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You know the tune. Now learn the astonishing tale behind '(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66'
For Bobby Troup, an aspiring songwriter from Pennsylvania, the decision to drive west in 1946 set off a chain of events that helped turn the road into a symbol of footloose American freedom.
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According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, You know the tune. Now learn the astonishing tale behind ‘(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66’, For Bobby Troup, an aspiring songwriter from Pennsylvania, the decision to drive west in 1946 set off a chain of events that helped turn the road into a symbol of footloose American freedom.
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- You know the tune. Now learn the astonishing tale behind '(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66'Los Angeles Times - 2026-05-12T10:00:00+00:00
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