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Route 66

From: The Kitchen Sisters
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In 1984 there were no Route 66 associations, historic signs, fun runs or anything else to promote or identify the road. Only fading landmarks with names like 66 Motel or 66 Diner stood as sentinels of an era gone by. Such is the perspective of this audio documentary. Songwriter Bobby Troup tells the story of his 1946 hit, "Get Your Kicks on Route 66." Also Gladys Cutberth, know as "Mrs. 66," and other members of the old "66 Association" talk about the early years of the road. And Mickey Mantle explains, "If it hadn't been for U.S. 66 I wouldn't have been a Yankee." These people and others tell about the beginnings of the highway and the making of a legend.

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Review of Route 66

You can't review The Kitchen Sisters. They start out at the top. I came to this piece with a reverence for route 66 already in my heart, and the sisters lived up to it. This is why I love radio.

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Review of Route 66

I'll start with a couple of questions: who's narrating? And what's up with the music? It all sounds sourced -- and totally great. Sounds like a summer story, travel time -- maybe talk it up for holiday drive time around Memorial Day.