TVShowsOnDVD.com News (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
By David Lambert - According to a pre-release listing at Amazon, Shout! Factory is on patrol, looking out for a February 23rd DVD release for Adam-12 - Season 4. This 4-disc set running 540 minutes will... (more)
the central shaft (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Robert William "Bobby" Troup Jr. was an American actor, jazz pianist and songwriter. He is best known for writing the popular standard "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66", and for his role as Dr. Joe Early in the 1970s US TV series Emergency with his wife and Hollywood chaunteus / actor. On tv, they were working close an in studio for music as well which was the main focus. Even though...
What's in a name? (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Asleep At The Wheel There are over two hundred recorded versions of the song 'Route 66'. Written by songwriter Bobby Troup in 1946, it was first recorded by Nat King Cole in the same year. In Britain, many of us first heard the song when The Rolling Stones kicked off their debut album with a version in 1964. One of my favourite renditions is by the Texan 'Western Swing' outfit 'Asleep At The Wheel'...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
Initially devastated by the opening of Interstate 40, the town has repositioned itself as a living relic. Tourists, many foreign, come for a taste of the old Mother Road. Twenty-five years ago, songwriter-turned-actor Bobby Troup came to Williams to perform "Route 66," the hit song he had written in 1946 for Nat King Cole.
Geofftech - iBlogUSA (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
I felt like my hair was getting long and that it was time to get it chopped. And when you’re in Arizona on the Route 66 trail, there’s only one place that you can go … Unfortunately Angel Delgadillo was out when we went by the Route 66 Gift Shop in Seligman, Arizona … but that [...]
Musical Stew Daily (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
“Route 66″ was written by Bobby Troup and first recorded by Nat King Cole. The song was written during a road trip to Los Angeles traveling on (you guessed it) Route 66. The famous highway originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, before ending at Los Angeles, [...]
Ripped In Glasgow (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
In an act of shameless self-promotion, each day this week I'm gonna post a track to reflect the kind of stuff I'll be playing at the Bang Bang Club on Saturday night. Read all about the kinda music they play here . Not mid 90s house/techno all night although I'm sure I'll be slinging a few in for good measure. This is the 7" of Behind The Wheel, but I've ripped it to play the B-side which is a...
SqueezeMyLemon (Free subscription) | 08/08/2009
Wikipedia says The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave Miles Ahead a four-star rating (out of a possible four stars), and called the album "a quiet masterpiece... with a guaranteed place in the top flight of Miles albums." 1. "Springsville" (John Carisi) – 3:27 2. "The Maids of Cadiz" (Léo Delibes) – 3:53 3. "The Duke" (Dave Brubeck) – 3:35 4....
TVShowsOnDVD.com News (Free subscription) | 07/27/2009
By David Lambert - The home video releases of the fan-favorite detective show continue! This morning CBS and Paramount Home Entertainment have announced that Mannix - The 3rd Season (out of eight) will... (more)
Geezer Music Club (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
How someone is remembered — as an actress who also sang or a singer who also acted — is a question that has occurred to me more than once. It’s not always easy to answer when considering the many ladies who have dipped a toe in both ponds. And just to muddy that pond water [...]
Merry Swankster (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
A handsomely curved configuration resembling two amply nostriled noses in profile or two spoons poised to dig into some steaming porridge, the no. 66 casts a long shadow on the numerical landscape. On the dark side, it’s two-thirds of the number of the Beast, according to the Book of Revelations, and it’s the number of miles that made up the hell-on-earth route that was the Bataan Death...
bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Budvivar :Stuart Findon, Fiona Littlewood (tens), Chris Finch (pno), Eddie Nickson (gtr), Jim Crinson (bs), Eric Stutt (dms). Take it to the Bridge : Dave Weisser (tpt/vcl), Darren Grainger (ten), Barry Ashcroft (pno/bs), Tom Dibb (gtr), Jim Crinson (bs), Eric Stutt (dms) + Solomon ? (dms). Twice in a week for Budvivar and it has to be said that tonight's venue (The Chilli) provided a more sympathetic...
Power Line (Free subscription) | 06/21/2009
Yesterday was the birthday of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson. Given the seriousness of events transpiring in Iran, I thought it made sense to forego a tribute to Wilson this year. Looking around for a video to use for a tribute, however, I came across the Beach Boys' a capella rendition of Bobby Troup's "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring" at President Reagan's 1985 inauguration. In the video...
PrawfsBlawg (Free subscription) | 05/03/2009
Many thanks to Dan and company for inviting me back. I'm planning to spend most of my time here this month blogging about law teaching and technology. But Marc DeGirolami's terrific post below inspired me to join the rebellion against "the ideology of novelty" in a different way -- by opening a thread on favorite cover songs. A cover, as Wikipedia tells us, is "a new rendition (performance...
PrawfsBlawg (Free subscription) | 05/03/2009
Many thanks to Dan and company for inviting me back. I'm planning to spend most of my time here blogging about law teaching and technology. But Marc's terrific post below inspired me to join the rebellion against "the ideology of novelty" in a different way -- by opening a thread on favorite cover songs. A cover, as Wikipedia tells us, is "a new rendition (performance or recording) of...
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