Podcasts Society & Culture Personal Journals The Kitchen Sisters Present 23 Route 66: The Mother Road, Part I

23 Route 66: The Mother Road, Part I

Published: June 9, 2015, 5:32 a.m.

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The birth of the Main Street of America\\u2014songwriter Bobby Troup tells the story of his 1946 hit Get Your Kicks on Route 66; Gladys Cutberth, aka Mrs. 66 and members of the old \\u201c66 Association\\u201d talk about the early years of the road. Mickey Mantle explains \\u201cIf it hadn\\u2019t been for US 66 I wouldn\\u2019t have been a Yankee.\\u201d Stirling Silliphant, creator of the TV series \\u201cRoute 66\\u201d talks about the program and its place in American folklore of the 60s.

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