Saturday Night at the Oldies: Route 66

Kerouac in a letter from 17 January 1962: "Everybody is making money off my ideas, like those "Route 66" TV producers, everybody except me . . . ." (Selected Letters 1957-1969, ed, Charters, Viking 1999, p. 326; see also p. 461 and pp. 301-302.)  Here is the Nelson Riddle theme music from the TV series.  And here is part of an episode from the series which ran from 1960-1964.  George Maharis bears a striking resemblance to Jack, wouldn't you say? Now dig Bobby Troup.  And if that's too cool for you, here is Depeche Mode.  Chuck Berry, the Rolling Stones, Dr. Feelgood,  and others have covered the tune.