U.S. Route 66
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| - | American pop-culture artists publicized US 66 and the experience through song and television. [[Bobby Troup]] wrote "[[Route 66 (song)|(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66]]", and the highway lent its name to a [[Route 66 (TV series)|TV series]] in the 1960s.<ref>{{cite book |last=Snyder |first=Tom |title=Welcome to the Old Road |year=2000 |publisher=St Martin's Press |location=New York |page=xii}}</ref> Other appearances in popular culture include: | + | American pop-culture artists publicized US 66 and the experience through song and television. [[Bobby Troup]] wrote "[[Route 66 (song)|(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66]]", and the highway lent its name to a [[Route 66 (TV series)|TV series]] in the 1960s. Other appearances in popular culture include: |
| * ''[[Songs of the Heart]]'' by rock band [[Daniel Amos]] tracked an elderly couple travelling along Route 66 throughout the concept album | * ''[[Songs of the Heart]]'' by rock band [[Daniel Amos]] tracked an elderly couple travelling along Route 66 throughout the concept album | ||
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U.S. Route 66 (US 66 or Route 66), also known as the Will Rogers Highway and colloquially known as the Main Street of America or the Mother Road, was one of the original highways within the U.S. Highway System. Route 66 was established on November 11, 1926—with road signs erected the following year.
In popular culture
American pop-culture artists publicized US 66 and the experience through song and television. Bobby Troup wrote "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66", and the highway lent its name to a TV series in the 1960s. Other appearances in popular culture include:
- Songs of the Heart by rock band Daniel Amos tracked an elderly couple travelling along Route 66 throughout the concept album
- The Grapes of Wrath (novel) and The Grapes of Wrath (film)
- Billy Connolly's Route 66 (documentary)
- Cars (animated film)
- Route 66 Jeans (Kmart brand)
- Car Town (social network racing video game)
- Grand Theft Auto V (as Route 68)
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