I didn't think I was going to like this version when it first began, but I LOVE IT! Way to bend the norm, Ray!
@brookdalebill
14 күн бұрын
I can’t believe I haven’t seen this till now! Badass!
@billbillingsley717
4 жыл бұрын
RAY BENSON IS THE BEST AT WHAT HE DOES, TAKES OLD COUNTRY &SINGS IT VERY WELL.
@tracykingston9668
2 жыл бұрын
Yep , the most famous Philadelphia cowboy around. LOL
@MarkBlackburnWPG
Жыл бұрын
@@tracykingston9668 Thanks, Tracy! I'd forgotten that Ray Benson hailed from Philadelphia. I needed a Wiki reminder that, "In addition to his work with Asleep at the Wheel, Benson is also an accomplished producer whose credits include albums by Dale Watson, Suzy Bogguss, Aaron Watson, James Hand and Carolyn Wonderland; also single tracks for Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, Brad Paisley, Pam Tillis, Trace Adkins, Merle Haggard, and Vince Gill."
@judygebhart2974
5 жыл бұрын
Love this song. The old boys in vests remind me of my daddy and his brothers when they performed in clubs around San Antonio. Indeed they did travel Rt 66 and ended up in San Bernardino,CA.
@USA24541
5 жыл бұрын
Those are not just some old boys in vests. They are The Texas Playboys Judy. I mean THE Texas Playboys. As in Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys.
@jimhynes7039
3 жыл бұрын
That's Leon Rausch sharing the vocals with Ray Benson.Rausch was part of Bob Wills Texas Playboys.
@guitarpickin8431
Жыл бұрын
So was Johnny Gimble on fiddle and Eldon Shamblin on guitar (seated).
@dale9440
Ай бұрын
The Eagle has landed
@daryljay7057
12 күн бұрын
Somewhere, Bobby Troup is smiling!
@diannebunnell5582
Жыл бұрын
One of the Greatest Musician s & still going strong
@jimmckenna7007
8 ай бұрын
I'm gunna seethem in Linden, Texas tomorrow really looking forward to it
@tedsmusic5556
8 ай бұрын
That was the best! 😊
@todholmes1964
3 ай бұрын
Pure talent
@RogerBolt
4 жыл бұрын
Too cool. Thanks, I needed that....giddyup!
@gbuffaloe1
Жыл бұрын
Johnny Gimble on fiddle ❤
@marketingbrokers6512
2 жыл бұрын
Eldon Shamblin makes the song. He hung out with Charlie Christian back in the30’s.
@alasdairwreid
6 жыл бұрын
got the DVD . . . nothing more to say . . .just to recommend it to everybody!!
@willieta4467
2 жыл бұрын
Ben to all those city's besides St Louis
@forrestpierson6806
Ай бұрын
Too awesome, they are on my bucket list 😎❤️
@KarlaMcMeans
Күн бұрын
Going early Sept to see them for the 5th or 6th time. Been a while! I’m excited!
@MarkBlackburnWPG
Жыл бұрын
RAY BENSON & THE TEXAS PLAYBOYS - Route 66 As the lead singer / guitarist for 'Asleep at the Wheel' - for almost 50 years most everyone's favorite Country Swing band, since the originators, 'Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys' - 'Big Ray' Benson delivers my “other favorite version” of this song - at a slightly slower pace than the original hit recording by Nat King Cole. A song I recall was composed by someone whose other greatest thrill was being married to Julie London. [Wiki note below] In his extro at song's end, (around the 5:07 mark) Ray Benson has an articulate appreciation of the song and the singers: the 'old guys' are the actual Texas Playboys. I note stage left on fiddle, one of the giants of Country Swing Johnny Gimbel; stage right, someone I don't recognize, but would surely appreciate taking instruction-from on steel guitar. RAY BENSON: “Route 66 was really a part of everyone's repertoire back then - whether you were a Black band, a Cowboy band, a 'society' band - you probably played a lot of these same songs. We just give it a little bit of a twist . . . kzitem.info/news/bejne/tW984HWkf4KZfag Thanks for sharing LIVE FROM AUSTIN TX. Celebrated elsewhere [search] " Great Melody, Great Lyric, Great Rendition, Songwriting Workshop, Harmony Central "
@MarkBlackburnWPG
Жыл бұрын
Wikipedia "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" is a popular rhythm and blues song, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. The lyrics relate a westward roadtrip on U.S. Route 66, a highway which traversed the western two-thirds of the U.S. from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California. The song became a standard, with several renditions appearing on the record charts. Bobby Troup got the idea for the song on a cross-country drive from Pennsylvania to California.[1] Troup wanted to try his hand as a Hollywood songwriter, so he and his wife, Cynthia, packed up their 1941 Buick and headed west. The trip began on US 40 and continued along US 66 to the California coast.[1] Troup initially considered writing a tune about US 40, but Cynthia suggested the title "Get Your Kicks on Route 66". The song was composed on the ten-day journey and completed by referring to maps when the couple arrived in Los Angeles. The lyrics mention several cities and towns encountered along the way;[2] Cynthia later commented: "What I can't really believe is that he doesn't have Albuquerque in the song."[1] Nat King Cole, with the King Cole Trio, first recorded the song in 1946 at Radio Recorders in Los Angeles. Capitol Records released it as a single, which reached number three on Billboard magazine's Race Records chart and number eleven on its broader singles chart.[3] Cole later re-recorded the tune for the album After Midnight (1956) and The Nat King Cole Story (1961).
@user-eg7qm5sl2d
2 ай бұрын
The Steel guitarist is Herm Remington.
@clicks59
Жыл бұрын
Damn!
@mickkollins
3 жыл бұрын
someone ...PULEEZE give me the lineup of players on this..its a version I've never heard Ray and Co do it this way...awesome..THANKS
@jethro4453
3 жыл бұрын
He introduces them all at the end of the House of Blue Lights video on this channel
@XOkie
2 жыл бұрын
Eldon Shamblin on rhythm guitar, Herb Remington on steel, Leon Rausch vocals and the great Johnny Gimble on violin/mandolin. All members of the original Texas Playboys.
@jasonhill6170
2 жыл бұрын
@@XOkie Eldon plays a lead solo on this song.
@lawrencemay8671
2 жыл бұрын
How many have been on Route 66
@nealhitchcock3519
2 жыл бұрын
Jack I'm mellow...
@nkp756
2 жыл бұрын
Ediln shambling and Johnny gimbel got it going on… !
@diannebunnell5582
Жыл бұрын
I remember when U played at Gilley's in PASADEN,TX.
@charliejohnson4166
2 жыл бұрын
Sung the way BOOBY TROOP MENT IT TO BE
@ronniebishop2496
4 жыл бұрын
Isn’t Cindy Cashdollar a doll.
@billbillingsley717
3 жыл бұрын
UR SO RIGHT RONNIE BISHOP ABOUT CINDY CASHDOLLAR, SHE IS A REGULAR SONG BIRD.
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