He was the best❤️He always said if you want to write a good song get in the car and do a road trip and that’s how he wrote this song. What a wonderful gentleman.
@@aydankhaliq2967 Even if that comment was fake, why do you doubt his grandkids are out there somewhere, possibly watching their grandad's performances? He had 5 kids, some of them must've had kids of their own.
Neither Bobby Troup nor Julie London received the recognition they deserved. Both very talented in their crafts - and so memorable on Emergency, which was my favorite show as a kid.
How lucky you are to have Bobby as your granddad. You have a life time of stories and memories. I enjoyed watching your granddad on the TV show "Emergency". I loved it when it was on in the "70's" and I watch it now, all the reruns. You have a lot to be proud of. ❤❤❤🎉🎉
Gotta say, that guitar playing is straight bebop influence, and it's no wonder Bobby Troup never got the huge superstar status that others did. Too jazzy for the mainstream. But damned awesome.
Before seeing this video, I had no idea Bobby Troup had such musical talent !!! He was great in the T.V. shows he was in, and always seemed like a guy who could be a good friend... RIP Mr. Bobby Troup...
I knew Bobby Troup from 1966 until his death in 1999. He was a great song writer and sang in a nightclub jazz manner. Of course, he wrote many of Julie London's songs, Julie and Bobby were married in 1960 but engaged for over 8 years - after her divorce from Jack Webb. They were wonderful people. They had a large home in Encino, CA and all who were liked by them were always welcome to stop by at any time. Julie London was one of the most unique and under appreciated singers of all time. She was also the most beautiful woman I ever knew throughout her entire life. Great memories.The saying "Cry Me a River" came from her hit song of the same name.
That is a very nice remembrance. I recall Bobby from three episodes of Perry Mason. The one that stick in my mind is The Case of the Jaded Joker. Troup plays a kind of beatnik piano player, who likes to talk in the jive lingo of the era. Great supporting performance.
+kilts4u2 On one of the first shows, "Dr. Early" is playing the piano with "Dixie" singing. Too bad they didn't include more of that. Bobby also appeared in "Adam 12" and "Dragnet" as minor characters. He is indeed very talented.
Julie London was married to Jack Webb and had two daughters. Jack was very appreciative that Bobby was a good stepfather to the kids and cast him on shows he produced.
Just heard this on todays "google doodle" about route 66. I'd heard the song before but not this version. I absolutely LOVE the guitar playing in this. I'm a guitarist so biased - but it's just brilliant, had to track down who it was that did this version (no idea this was the original!).
used Shazam to find this song and it gave me this ルート66 (Live) Julie London 😂 didn't have anything else to go on so I just typed in Julie London route 66 and I found it 😂
@@laboon344 Yes I like rock / hard rock but this arrangement is really good with just the clarity of his voice and laid back backing. The Chuck Berry version .. well as Marty McFly might say, I'm maybe not read for that yet :P
What a great song and me and my 5 year old daughter just took a road trip and hit Route 66 in Gallup through Arizona we played this song for hours and what memories we made! Man what a trip! What a great piece of Americana! Maybe the best ever! History and greatness. What a great country!
Fun fact: When the Northridge earthquake hit Los Angeles in January 1994, scientists initially stated that it registered a 6.6 on the Richter scale. So just for kicks, somebody spray painted “Get your kicks on Route 6.6” on a sound wall of the Santa Monica freeway, which takes traffic from downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica and the end of Route 66. The magnitude was since changed to 6.7, but I thought the graffiti was just SO L.A.
Route 66. One of my favorite shows and one of my favorite songs. And Bobby Troupe and Julie London are still two of my favorite Actors. R.I.P. Bob and Julie. Thanks for the outstanding acting. And thank you Bobby for the Route 66 song. I miss all of you. That includes Jack Webb and Martin Milner.
They both starred on the 70's TV show EMERGENCY! (Bobby Troupe played a doctor, Julie London a nurse). He wrote the similar sounding theme song for THAT DARN CAT!
He sang it way before he actually was a doctor on Emergency in the 1970s. He was actually Dr Joe Early of Rampart Hospital. He married Julie London who was actually a head nurse McCall of Emergency. Both are actually passed away decades ago. 🏥😱👍🤗👌
Great to hear the song by the man who actually wrote it ! But sad to see that Route 66 is now lined with ghost towns, deserted gasoline stations, bankrupt business and deserted cracked tarmacked stretches of road. But still a great road trip in my mind :)
With great guitarist dennis budimer. An l.a. native who has played with just about everyone. Still living in los angeles. You can see the full hour long show on youtube with troup and trio playing a fifteen minute set halfway through the show. Great stuff. Thanks for posting!
Anytime, jamlaw! Your grandfather was quite a musician, but I wish he had more recognition than he received during his lifetime. However, (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 remains an immortal tribute to a legendary highway, and America itself.
Discovered this talented guy while reading "Just the Facts Ma'am" the Jack Webb bio. After his divorce from Julie London she became a club circuit singer and did several films. Bobby Troupe was her mentor.
He not only wrote this song, he played "Dr. Joe Early" on the TV show "Emergency!". His real-life wife Julie London (a noted torch song singer in her own right) played "Nurse Dixie McCall" on the same show.
This is the best version of this song. Naturally, Mr. Troup knew how his song should be played. He wanted Nat Cole to do it, which he did, second best. But nobody played it like Bobby.
They did a lot together. Rawhide episode for one. Bobby on Dragnet as bartender. Bobby on Ironside at the piano. Lots more if I could remember some more of them.
Yes to both. Bobby and Julie were married to each other. It was the second marriage for both. And they both were stars on "Emergency". Juile's first husband was Dragnet's Jack Webb, who was a producer of "Emergency". Bet Bobby felt uncomfortable with that. Bobby's first wife was the one who gave him the line "Get your kicks on Route 66", which became the song we all love.
Knock out take by all involved. Bobby Troup. There was never better diction in American music. Precision groove and soul. No wonder Julie London fell like a bridge!
So funny, but my into to both Bobby Troup and Julie London was when they starred in the early 70's show "Emergency". Julie was "Nurse Dix" and Bobby played a Dr. in the ER. I was about 10 and loved the show and my mother told me who they were which meant nothing at the time. Love em both!
He was my dad’s friend and we would find him in California playing in clubs when we traveled there . His name was Colin Robbie and the store delivered my grandma a Chickering piano close to Christmas in the 1930s
Oh, I am SO with you on that sentiment. This is great in every way. What a talent. And just cool, easy--I love it! You simply do not hear cool and easy these days--too much oversinging & egotistical ranting. OK, there are a few exceptions--Norah Jones, Diana Krall, and Harry Connick, Jr. But for the most part . . .
This version is super cool... I really like. I will say Chuck Berry's version was the most important, because the Rolling Stones covered a lot of Chuck Berry songs and one of them was Route 66!!
That's my grandad! What a kick to read everyone's gracious comments, makes my heart swell.
He was the best❤️He always said if you want to write a good song get in the car and do a road trip and that’s how he wrote this song. What a wonderful gentleman.
Yeah sure he was your grandad. And Audrey Hepburn was my grandma.
@@aydankhaliq2967 Even if that comment was fake, why do you doubt his grandkids are out there somewhere, possibly watching their grandad's performances? He had 5 kids, some of them must've had kids of their own.
@@aydankhaliq2967 Wait!...
Seriously? Audrey was my sister. Will we see you this Thanksgiving?
Well you had one cool Granddadio, Daddio!
Hard to believe the same man who was Dr.Early on EMERGENCY! wrote this iconic song. What a talented man! RIP Bobby Troup
I was thinking the exact same thing... except that I only just now learned about his musical history! What a surprise!!
"KMG365 Squad 51 to Rampart"
To route 66 rampart
WOOOAHHH YA, I watched Emergency as a kid and until this moment I never put "the two Bobby Troups" together.
Bobby Troup!!! Marine officer, actor and swingin’ jazz cat!
Also a great emergency room doctor .
Why did people suddenly stop making music like this? this is so much better than any kind of music we have these days
This music stopped because our country abandoned Godly,Christian morals!!!!! Richard Rhoden
@@joerhoden4919 Ahem! Did you ever smell a jazz cigarette?
@@joerhoden4919 what does god have to do with jazz?
My big band plays this song frequently.
Rock and roll killed it
Neither Bobby Troup nor Julie London received the recognition they deserved. Both very talented in their crafts - and so memorable on Emergency, which was my favorite show as a kid.
How lucky you are to have Bobby as your granddad. You have a life time of stories and memories. I enjoyed watching your granddad on the TV show "Emergency". I loved it when it was on in the "70's" and I watch it now, all the reruns. You have a lot to be proud of. ❤❤❤🎉🎉
So his grandmother is Julie London?
Gotta say, that guitar playing is straight bebop influence, and it's no wonder Bobby Troup never got the huge superstar status that others did. Too jazzy for the mainstream. But damned awesome.
That's Howard Roberts on guitar, I'm pretty sure!
The greatness of the late Bobby Troup! Never heard him sing his greatest hit before.
What talent from an all-around loveable personality! A former Marine, jazz pianist, singer, songwriter, actor, and family man.
Before seeing this video, I had no idea Bobby Troup had such musical talent !!! He was great in the T.V. shows he was in, and always seemed like a guy who could be a good friend... RIP Mr. Bobby Troup...
I knew Bobby Troup from 1966 until his death in 1999. He was a great song writer and sang in a nightclub jazz manner. Of course, he wrote many of Julie London's songs, Julie and Bobby were married in 1960 but engaged for over 8 years - after her divorce from Jack Webb. They were wonderful people. They had a large home in Encino, CA and all who were liked by them were always welcome to stop by at any time. Julie London was one of the most unique and under appreciated singers of all time. She was also the most beautiful woman I ever knew throughout her entire life. Great memories.The saying "Cry Me a River" came from her hit song of the same name.
I knew Bobby and Julie very well I spent a lot of time at their place over the years I miss both of them
Cry me a river was used in V for Vendetta.
Thanks for the personal note. I don't know anything abt Troup, but from all accounts, Julie London was a nice lady.
That is a very nice remembrance. I recall Bobby from three episodes of Perry Mason. The one that stick in my mind is The Case of the Jaded Joker. Troup plays a kind of beatnik piano player, who likes to talk in the jive lingo of the era. Great supporting performance.
This wouldn't be the same Bobby Troup who played a Dr on "Emergency" would it? Holy crap, was this guy talented? Impressive.
+kilts4u2 On one of the first shows, "Dr. Early" is playing the piano with "Dixie" singing. Too bad they didn't include more of that.
Bobby also appeared in "Adam 12" and "Dragnet" as minor characters. He is indeed very talented.
kilts4u2. Yes. He is the same Bobby Troup. He played Doctor Joe Early.
Both Bobby and Julie appeared on The Big Valley. Julie played a singer and Bobby was a her accompanist.
Julie London was married to Jack Webb and had two daughters. Jack was very appreciative that Bobby was a good stepfather to the kids and cast him on shows he produced.
Yes and He was married to the show' s creator Jack Webb ex wife Juile London..aka Nurse Duxie McCall
Just heard this on todays "google doodle" about route 66. I'd heard the song before but not this version.
I absolutely LOVE the guitar playing in this. I'm a guitarist so biased - but it's just brilliant, had to track down who it was that did this version (no idea this was the original!).
hello and same such a great song !
used Shazam to find this song and it gave me this ルート66 (Live) Julie London 😂 didn't have anything else to go on so I just typed in Julie London route 66 and I found it 😂
@@laboon344
Yes I like rock / hard rock but this arrangement is really good with just the clarity of his voice and laid back backing. The Chuck Berry version .. well as Marty McFly might say, I'm maybe not read for that yet :P
Me too, that song is very catchy.
Agree. Loved the entire group. As a drummer who played Gretsch all my career, I loved seeing that logo on the bass drum. They all swung like mad!
What a great song and me and my 5 year old daughter just took a road trip and hit Route 66 in Gallup through Arizona we played this song for hours and what memories we made! Man what a trip! What a great piece of Americana! Maybe the best ever! History and greatness. What a great country!
Bobby Troup - piano & vocal; Dennis Budimir - guitar; Don Bagley - bass; Denells Barton - drums
The unknown verse of this song it,
"Squad 51, start an I.V. with 5mg D5W and transport as soon as possible, but be sure to use Route 66!"
Or use ringers lactate
Tee hee!
Best version out there. After all, he wrote the song.
Copy that. May God go with you.
I WHOLE HEARTED ❤ AGREE!!!
He may have wrote it, but Berry mastered it.
Fun fact: When the Northridge earthquake hit Los Angeles in January 1994, scientists initially stated that it registered a 6.6 on the Richter scale. So just for kicks, somebody spray painted “Get your kicks on Route 6.6” on a sound wall of the Santa Monica freeway, which takes traffic from downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica and the end of Route 66. The magnitude was since changed to 6.7, but I thought the graffiti was just SO L.A.
Hello Amy, How are you doing?
This Guy was one hep cat !! ( before hip ). The song was boogie-woogied into rock and roll eventually . But the original here is just pure jazz.
Amen!
Imma what you call a hip cat. I'm very hip with the cat
I"m prayerful this song has been added to the NATIONAL REGISTRY.
I've watched Bobby Troup on the TV show Emergency ever since I was a kid. I did not realize what a great musician he was! Wow!
Bobby Troup wrote this tune and many others have covered it. I love this version of it. ROCK ON!!!!!
Route 66. One of my favorite shows and one of my favorite songs. And Bobby Troupe and Julie London are still two of my favorite Actors. R.I.P. Bob and Julie. Thanks for the outstanding acting. And thank you Bobby for the Route 66 song. I miss all of you. That includes Jack Webb and Martin Milner.
Same here. The current smooth and contemporary jazz sounds are great, but there's nothing like the cool, sexy bass sounds of an earlier time.
They both starred on the 70's TV show EMERGENCY! (Bobby Troupe played a doctor, Julie London a nurse). He wrote the similar sounding theme song for THAT DARN CAT!
A REAL TREASURE. I WATCHED ALL THOSE TV SHOWS. BOBBY TROUP & JULIE LONDON, WHAT A COMBINATION☺☺☺
The Replacements, Rolling Stones and Chuck Berry brought me here. Not disappointed at all. Thanks Mr Bobby Troup!
He sang it way before he actually was a doctor on Emergency in the 1970s. He was actually Dr Joe Early of Rampart Hospital. He married Julie London who was actually a head nurse McCall of Emergency. Both are actually passed away decades ago. 🏥😱👍🤗👌
I didn't know this until just now. Love the way he sang and his fellow band played Route 66.
Julie London and Bobby Troup. Two outstanding actors. And two very wonderful and outstanding People. I sure miss them both.
Great to hear the song by the man who actually wrote it ! But sad to see that Route 66 is now lined with ghost towns, deserted gasoline stations, bankrupt business and deserted cracked tarmacked stretches of road. But still a great road trip in my mind :)
An AMAZING road trip! The best!
WOW never knew. Watching Emergency. and googled. I love that song. I was on route 66 and palyed it over and over, Wave from The Netherlands.
My mom and her sisters loved his voice, the songs, and his style. So do I!
Oh wow he's good. Just hearing this for the first time.I really like him on emergency and Julie London also is beautiful
Bobby Troup, played a doctor on the 1970's tv show "Emergency".Classic show, classic song...
Loved Bobby Troup and Julie London on Er. Loved seeing this video.
Pulse 2 Book Bring me here 😂
Ditto. Hahahaha
Same hahahahha
Same hahaha
we're student yep
Samee hahah 😂
Troup was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Another example of excellent Pennsylvania Talent
I'm standing on Foothill Boulevard (Route 66) watching this on my phone. the future is here. I love you Dr Joe Early
Love the way he sings, the way he plays the piano and he's so handsome!!!!?
With great guitarist dennis budimer. An l.a. native who has played with just about everyone. Still living in los angeles. You can see the full hour long show on youtube with troup and trio playing a fifteen minute set halfway through the show. Great stuff. Thanks for posting!
I think that it's Howard Roberts!
Anytime, jamlaw! Your grandfather was quite a musician, but I wish he had more recognition than he received during his lifetime. However, (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 remains an immortal tribute to a legendary highway, and America itself.
Growing up I only knew him as Dr. Early. Awesome talent.
My english text book brought me here. damn 1940’s songs are awesome and i love the jazz (if it was jazz)
Always enjoyed him on the TV show Emergency and had no idea he was a musician or was responsible for this famous song. 👍👍 How cool 😁😁
Saw him on Perry Mason last night. I had no idea he played the piano. What a cool cat he was !
This man wrote the definition of what route 66 was. Thanks man
Heyyyyyyy this is awesome!!! Since quarantine I’ve been looking into the actors of my favorite shows and this is a treat. Omg. 💙
Bravo ⚘ my Daddy played drums to stuff like this. Great music lives forever.
Hello Cindy, How are you doing?
Thank you for that song Bobby Troup.
I was introduced to Bobby and Julie's music many years ago. I enjoy listening to them. Good stuff!
So nice to hear the songwriter himself.
Discovered this talented guy while reading "Just the Facts Ma'am" the Jack Webb bio. After his divorce from Julie London she became a club circuit singer and did several films. Bobby Troupe was her mentor.
Love this cool jazz version on today's Google, goes so well with the graphics. Bobby Troup should get credit for his musical art today.
Bobby Troup your grandpa?! Way cool. VERY talented man.
Hello Colleen, How are you doing?
Asleep at the Wheel does a rocking version of this song, which is great, but Bobby does the definitive version.
He not only wrote this song, he played "Dr. Joe Early" on the TV show "Emergency!". His real-life wife Julie London (a noted torch song singer in her own right) played "Nurse Dixie McCall" on the same show.
This is the best version of this song. Naturally, Mr. Troup knew how his song should be played. He wanted Nat Cole to do it, which he did, second best. But nobody played it like Bobby.
Very nice piano player and band !...
They did a lot together. Rawhide episode for one. Bobby on Dragnet as bartender. Bobby on Ironside at the piano. Lots more if I could remember some more of them.
Yes to both. Bobby and Julie were married to each other. It was the second marriage for both. And they both were stars on "Emergency".
Juile's first husband was Dragnet's Jack Webb, who was a producer of "Emergency". Bet Bobby felt uncomfortable with that.
Bobby's first wife was the one who gave him the line "Get your kicks on Route 66", which became the song we all love.
how sweet it is.
I watched Emergency growing up! Who would have thought you were ever this cool. RIP
Knock out take by all involved. Bobby Troup. There was never better diction in American music. Precision groove and soul. No wonder Julie London fell like a bridge!
Such a cool one, I play this most every gig.
Awesome! Hey, would you mind sending me the chords used in this particular version?
You go Bobby. Play that fine Piano. It sounds beautiful. Good job Bobby.
So funny, but my into to both Bobby Troup and Julie London was when they starred in the early 70's show "Emergency". Julie was "Nurse Dix" and Bobby played a Dr. in the ER. I was about 10 and loved the show and my mother told me who they were which meant nothing at the time. Love em both!
Love him on Emergency! What a great talent. He and his wife (Julie London) seemed like really nice people too!
Dr. EARLY. This dude was awesome! Real talent is nice to see and hear.
He was my dad’s friend and we would find him in California playing in clubs when we traveled there . His name was Colin Robbie and the store delivered my grandma a Chickering piano close to Christmas in the 1930s
Why didn't I hear this guy when I was just starting out.? He feels like my musical brother.
A great song can have many lives and can end up in unexpected places. From Troup to Cole to Berry to the Stones...each version is spectacular.
I absolutely LOVE Bobby Troup and always reccomend him to my friends.
i just watched 6 versions of this song, this is the best
An amazing talent!
Julie London😊Such a Babe, 🎶Singer, And a Great Nurse as Well😊🎉❤💋🍄😇
Love it! By this time Julie's voice was lower and deeper than Bobby's!
The real item, a vanished combination of talent, yet anchored in reality.
Oh, I am SO with you on that sentiment. This is great in every way. What a talent. And just cool, easy--I love it! You simply do not hear cool and easy these days--too much oversinging & egotistical ranting. OK, there are a few exceptions--Norah Jones, Diana Krall, and Harry Connick, Jr. But for the most part . . .
Wow Who Knew That Bobby And Julie Had Such Wonderful Voices!
Never heard this..cool Debbie..nice send..Love the old time jazzy stuff!!!
Wow cut in 1946 this was so ahead of it's time.
The 60's were the decade of Cool.
Bobby Troup's original is still the best 'Route 66' out there.
He and his wife, Julie London, are still, and always will be, the epitome of cool😎💛
Loved him and so enjoyed him on Emergency!
Too cool Bobby was!! I learned through the Rolling Stones but this is one called version and he wrote it !!
Oh yeah, the great Dennis Budimir on guitar, too! :)
Thanks for posting! This is Bobby's song- ignorance is so narrow minded!
Hello Terry, How are you doing?
If I ever drive it, and I hpe I do, this is how I would like it to be, layed back, sunset, relaxed and interesting. . The world thanks you Bobby. x
This version is super cool... I really like. I will say Chuck Berry's version was the most important, because the Rolling Stones covered a lot of Chuck Berry songs and one of them was Route 66!!
I can't help but think of him as buzzy on an episode of Perry Mason. A true beatnick! What a blast man
Going to listen to Rout 66 by the King(Cole) but stumbled upon this wonderful gem. *Nothing like THE Original.-this.
Thanks.
He was also on an episode of Perry Mason and he wrote some music for that show...
soooooo coooool. thank you!
@jbpink I specifically saw the movie version of M*A*S*H. It is tragic that few people know how talented Mr. Troup really was.
Great song.
what a great song bobby sounds good also
A great musician and a surprisingly great singer too.
Damn Dr Joe Early can sing and play when he's not at Rampart hospital