Route 66 Festival Presents The Road Crew

The Road Crew (my band) has been asked to perform at the Route 66 Classic Car Festival June 25th at 7:30 in downtown Litchfield, IL. It has been a long road to get to the point of being embraced by the Route 66 community and for good reason. We know people come and go, who may or may not have a true passion for the old road. Who have big ideas for preservation, projects and products, but soon fade into nothing more than just a passing whim. The Road Crew's (CDs) "Songs Fro The Mother Road" are sold in museums and gift shops all along The Mother Road, and even abroad.

Many years before The Road Crew and our music, my company created audio (history) books about Route 66. Our soundtracks have been used in museum tours, radio shows and audiobooks for over fifteen years. My passion for the road began as a boy traveling Route 66 with my family during the 50s & 60s and continuing throughout my adult life. America's Main Street houses many wonderful memories for me and even today, the mom's and pop's of 66, the people working behind the scenes to preserve our heritage, the journalists, cooks and authors are all still here to share this piece of America's past. Thank you Route 66 People for accepting me and The Road Crew as one of your own!

The Road Crew traveled part of Route 66 last October. We played for Melba Riggs and The Four Women On The Route, for Laurel Kane and her guests at Afton Station and even got to spend some time with Kelsie at The Rock Cafe and play a few tunes.

A big thanks to Carol and the city of Litchfield for having us entertain this coming June! We are excited and pleased to be Friday nights entertainment! Hope to see you all there!

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The Road Crew Performs at The Route 66 & Classic Car Festival!

The popular Nashville, TN based band, The Road Crew, will perform June 25th at the “Official Route 66 Festival & Classic Car Festival” in Litchfield, IL. The band takes its name from the love of “The Mother Road.” In fact their latest CD is a collection of original songs about Route 66. They love to perform those songs as well as other classic, upbeat 40s, 50s and 60s rockabilly, country and swing music at Route 66 festivals.

The Road Crew started a few years ago with founding members Joe Loesch and Woody Bomar, friends since army days. The two have played together in bands for most of their adult lives. Starting in 2005 the two became avid travelers of Route 66. So the obvious thing was to create music about their new passion. It started when Woody, a well-known Nashville songwriter, composed a song called “That Ol’ 66”. This then lead to more songs and before long the guys had an album’s worth of material based on their experiences. Joe, an audio producer/engineer, and Woody then reached out to their friend Don King, former Epic Records recording artist and hit songwriter, to join the band and the project. Enter drummer Jason Harmon and The Road Crew was born. They now perform the music and travel to Route 66 festivals and tourist sites to share it.

According to Joe, who is also an author and producer of audio books including a Route 66 series (www.newwaytoread.com), “Our music album, Songs from the Mother Road, is really a group of stories about the struggles, the joys, the heartbreaks and the adventures associated with Route 66.” The musical styles include folk, country, blues, western swing and even a touch of surfer pop. Song titles include Chain of Rocks Park, The Motherland-OK, Dust, Tucumcari Tonite, Running Down The Mother Road, The Sun On 66, and 7 others. There’s even a bonus track featuring a new (Beatles-inspired) version of the Bobby Troup classic, (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66.

In their concerts the band also performs songs of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Cash, The Everly Brothers, Buck Owens, Carl Perkins, Asleep at the Wheel, Hank Williams, Chuck Berry and many other early country, swing and rockabilly icons. See The Road Crew starting at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 25, in Downtown Litchfield for a Sock Hop, contests, prizes and some great music. Learn more about The Road Crew, their music, their video and their adventures: www.roadcrew66.com