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"Kicks on Route 66" - songs with city titles. Fantasy weekend programming

Re: "Kicks on Route 66" - songs with city titles. Fantasy weekend programming

radioman148 said:
radioman148 said:
"Power of Love"--Huey Lewis & News

Whoops, I posted this in the wrong spot. This was meant for rock & roll openings. Sorry. ???
Heart Of Rock & Roll mentions a whole slew of towns though. Cleveland...Detroit...San Francisco...Boston Tulsa...Oklahoma City, Seattle...
 
Re: "Kicks on Route 66" - songs with city titles. Fantasy weekend programming

nightfly61 said:
radioman148 said:
radioman148 said:
"Power of Love"--Huey Lewis & News

Whoops, I posted this in the wrong spot. This was meant for rock & roll openings. Sorry. ???
Heart Of Rock & Roll mentions a whole slew of towns though. Cleveland...Detroit...San Francisco...Boston Tulsa...Oklahoma City, Seattle...

There was a Chicago version played in the midwest.
 
Re: "Kicks on Route 66" - songs with city titles. Fantasy weekend programming

Basin Street Blues - Louis Armstrong
St. Louis Blues - Glenn Miller Orchestra
 
Re: "Kicks on Route 66" - songs with city titles. Fantasy weekend programming

The White Cliffs of Dover - The Righteous Brothers
 
Re: "Kicks on Route 66" - songs with city titles. Fantasy weekend programming

The White Cliffs of Dover - The Mystics
 
Re: "Kicks on Route 66" - songs with city titles. Fantasy weekend programming

I travel in my work, so let me see what I can do only using places I've been to that hopefully haven't been mentioned (in no particular order)

Honolulu Lulu-Jan & Dean
Anaheim Asuza and Cucamonga Book Review and Timing Association-Jan & Dean
California Soul-Fifth Dimension
National City-Joyner, Arkansas Jr. High School Band
By The Time I get to Phoenix-Glenn Campbell
Mendocino-Sir Douglas Quintet
California Nights-Leslie Gore
Day After Day-Shango
Lodi-CCR
Denver-New Christie Minstrels
San Antonio Stroll-Tanya Tucker
San Antonio Rose-Bob Wills, Floyd Cramer & many others
Is Anybody Going to San Antone-Charlie Pride
Houston-Dean Martin
China Grove-Doobs
24 Hours from Tulsa-Gene Pitney
Sioux City Sue-Bing Crosby, Willie Nelson, & others
Funkytown-Lipps Inc.
Omaha-Moby Grape
Here in Topeka-Loretta Lynn
Big River-Johnny Cash
Lake Shore Drive-Aliota, Haynes, & Jerimiah
Lincoln Park Pirates-Steve Goodman
Go Cubs, Go-Steve Goodman
Nikki Hokey-PJ Proby
Ode to Billy Joe-Bobbie Gentry
Mississippi Queen-Mountain
Sweet Home Alabama-Skynrd
Stars Fell on Alabama-Billie Holiday & many others
Angel From Montgomery-Bonnie Koloc
Biloxi-Jimmy Buffett
Bowling Green-Everly Brothers
Nashville Cats-Lovin' Spoonful
Chattanooga Choo-Choo-Glenn Miller/Tex Benecke
Blue Moon of Kentucky-Bill Monroe, Elvis, and others
Ohio-CSN&Y
Philadelphia USA-New Tornadoes
Dirty Water-Standels
Last Exit to Brooklyn-Gene Pitney
Delaware-Perry Como
Carolina in my Mind-James Taylor
Barefoot in Baltimore-Strawberry Alarm Clock
Georgia Sunshine-Dean Martin & many others
Running Back to Saskatoon-Guess Who

Across the Pond.....

Abergavenny-Shannon
A Nightengale Sang in Barkley Square-Many versions
Torquay-Fireballs & many others
Get Away-Georgie Fame
My Bonnie Lassie-Ames Brothers & many others
Bilbao Song-Andy Williams
April in Paris-Count Basie
He Went to Paris-Jimmy Buffett
 
Re: "Kicks on Route 66" - songs with city titles. Fantasy weekend programming

Silkie said:
The White Cliffs of Dover - The Mystics

My favorite version is by the Mystics

also done by
Kay Kyser
Glen Miller

Many versions also of "Slow Boat To China":
Glen Miller
Kay Kyser (feat Ish Kabibble, Ginny Sims and Harry Babbit) My Favorite
Platters
 
Re: "Kicks on Route 66" - songs with city titles. Fantasy weekend programming

Truck Stop - Jerry Smith
 
Re: "Kicks on Route 66" - songs with city titles. Fantasy weekend programming

cyberdad said:
I travel in my work, so let me see what I can do only using places I've been to that hopefully haven't been mentioned (in no particular order)

Honolulu Lulu-Jan & Dean
Anaheim Asuza and Cucamonga Book Review and Timing Association-Jan & Dean
California Soul-Fifth Dimension
National City-Joyner, Arkansas Jr. High School Band
By The Time I get to Phoenix-Glenn Campbell
Mendocino-Sir Douglas Quintet
California Nights-Leslie Gore
Day After Day-Shango
Lodi-CCR
Denver-New Christie Minstrels
San Antonio Stroll-Tanya Tucker
San Antonio Rose-Bob Wills, Floyd Cramer & many others
Is Anybody Going to San Antone-Charlie Pride
Houston-Dean Martin
China Grove-Doobs
24 Hours from Tulsa-Gene Pitney
Sioux City Sue-Bing Crosby, Willie Nelson, & others
Funkytown-Lipps Inc.
Omaha-Moby Grape
Here in Topeka-Loretta Lynn
Big River-Johnny Cash
Lake Shore Drive-Aliota, Haynes, & Jerimiah
Lincoln Park Pirates-Steve Goodman
Go Cubs, Go-Steve Goodman
Nikki Hokey-PJ Proby
Ode to Billy Joe-Bobbie Gentry
Mississippi Queen-Mountain
Sweet Home Alabama-Skynrd
Stars Fell on Alabama-Billie Holiday & many others
Angel From Montgomery-Bonnie Koloc
Biloxi-Jimmy Buffett
Bowling Green-Everly Brothers
Nashville Cats-Lovin' Spoonful
Chattanooga Choo-Choo-Glenn Miller/Tex Benecke
Blue Moon of Kentucky-Bill Monroe, Elvis, and others
Ohio-CSN&Y
Philadelphia USA-New Tornadoes
Dirty Water-Standels
Last Exit to Brooklyn-Gene Pitney
Delaware-Perry Como
Carolina in my Mind-James Taylor
Barefoot in Baltimore-Strawberry Alarm Clock
Georgia Sunshine-Dean Martin & many others
Running Back to Saskatoon-Guess Who

Across the Pond.....

Abergavenny-Shannon
A Nightengale Sang in Barkley Square-Many versions
Torquay-Fireballs & many others
Get Away-Georgie Fame
My Bonnie Lassie-Ames Brothers & many others
Bilbao Song-Andy Williams
April in Paris-Count Basie
He Went to Paris-Jimmy Buffett
Someone finally mentions one from my parents' collection! ;D (See other thread for explanation of that!)
 
Re: "Kicks on Route 66" - songs with city titles. Fantasy weekend programming

If we're going to get into songs that mention multiple locations/states (aside from those already mentioned), we need to include these.....

"The Majestic"-Dion
"All American Girl"-Freddy Cannon
"Little Miss USA"-Barry Mann (Flip of "Who Put the Bomp")
"My Heart Cries For You"-Guy Mitchell (covered later by Ray Charles)
"Between Winston-Salem and Nashville Tennessee" -Don Cherry (or Mills Brothers cover)
"Convoy"-C.W. McCall
"This Could Be The Start of Something Big"-Steve Allen/Steve & Eydie & many others
"Eastbound and Down"-Jerry Reed
"Hitch Hike"-Marvin Gaye
"Travelin' Mood"-Dr. John
"Kissin' Time"-Bobby Rydell
"My Old School"-Steely Dan
"Sweet Little 16/Surfin' USA" Chuck Berry/Beach Boys
"Living in the USA" Chuck Berry (Linda Ronstadt and other covers)
"Me & Bobby McGee"-Janis Joplin
"Most of All" B.J. Thomas
.....and of course "Night Train"-James Brown (& Many others)

Any of these would be a candidate for the "Tommy Facenda award"
 
Re: "Kicks on Route 66" - songs with city titles. Fantasy weekend programming

>>Any of these would be a candidate for the "Tommy Facenda award">>

High School USA--what was there 28 versions?
 
Re: "Kicks on Route 66" - songs with city titles. Fantasy weekend programming

radioman148 said:
>>Any of these would be a candidate for the "Tommy Facenda award">>

High School USA--what was there 28 versions?

My point, exactly.
 
Re: "Kicks on Route 66" - songs with city titles. Fantasy weekend programming

galveston-cant remember the artist.
Kansas City Woman - Fats Domino
Winchester cathedral- New vaudeville Band
 
Re: "Kicks on Route 66" - songs with city titles. Fantasy weekend programming

Glenn Campbell had the hit with "Galveston".
 
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