Get Your kicks on Route 66 - Nat King Cole - San Bernardino - California, USA.
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N 34° 06.233 W 117° 18.530
11S E 471514 N 3773717
The railroad's feature along the entire 2,441 Miles of Historic Route 66. San Bernardino station & Harvey House an ideal location for a travel song along the 35th parallel. San Bernardino, California mentioned in the Route 66 song by Nat King Coal.
Waymark Code: WMNNWZ
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 04/11/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member marvin1226
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The 1918 Santa Fe Depot & once upon a time Harvey House, looks more like a Spanish Mission than a rail road station. The Railroad & Route 66 have always been associated, It is said that if you cant see or hear a train, then your probably not on 66.

"Route 66" (originally recorded as "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66") is a popular rhythm and blues standard, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. and the lyrics follow the path of federal highway U.S. Route 66, which traversed the western two-thirds of the U.S. from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California.

Nat King Cole, as the King Cole Trio, first recorded the song the same year and it became a hit, appearing on Billboard magazine's R&B and pop charts. The song was subsequently recorded by many artists including Bing Crosby, Chuck Berry, the Rolling Stones, Asleep at the Wheel, and Depeche Mode." Text Source: (visit link)

Nat King Cole – Route 66 Lyrics:
If you ever plan to motor west,
Travel my way, take the highway that is best.
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.

It winds from Chicago to LA,
More than two thousand miles all the way.
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.

Now you go through Saint Looey
Joplin, Missouri,
And Oklahoma City is mighty pretty.
You see Amarillo,
Gallup, New Mexico,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Don't forget Winona,
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernandino.

Won't you get hip to this timely tip:
When you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.

Won't you get hip to this timely tip:
When you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.

Songwriters: BOB TROUP
Musician: Nat king Cole

Name of Song: Get your Kicks on Route 66

Relevant Verse:
Now you go through Saint Looey Joplin, Missouri, And Oklahoma City is mighty pretty. You see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico, Flagstaff, Arizona. Don't forget Winona, Kingman, Barstow, SAN BERNARDINO.


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