<P> `` ( 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 ( US 66 ) , which traversed the western two - thirds of the U.S. from Chicago , Illinois , to Los Angeles , California . </P>
<P> `` ( 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 ( US 66 ) , which traversed the western two - thirds of the U.S. from Chicago , Illinois , to Los Angeles , California . </P>
who wrote the song get your kicks on route 66
who wrote the song get your kicks on route 66
Bobby Troup
Bobby Troup