song "Route 66"

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rhythm and blues standard song

"Route 66" is a classic rhythm and blues standard, first recorded by Nat King Cole in 1946, that celebrates a cross-country journey along the historic U.S. Route 66 highway.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	rhythm and blues standard → song →
about	historic U.S. Route 66 highway →
alsoKnownAs	(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 →
celebrates	cross-country journey along U.S. Route 66 →
composer	Bobby Troup →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
describesLocation	Amarillo → Barstow, California → Chicago → Flagstaff, Arizona → Gallup, New Mexico → Joplin, Missouri → Kingman, Arizona → Los Angeles → Oklahoma City → San Bernardino, California → St. Louis → Winona, Arizona →
firstRecordedInYear	1946 →
firstRecordingArtist	Nat King Cole →
genre	jump blues → rhythm and blues →
hasNotableCoverVersionBy	Asleep at the Wheel → Chuck Berry → Depeche Mode → Dr. Feelgood → John Mayer → Patsy Cline → The Cheetah Girls → The Manhattan Transfer → The Rolling Stones → Them →
influenced	popular culture depictions of Route 66 →
language	English →
lyricist	Bobby Troup →
originalFormat	78 rpm single →
originalLabel	Capitol Records NERFINISHED →
originalPerformer	Nat King Cole Trio →
recognizedAs	American popular music standard → jazz standard →
structure	12-bar blues →
subject	U.S. Route 66 →
tempo	medium-up →
theme	American highways → automobile travel → road trip →
yearWritten	1946 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Route 66 ("(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66") →	alsoKnownAs
U.S. Route 66 ("song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66"") →	featuredIn
Santa Monica Boulevard →	mentionedIn