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Dave Birkett
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Oxnard, CA, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2004 6:12 pm |
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| Has anyone heard the Western Swing version of the tune that's currently the background music for a Suzuki commercial? Who's doing it? Good stuff IMHO. |
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Jim Cohen
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Philadelphia, PA
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Gene Jones
From:
Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 12 Jan 2004 6:47 pm
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The song "Route 66" is on one of my AATW albums, WHEELIN' and DEALIN',which is a vinyl, but it's probably on a CD as well!
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Dave Birkett
From:
Oxnard, CA, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2004 6:59 pm
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| Thanks, guys. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 13 Jan 2004 2:45 am
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One of the absolute classic standards of all time..Fits in all venues..never misses...
I am not stating that I am any expert on this song but it has been in my "set list" since 1964 or so..and I still do it on every gig..go figure..
Written by Bobby Troup..way back, 50's or so...
Rock, Blues, Country, Swing, Jazz..
Mick Jagger brought it back to life when the Stones came to the USA with their first album in the early 60's..I think he probably can be credited as the one who made this tune timeless..
"Let me hear you say yeh "....
I get a kick out of playing with some folks who call this tune and ask me if I ever heard it before..like it is a new song.
This song has some roots for sure..
Many great arrangements out there..Ray Bensons is one of them..
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Paul Graupp
From:
Macon Ga USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2004 6:03 am
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| Amen to that, Tony !! |
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Mike Sweeney
From:
Nashville,TN,USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2004 6:15 am
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Yes, that's Asleep At The Wheel on the commercial with Ray Benson singing. It's not the original AATW recording though.
The original, which, was on the Wheelin' And Dealin' album from the '70's, had Leroy Preston doing the vocals.
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 13 Jan 2004 6:24 am
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Who's playing steel on the 'jingle'?
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Gene Jones
From:
Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 13 Jan 2004 7:38 am
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| The style sounded like Cindy. |
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Rick Schmidt
From:
Prescott AZ, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2004 9:12 am
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| LOVE that cool V chord near the end! |
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Dave Birkett
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Oxnard, CA, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2004 9:45 am
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| I'm probably wrong about this, but didn't Nat King Cole have a hit with it back in his piano trio days? And, if memory serves, the Stones version was a cover of Chuck Berry's cover of it. [This message was edited by Dave Birkett on 13 January 2004 at 09:47 AM.] |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 13 Jan 2004 11:07 am
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| No, Dave. You're correct. |
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DennyFast
From:
Springfield, Tn. USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2004 9:22 am
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| According to the AATW web site, Big Jim Murphy played the steel part on this Route 66, but I've been wrong before! |
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Scott Henderson
From:
Camdenton, Missouri, USA
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Posted 21 Jan 2004 8:15 pm
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Jim cohen's band,"beats Walkin" has a killer version of this tune. A must for any swingers collection
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Steelin' away in the ozarks and life,
Scott
www.scottyhenderson.com
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Sam Marshall
From:
Chandler, AZ USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2004 4:41 pm
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I just saw 3 AATW shows last week with Big Jim Murphy on steel. When I saw the ad afterwards, I was certain it sounded like him. Thanks for confirming my hunch!
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