall Road, a very congested place now.

>

> One thing I really enjoy looking for when we drive it, are the

> unique oval barns. Evidently, some company went through at some

> time in the past and had special deals for the farmers. There are

> about seven of them between Huntley and Dwight. Is there anyone

out

> there who can fill me in on these are have seen them as well?

Some

> are in disrepair, and a few are right by the road. Just north of

> Dwight, there is a round one.

>

> This is our preferred way to get around the Chicago congestion as

we

> live in McHenry County right by the Wisconsin border. We then

pick

> up 66 at Dwight. I would recommend it to anyone going our way.

>

> Speaking of Il-47, for any of you who are fans of the movie

> Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray, starting January 29th with a

> pancake breakfast at the Moose Lodge where the Groundhog Dance in

> the movie was held (where Bill played the piano and the man

auction

> was held), and going to February 5th, the city of Woodstock,

> Illinois, will be hosting its annual Groundhog Days Festival. It

> will include the weather forecast of Groundhog Willie on Feb. 2nd.

>

> February 4th and 5th you can see the movie shown at the theatre

> where Bill did his Clint Eastwood impersonation and afterwards

> guided walks around the square and town showing film sites. The

> last two years, they have been hosted by people involved with the

> film. Two years ago, actor Stephen Tobolowshi, who played the

> obnoxious Ned, did the honors and last year, it was the site

> manager, the man largely responsible for the choice of Woodstock

to

> make the movie. They provided many tidbits of behind the scenes

> information, many of which were hilarious.

>

> Woodstock is located on Illinois 47 and US 14. You can get more

> detailed information at

>

> http://www.woodstockilchamber.com/pages/groundhog2006.html

>

> That same weekend, if you continue north on Il-47 and into

> Wisconsin, you can go to the 11th Annual Winterfest and National

> Snow Sculpting Competition held in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. It is

> maybe 30 miles north of Woodstock. It is held in front of the

> historic Riviera and fifteen teams will make some of the most

> beautiful snow sculptures you'll ever see out of 10-foot blocks of

> snow.

>

> You can get more information at http://www.lakegenevawi.com.html

> Go to Winterfest on the sidebar.

>

> Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway. -- RoadDog

>

The Lake Geneva site doesn't work, but you can search for lake

geneva, wisconsin and get it.

April 1, 2007

New article about route 20 FYI

http://www.route20pulse.com/pages/articled...at=1&art=87

April 1, 2007

Hey, maybe you could convince an editor at American Road to

do this, Tom....after all, it's a magazine, too. You'd

have my support :-)

Matt Smallwood

On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:16:43 EST

egyptianzipper@aol.com wrote:

>

> In a message dated 1/15/06 10:08:02 AM Eastern Standard

> Time,

> hester_nec@yahoo.com writes:

> I'd say you got to be around Normal, Bloomington, Peoria,

> IL - Everything

> seems to run thru that area - but doesn't 14 end in

> Chicago??

>

====================================================================

> Speaking of "What State?"

>

> Is anyone besides me (I'm 58) old enough to remember

> those map puzzles in the

> Saturday Evening Post? For the younger folks, the

> SEP was a weekly magazine,

> NOT a newspaper. It's best known as the venue for Norman

> Rockwell, whose art

> decorated many covers of the magazine.

>

> The map puzzles consisted of little circles lifted from

> road maps. There

> would generally be one town name visible and maybe part

> of another. Plus some

> numbered highways and maybe a river or something. You had

> to figure out what state

> it was in.

>

> Those suckers were HARD.

>

> Tom Hoffman

> Pearisburg VA

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Sounds like a great idea. I was a geography major and am a map freak. I'd

love it.

Mike

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To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>

Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 1:19 PM

Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] SEP map idea:

> Hey, maybe you could convince an editor at American Road to

> do this, Tom....after all, it's a magazine, too. You'd

> have my support :-)

>

> Matt Smallwood

>

> On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:16:43 EST

> egyptianzipper@aol.com wrote:

> >

> > In a message dated 1/15/06 10:08:02 AM Eastern Standard

> > Time,

> > hester_nec@yahoo.com writes:

> > I'd say you got to be around Normal, Bloomington, Peoria,

> > IL - Everything

> > seems to run thru that area - but doesn't 14 end in

> > Chicago??

> >

> ====================================================================

> > Speaking of "What State?"

> >

> > Is anyone besides me (I'm 58) old enough to remember

> > those map puzzles in the

> > Saturday Evening Post? For the younger folks, the

> > SEP was a weekly magazine,

> > NOT a newspaper. It's best known as the venue for Norman

> > Rockwell, whose art

> > decorated many covers of the magazine.

> >

> > The map puzzles consisted of little circles lifted from

> > road maps. There

> > would generally be one town name visible and maybe part

> > of another. Plus some

> > numbered highways and maybe a river or something. You had

> > to figure out what state

> > it was in.

> >

> > Those suckers were HARD.

> >

> > Tom Hoffman

> > Pearisburg VA

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April 1, 2007

WALK TO RECLAIM AMERICA

Rick and Jane McKinney of Harrison, OH are now on their walk across America,

2800 miles, from LA to Washington, D.C. Part of their travel is taking them

on Route 66. Their goal is to bring awareness to reclaim America's

freedoms, families and faith. More info can be found on web site

www.walktoreclaimamerica.com Today they are scheduled to arrive in Amboy,

CA. They progress 20 miles per day and can be reached directly toll free

866-462-7464. Email walk@walktoreclaimamerica.com Their supportive team

came into the museum yesterday seeking information and the area and to bring

this to our attention. If you'd like to give encouraging words or help in

anyway, please contact them. Their schedule is shown below and found on the

website.

Debra Hodkin

Route 66 Mother Road Museum

Historic Harvey House

681 N. First Ave.

Barstow, CA 92311

760-255-1890

www.route66museum.org

Dates Starting Point Ending Point

Week 1 Jan 1 - Jan 7 Los Angeles CA Victorville CA

Week 2 Jan 8 - Jan14 Victorville CA Amboy CA

Week 3 Jan 15 - Jan 21 Amboy CA Oatman AZ

Week 4 Jan 22 - 28 Oatman AZ Seligman AZ

Week 5 Jan 29 - Feb 4 Seligman AZ Winona AZ

Week 6 Feb 5 - Feb 11 Winona AZ Navajo AZ

Week 7 Feb 12 - 18 Navajo AZ Bluewater NM

Week 8 Feb 19 - 25 Bluewater NM Albuquerque NM

Week 9 Feb 26 - Mar 4 Albuquerque NM Santa Rosa NM

Week 10 Mar 5 - Mar 11 Santa Rosa NM Adrian TX

Week 11 Mar 12 - Mar 18 Adrian TX Alanreed TX

Week 12 Mar 19 - Mar 25 Alanreed TX Clinton OK

Week 13 Mar 26 - April 1 Clinton OK OKC OK

Week 14 April 2 - April 8 OKC OK Eufala OK

Week 15 April 9 - April 15 Eufala OK Ozark AR

Week 16 April 16 - April 22 Ozark AR Cedar Hgts AR

Week 17 April 23 - April 29 Cedar Hgts AR Madison AR

Week 18 April 30 - May 6 Madison AR Brownsville TN

Week 19 May 7 - May 13 Brownsville TN Tennessee City TN

Week 20 May 14 - May 20 Tennessee City TN Smithville TN

Week 21 May 21 - May 27 Smithville TN Knoxville TN

Week 22 May 28 - June 3 Knoxville TN Kingsport TN

Week 23 June 4 - June 10 Kingsport TN Dublin VA

Week 24 June 11 - June 17 Dublin VA Steeles Tavern VA

Week 25 June 18 - June 24 Steeles Tavern VA Amissville VA

Week 26 June 25 - July 1 Amissville VA Arlington VA

Week 27 July 2 - July 4 Arlington VA Washington DC

April 2, 2007

I had forgotten about those fascinating puzzles. Thanks for the memories....!

Bob Harmon

Is anyone besides me (I'm 58) old enough to remember those map puzzles in the

Saturday Evening Post? For the younger folks, the SEP was a weekly magazine,

NOT a newspaper. It's best known as the venue for Norman Rockwell, whose art

decorated many covers of the magazine.

The map puzzles consisted of little circles lifted from road maps. There

would generally be one town name visible and maybe part of another. Plus some

numbered highways and maybe a river or something. You had to figure out what

state

it was in.

Those suckers were HARD.

Tom Hoffman

Pearisburg VA

April 2, 2007

Going back more years than I can remember, truckers at a diner didn't always

mean a good meal - sometimes it ment "friendly" waitresses (look for little

cabins out back!!). But not always.

Since most of travel these days are on Interstates these are the days of

nationwide chains and a Mickey D on every corner. Some chains appear to be

good - for example I've eaten at a lot of Perkins resturants out thru Pennsy

and Big Bob's in the mid-west. I've found Country Kitchen to be pretty good

most everywhere I've gone.

If you are traveling the two lane, what you find in small towns is usually

pretty good - but again you'll find Mac's and BK's all over the place. For a

local resturant the number of cars in the parking lot at 7am is generally a

pretty good indicator that something good is inside - the locals will lead you

to salvation, so to speak. In the Bible belt that has a whole different

meaning - you can have religion with your sausage gravy, bisquits and grits.

So today it's a lot harder to figure out if a place serves good food or

not. In to many cases the resturant owner could care less, especially on the

interstate. He knows that if you don't like what he's got, there's going to be

thousands of hungry customers pulling up as you leave.

Hudsonly,

Alex B

Lulupic66@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 2/15/06 8:02:39 PM Central

Standard Time,

Ypsi-slim@juno.com writes:

> So, now I turn it over to the rest of you. Is there anything in

> particular

> you look for in choosing a place to eat?

>

For starters,,,,,,,,,,ask a "local," a gas station cashier, motel clerk,

somebody in a local store. Also, look for a place that have a lot of truckers

in

the parking lot.

They know good food at reasonable prices.

Just a thought here,

Lulu

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April 2, 2007

My initial attempt at posting photos can be found in the "Photos"

section and the album is entitled Bliss Blue Highways. These are not

what I would consider to be world-class photos but I had fun taking

them....Bliss

April 2, 2007

Their upcoming tour sounds very nice. The day they depart Richmond

with a lunch in Milan, Indiana and shut down for the evening in Terre

Haute is going to be a full day. I know someone has made a recon of

the route, that last right hand turn in Milan to get to the old high

school is going to be interesting.

April 2, 2007

Russell S. Rein wrote:

> When I travel I look for Barbeque, pan-fried chicken and regional food.

> Most Barbeque is at least

> pretty good, and many have home-made sides and desserts. First drive

> around the back of the joint

> and look for a wood pile. If it's real Barbeque wood should be involved.

>

> Favorite BBQs include the Hickory Park in Ames, IA

> http://www.hickorypark-bbq.com/ames.html

> County Line, Austin, TX http://www.countyline.com/index.asp (Also in

> Austin - Ironworks & Art's Ribhouse)

> Johnny Harris, Savannah, GA (perhaps the best sauce)

What is the sauce there like? Is it tomato or mustard based?

> http://www.johnnyharris.com/

> LC's, Kansas City http://xrl.us/j2f8

I lived in KC for 2 years, and I agree that LC's is probably the best BBQ

available. You also can't go wrong with Gates BBQ.

> Stamey's, Greensboro, NC http://www.stameys.com/ Lexington No 1,

> Lexington, NC http://www.hollyeats.com/Lexington.htm

> Bozo's, Mason, TN

> http://chefmoz.org/United_States/TN/Mason/Bozo's1066622556.html

Here are some good places in Arkansas:

-McClard's BBQ in Hot Springs. Probably the most famous BBQ joint in the

state. A favorite of Bill Clinton.

-Smitty's in Conway. Don't get the extra hot sauce (habanero...nuff said)

unless you can handle extremely hot things.

-JoJo's in North Little Rock. It has apparently moved, the last time I went

by there it was closed. I did a web search and found a new address, so

hopefully it's the same good BBQ.

A note on AR BBQ: They tend to put cole slaw on the sandwiches, so be sure

to ask for no slaw if you're like me and don't like slaw. The first few

times I ordered BBQ in KC, I'd ask for no slaw and they would look at me

funny. I guess slaw on sandwiches is an Arkansas thing.

April 2, 2007

John W wrote:

> > Speaking of Arkansas, Interstate 40 (particularly the right travel lane,

> > both east and westbound) is no joy to travel

> > on, either! ! Washboard ripples will beat one to death! !

> -hmmm--I travel it often, just 2 months ago border to border. Must be

> the lane, the repairs-rebuilds seem great. john w-- In

Most of Arkansas' interstates have been rebuilt in the last 5 years or so.

I-30 from Benton to LR is now 6 smooth lanes with a 70 MPH speed limit in

Saline County. Much, much better than it was before.

April 3, 2007

I noticed that RoadDog created a database of Road Songs, and

recently the lyrics to Convoy were posted; combined with my fun of

creating playlists on my MP3 player for the past 5 or so months, I

thought it would be fun to start a thread about your favorite road

trippin' music.

I have both Route 66 and general Road Trip playlists.

My playlist, "Road Trip!"

1. Johnny Cash - I've Been Everywhere

2. Willie Nelson - On The Road Again

3. Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild

4. Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road

5. Jerry Reed - East Bound And Down

6. Roger Miller - King of the Road

7. Simon & Garfunkel - America

8. Sammy Hagar - I Can't Drive Fifty-Five

9. Eagles - Take It Easy

10. John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads

11. C.W. McCall - Convoy

12. Coasters - Yakety Yak

13. Dave Dudley - Six Days On The Road

14. Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack

15. Brian Setzer Orchestra - Route 66 (Live)

16. Dion - The Wanderer

17. Junior Brown - Highway Patrol

18. Dave Dudley - Truck Drivin Man

19. Ray Charles - Mess Around

20. Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra - The Theme From Route 66

21. A Side Willie - Old 66

22. Two High String Band - Goodbye California (Hello, Illinois)

23. Ray Anthony - Peter Gunn Theme

24. Randy Garibay, Jr - Sweet Home Chicago

25. Asleep at the Wheel - Get Your Kicks on Route 66

26. Dale Watson - Tucumcari, Here I Come

27. Gary Primich - You Came a Long Way from St. Louis

28. Kevin Welch - Willy Rogers Highway

29. Maryann Price - Hoppin' in Joplin

30. Red Dirt Rangers - Arizona State Line

31. Jason Roberts - T-U-L-S-A Straight Ahead

32. Weird Al Yankovic - The Biggest Ball Of Twine In Minnesota

Two of them are less obvious "road trip" songs...I included Yakety-

Yak because it was used in the beginning of "The Great Outdoors"

when John Candy's character and his family were road trippin' to

their vacation destination...and Mess Around because of a classic

scene in another John Candy film, "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"

as he is driving from Chicago to St. Louis...simply hilarious!

My Route 66 playlist (entitled "Get Your Kicks") of course has some

of the same songs listed above:

1. Manhattan Transfer - Get Your Kicks on Route 66

2. Brian Setzer Orchestra - Get Your Kicks on Route 66

3. George Maharis - Get Your Kicks on Route 66

4. Jimmy LaFave - Oklahoma Hills

5. Depeche Mode - Get Your Kicks on Route 66

6. Bobby Troup - Route 66

7. Four Freshman - Get Your Kicks on Route 66

8. Red Dirt Rangers - Used to Be

9. Alan Rhody - The Mother Road

10. Red Dirt Rangers - Arizona State Line

11. Kevin Welch - Willy Rogers Highway

12. Dale Watson - Tucumcari, Here I Come

13. Marcia Ball - Intro/Route 66

14. Randy Garibay, Jr - Sweet Home Chicago

15. Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters - Get Your Kicks On Route 66

16. Dale Watson - Gallop to Gallup

17. Gary Primich - You Came a Long Way from St. Louis

18. Jimmy LaFave - Route 66 Revisited

19. Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra - The Theme From Route 66

20. Asleep at the Wheel - Albuquerque

21. Surfaris - Get Your Kicks on Route 66

22. Steve James - 66 Highway Blues

23. Cindy Cashdollar/Mad Cat Trio - 2200 Miles

24. Asleep at the Wheel - Get Your Kicks on Route 66

25. Jason Eklund - What's Left of 66

26. Dusty Chaps - Don't Haul Bricks on 66

27. LeRoi Brothers - California Sun

28. Nat King Cole - Get Your Kicks on Route 66

29. Chuck Berry - Get Your Kicks on Route 66

30. Jason Roberts - T-U-L-S-A Straight Ahead

31. Maryann Price - Hoppin' in Joplin

32. Mary Cutrufello - The Long Red Line

33. Two High String Band - Goodbye California (Hello, Illinois)

34. A Side Willie - Route 66 - 03 - Old 66

35. Brian Setzer Orchestra - Route 66 (Live)

36. Route 66 Orchestra - Theme from Route 66

37. Charles Brown - Route 66

I found a cool link with some highway song listings:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/roadsong.htm

I'm curious to hear everyone's favorites, and I will add my songs to

the database too.

Jennifer Bremer

American Road Yahoo Group Co-Moderator

April 3, 2007

Jennifer,

Here is the list of music that I put together for the CDs that I played at the

Route 66 e-group get-together at the Wigwam in San Bernardino last September.

This was kind of a compilation of music that a number of people sent me as well

as some of my favorites. There are 208 cuts running just a hair shy of 13

hours. They are obviously not all road songs but they are ones that people

wanted to hear.

Mike

Route 66 Nat King Cole

All Summer Long The Beach Boys

A Thousand Miles From Nowhere Dwight Yoakam

Get Some Hackensaws

Cowboy Take Me Away The Dixie Chicks

Break Down Here Julie Roberts

At Last Etta James

California Dreaming The Mamas and the Papas

Dancing In The Streets Martha and the Vandellas

Don't Answer Me The Alan Parsons Project

Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd

Hey Jude The Beatles

Hot Rod Lincoln Twangbangers

All Revved Up And No Place To Go Meat Loaf

The Painted Desert 10,000 Maniacs

Rain Rusted Root

Begin The Beguine Artie Shaw

Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa Ian and Sylvia

409 Beach Boys

All I Wanna Do Sheryl Crow

Amarillo By Morning George Strait

Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell

Blue Moon Of Kentucky Elvis Presley

Bring It On Home To Me Sam Cooke

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road Lucinda Williams

Cherry Cherry Neil Diamond

Day Tripper The Beatles

Don't Make Me Come To Tulsa Wade Hayes

Drive My Car The Beatles

For What's It's Worth Buffalo Springfield

Gum Tree Canoe John Hartford

Heaven Scent John Digweed

Just Push Play Aerosmith

Kit Kat Clock The Bottle Rockets

London Rain Heather Nova

Love Shack The B-52s

Maybellene Chuck Berry

M'Toto Zap Mama

Party Out Of Bounds The B-52s

Radar Gun The Bottle Rockets

Albuquerque Asleep at the Wheel

All The Gold In California Larry Gatlin

He Reached Down Iris Dement

I'm Moving On Hank Snow

La Vie En Rose Edith Piaf

The Last Trip To Tulsa Neil Young

Little Brown Jug Glenn Miller

Lodi Creedence Clearwater Revival

The Mother Road Alan Rhody

One O'Clock Jump Count Basie

Perfidia The Ventures

Roam The B-52s

Running On Empty Jackson Browne

Santa Fe Rent Soundtrack

Six Days On The Road Dave Dudley

Take It Easy The Eagles

Thirsty Boots Judy Collins

Tulsa Queen Emmylou Harris

All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight Hank Williams Jr

Amanda Don Williams

Amarillo Kathy Mattea

The Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga. Jan and Dean

Back To The Earth Rusted Root

Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf

Come Away With Me Norah Jones

Dead Skunk Loudon Wainwright III

American Pie Don McLean

Girl On The Billboard Wylie and the Wild West

A Good Hearted Woman Waylon Jennings

Here For The Party Gretchen Wilson

In The Mood Glenn Miller

A Little Less Conversation Elvis Presley

Mambo No. 5 Lou Bega

Never Been To Spain Waylon Jennings

Promised Land Elvis Presley

Route 66 Revisited Jimmy LaFave

A Stroke of Genius Christina Aguilera and the Strokes

There's A Tear In My Beer Hank Williams

The White Knight Cledus Maggard

Amarillo Emmylou Harris

Amazing Grace Judy Collins

America Simon and Garfunkel

American Patrol Glenn Miller

Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain Willie Nelson

Born to Run Bruce Springsteen

Here In California Lucinda Williams

I've Been Everywhere Hank Snow

Land Of Enchantment Michael Martin Murphey

Oklahoma Hills Arlo Guthrie

Old Mojave Highway Kenny Rogers

On The Road Lee Roy Parnell

On The Road Again Willie Nelson

Rofiki Zap Mama

Satisfaction The Rolling Stones

Seven Bridges Road The Eagles

So Nice (Summer Samba) Bebel Gilberto

Truckin' The Grateful Dead

Understand Your Man Johnny Cash

Walk Don't Run The Ventures

Walk On The Wild Side Lou Reed

Will Rogers Highway Woody Guthrie

Angel Delgadillo John Stewart

I Walk The Line Johnny Cash

America Neil Diamond

Come Monday Jimmy Buffett

Oklahoma Borderline Vince Gill

Our Town Iris Dement

One Fine Day The Chiffons

One Summer Night The Danleers

Good Rockin' Tonight Elvis Presley

Speedy Gonzales Pat Boone

The Long And Winding Road The Beatles

Truck Drivin' Son Of A Gun Dave Dudley

Layla Eric Clapton

Shadows Of The Night Pat Benatar

White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane

Blessed Are. Joan Baez

Coming Into Los Angeles Arlo Guthrie

Do-Re-Mi Woody Guthrie

String Of Pearls Glenn Miller

Willin' Steve Earle

Gentle On My Mind Glen Campbell

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett

Another Place, Another Time Bobbie Gentry

I'm Bad I'm Nationwide ZZ Top

Lost Highway Hank Williams

Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old) Garth Brooks

Tell Me Something About Tulsa George Strait

Those Words We Said Kim Richey

Sugar Baby Love The Rubettes

Paradise By The Dashboard Lights Meat Loaf

Pastures Of Plenty Tom Paxton

Calling You Natalie Cole

Two Lane Highway Pure Prairie League

Two More Bottles Of Wine Emmylou Harris

All American Boy Bill Parsons

Life In The Fast Lane The Eagles

Like A Rock Bob Seger

She Loves You The Beatles

Watching The Wheels John Lennon

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Jerry Lee Lewis

Drive The Cars

Rebel Rouser Duane Eddy

Boogie Back To Texas Asleep at the Wheel

Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash

Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett

Phantom 309 Red Sovine

The Everlasting Hills Of Oklahoma The Sons of the Pioneers

Why Don't We Get Drunk Jimmy Buffett

Hotel California The Eagles

No Particular Place To Go Chuck Berry

Route 66 Theme Nelson Riddle

Born To Be Wild The Cult

Hotel Yorba The White Stripes

Miles From Our Home Cowboy Junkies

Ready Steady Go Paul Oakenfold

Rock Lobster The B-52s

Take Me Home Phil Collins

White Rose Slaid Cleaves

Endless Highway Bob Dylan and The Band

Talking Dust Bowl Blues Woody Guthrie

Take The "A" Train Duke Ellington

Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone Charley Pride

Convoy C.W. McCall

In Trow/Texas Rode Song The BoDeans

Thunderstorms And Neon Signs Wayne Hancock

Tulsa Time Don Williams

Headed For The Future Neil Diamond

Teach Your Children Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa Gene Pitney

Mighty Big Car Fred Eaglesmith

Stay Jackson Browne

Walk This Way Aerosmith

You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC

Tuxedo Junction Glenn Miller

Down The Highway Bob Dylan

How Fast Them Trucks Can Go Claude Gray

Sin Wagon The Dixie Chicks

Don't Worry Baby The Beach Boys

Rockin' Down The Highway Doobie Brothers

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Hank Williams

Tucumcari Here I Come Dale Watson

Old Time Rock And Roll Bob Seger

Tonight The Rubettes

Low Rider War

California Girls The Beach Boys

Little Man Alan Jackson

Take Me Back To Tulsa Asleep at the Wheel

The Dogs Of San Jon John Stewart

Viva Las Vegas ZZ Top

Cruisin' Gene Vincent

King Of The Road Roger Miller

Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin

See You In September The Tempos

Summer In The City Lovin' Spoonful

Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa Dusty Springfield

Everyday Is A Winding Road Sheryl Crow

Island Gerry Rafferty

Mustang Sally The Commitments

Pink Motel Cisco

Deportee Judy Collins

Rock and Roll All Night Kiss

Route 66 Bobby Troup

Sweet Little 66 Steve Earle

Cadillac Ranch Bruce Springsteen

Miles and Miles Of Texas Asleep at the Wheel

Goodnight, Well It's Time To Go The Spaniels

So Long, It's Been Good To Know You Woody Guthrie

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