who wrote the song get your kicks on route 66
Route 66 (song) "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" is a popular rhythm and blues standard, composed in 1946 by American songwriter Bobby Troup. The song uses a twelve-bar blues arrangement and the lyrics follow the path of U.S. Route 66 (USÂ 66), which traversed the western two-thirds of the U.S. from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California.