great pics. I've been living in the US for 11 years now, but have been a fan of the Route 66 for like 15 years. I will be taking a short road trip from St. Louis to Chicago at the end of May, which will be the first time I've ever traveled on Route 66. I can't tell you how excited I am. Thanks for posting!!
I remember as a kid traveling along route 66 in the back of my dad station wagon we took the whole summer to go from one end to the other. it was the best summer of my life . Thanks Dad I miss you
This may be the best vid I've ever seen. The subject, the media, the truth all sparkle as something we must want again. Our civilization is changing and the trend has not been good at all. Fight. Thanks so much for this beautiful panorama. Perfect.
You should have allowed a bit more time to actually SEE what the picture is with all the fadeouts there was no time to see what the shot is. nice vid just the same thank you
I got a very small taste of what happened to Route 66 when I was a kid back in the late 1950s Route 9 north of New York was Replaced by an interstate type highway and the old Route 9 at least what they didn't tear down for the new one became a backwater but nothing like what you see in this excellent video especially as Route 9 was so close the New York, it ran from New York to Albany
@drmms Sure thing part of it is that the old Route66 was bypassed so it didn't have the commercial value without the masses of traffic it used to have However a lot more of it is that it's out west in open country and a lot of small towns that were in sparsely populated agricultural areas were being depopulated by mechanization and the loss of many family farms replaced by huge corporate farms with much smaller group of emplyees instead of the families and their many full and seasonal helpers
THANKS for posting this! One of many versions the late great Mr Cole did...but this is the jazziest one & thus my favorite. He's my all time favorite vocalist & this is one of my favorite tunes of his. You've MADE my day! :)
No offense, but that slideshow could have been improved, I love the music but thought the slide show was not that great.Please, get a mac and use it for slideshows. Also, don't use those terrible transitions and show more of each photo. Don't use one photo for a transition.
Great video and song! I'll be traveling Route 66 this summer, from Amarillo to Los Angeles. I can't wait to catch a glimpse of the vanishing American roadside culture. Wish I could've driven it fifty years ago, but better late than never. :)
Loved the video. I ache for the "old days". Wish I could have taken a road-trip down Route 66 when it was in its prime. All the charm, innocence, and fun is gone today, but at least we still have photos, film, and memories of a better era. Thanks so much for posting the video.
great pics. I've been living in the US for 11 years now, but have been a fan of the Route 66 for like 15 years. I will be taking a short road trip from St. Louis to Chicago at the end of May, which will be the first time I've ever traveled on Route 66. I can't tell you how excited I am. Thanks for posting!!
polemistis 3 weeks ago
Flagstaff Arizona,
Don't forget Winona!
dyad2r1 2 months ago
I remember as a kid traveling along route 66 in the back of my dad station wagon we took the whole summer to go from one end to the other. it was the best summer of my life . Thanks Dad I miss you
maddieandjackjack 7 months ago
This may be the best vid I've ever seen. The subject, the media, the truth all sparkle as something we must want again. Our civilization is changing and the trend has not been good at all. Fight. Thanks so much for this beautiful panorama. Perfect.
JettReynke 9 months ago
You should have allowed a bit more time to actually SEE what the picture is with all the fadeouts there was no time to see what the shot is. nice vid just the same thank you
dargonkin 1 year ago 5
I got a very small taste of what happened to Route 66 when I was a kid back in the late 1950s Route 9 north of New York was Replaced by an interstate type highway and the old Route 9 at least what they didn't tear down for the new one became a backwater but nothing like what you see in this excellent video especially as Route 9 was so close the New York, it ran from New York to Albany
elamite66 1 year ago
Could anybody explain me why the abandonned buidldings and streets? I dont live in USA. By the way, very good song. I like Nat King Cole so much.
drmms 1 year ago 2
@drmms Sure thing part of it is that the old Route66 was bypassed so it didn't have the commercial value without the masses of traffic it used to have However a lot more of it is that it's out west in open country and a lot of small towns that were in sparsely populated agricultural areas were being depopulated by mechanization and the loss of many family farms replaced by huge corporate farms with much smaller group of emplyees instead of the families and their many full and seasonal helpers
elamite66 1 year ago
@elamite66 Thank you.
drmms 1 year ago
THANKS for posting this! One of many versions the late great Mr Cole did...but this is the jazziest one & thus my favorite. He's my all time favorite vocalist & this is one of my favorite tunes of his. You've MADE my day! :)
JubalCalif 1 year ago
great song
sasa2054 2 years ago
great song by the trio.
Also fantastic solo by Nat!!
In my opinion the most underrated jazz pianist of all time.
migoratia 2 years ago
he is widely considered one of the most important musical personalities in United States history. Hardly underrated.
NOODLEYCHOPPER 1 year ago
@migoratia
I second that emotion !!! Very well said !!!
JubalCalif 1 year ago
@migoratia unimimaginiably beautiful in this age. thanks so much
JettReynke 9 months ago
Great solo by Nat.
aerofredywr 2 years ago
lame slide show, each pic last a 0,001 sec... wtf?!
pampalass 2 years ago
oh great another apple zombie
sleeperseventeen 2 years ago
yup...great song, but the slide show was a bit irritating - chill on the transitions in the future.
And mcseib...one does not need a Mac to create good slideshows
recole98 2 years ago
No offense, but that slideshow could have been improved, I love the music but thought the slide show was not that great.Please, get a mac and use it for slideshows. Also, don't use those terrible transitions and show more of each photo. Don't use one photo for a transition.
mcseib 2 years ago
loved it
edlaksmi 2 years ago
Anyone...at 1:24 does the sign on the building say Tucumcare
butterp7 2 years ago
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macatcas 2 years ago
Great song!! Classic!
TrotterCo 2 years ago
BURQUE ROCKS MAAN!!
ELRANDY11 2 years ago
the cheethat girls sing this song this song too. thats wierd
firefoxlosangeles 3 years ago
Fantastic job!
Tonefid115 3 years ago
This version is from the album "Nat King Cole: After Midnight."
John Collins: Guitar
Charlie Harris: Drums
Harry "Sweets" Edison Trumpet
Recorded at Capital Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, Ca. August 15, 1956
screamingeagletim 3 years ago
...To think Mr. Troup wrote this song BEFORE, BEFORE, LONG BEFORE the advent of the GPS.
Juliaflo 3 years ago
Great video and song! I'll be traveling Route 66 this summer, from Amarillo to Los Angeles. I can't wait to catch a glimpse of the vanishing American roadside culture. Wish I could've driven it fifty years ago, but better late than never. :)
Kittenlike 3 years ago
Loved the video. I ache for the "old days". Wish I could have taken a road-trip down Route 66 when it was in its prime. All the charm, innocence, and fun is gone today, but at least we still have photos, film, and memories of a better era. Thanks so much for posting the video.
r26y871 4 years ago 16
I love old auto stuff and old buildings.You captured America!Back in the mid 70's and I was kid I pumped gasoline at my dads DX gas station.Thank you
radiatordog 4 years ago
A true piece of art.
itsmeyousee 5 years ago
great job....
CuzenicLionel 5 years ago
great production ! regards bluespower
bluespower 5 years ago
I love the very fast montage of photos to a really great song.
Sogwa 5 years ago