Finale performance of "Route 66" at the 2000 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Finale performance of Nat "King" Cole's "Route 66" featuring Natalie Cole, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, Melissa Etheridge, members of the Lovin' Spoonful and others at the 2000 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
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[@mexicanosdelmundo]

Was kinda disconnected... I almost forgot that Natalie isn't around anymore. May she rest in peace; what an amazing singer! Long live Nat the King Cole, and his Princess.

[@projoebiochem]

How many amazing versions of Route 66 are out there? It has to be one of history’s most versatile songs.

[@trackerman2545]

I was real lucky today when I ran across this little gem. Thank you to the poster.

[@vwilson7651]

Natalie, you are missed. What a talent. Loved your take on Route 66.

[@danlunham4478]

She could swing, couldn't not, given her dad, what he transmitted to her and our culture.

[@SophielovesSpaghetti]

Never thought that I'd see a member of the band and lovin' spoonful members jamming together (especially the moment when Robbie Robertson played his part and John Sebastian talked with his harmonica)😭 this performance was so beautiful ❤️

[@HektorBandimar]

R.I.P. Natalie Cole, you were so talented.

[@rabokarabekian409]

Yowza, the sound guys really earned their pay on this one. Just imagine balancing this. My headphones are dancin'!

[@thomasharlan7356]

I loved seeing Zal Yanovsky playing his Guild Thunderbird on this tune. One of my favorite players and he did such a funky and cool guitar solo.

[@SuperJNG18]

Eric Clapton AND Bonnie Raitt? Holy crap!

[@ramirorodriguez7523]

She’ll bring out the true feeling of Route 66. Loved it.

[@gershonhoffman8228]

John Sebastian most underrated person there .. on harp. Excellent songwriter, guitar player, and voice. Was the glue that held it altogether in this clip if you think about it.

[@jesserodney752]

Wow how did I miss this performance??? I requested R&B Natalie Cole on Pandora and !this began to play. I immediately came here to search it. I was surprised I had never heard this cuz Natalie is absolutely one of the greats and one of my favorites. So I'm pretty familiar with most of her recordings(before hearing this I would have said all). And as an added bonus, Eric Clapton AND Bonnie Raitt! Wow. This collaboration is the stuff of my dreams. I only wish I could have been there to witness this amazing performance. Natalie's vocals are fire and her versatility are second to none.

[@chrishilbert6414]

That's a whole lotta awesome!

[@tedmattos9454]

Was so Honored to be backstage with Natalie...GR8 Gr8 Memory...selfie/autograph...she called me from stage/ only fan brought her roses 🌹 made audience feel shame..🙏☮️WILL SEE HER AGAIN IN OUR NEXT LIFE!

[@catherinewilliams9680]

You go, Girl. Show you can rock with the big dogs.

[@Frank4evers]

Is that Paul S. From the Late Show? Wow! He knows have to move the musik.

[@catherinewilliams9680]

I miss these jam sessions. The past few years have been missing them.

[@user-to7jv2xc1x]

Bonnie Raitt probably one of the last great slide guitarists in the world, she rules!

[@JohnnyNation]

She was always my favorite slide player/ and Natalie's version of this tune was always the best !!!

[@projoebiochem]

Derek Trucks’ heart just broke.

[@camloff]

Lovely version. Bravo.

[@christopherallen9580]

Natalie Cole looking and sounding fine

[@AlessioRomaMusic]

REAL MUSIC ❤️✨🎶🎶

[@sjoldtimer]

The song was written by Bobby Troup, as well as recorded by him.

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

They should have thanked Bobby Troup for writing "Route 66" and Nat King Cole for making it so damn popular...

[@bryanjones6765]

Natalie gave an arousing performance! Was so looking forward to her next cd which was going to be a Blues/Country delivery! She was the most versatile female singer in the music industry. I hate Bonnie Raitt didn’t make it to her studio schedule during the recording of her Leavin cd. She playing on a Natalie vocal would have been incredible. Natalie did record Bonnie’s penned song Love Letter. It is outstanding. Natalie also wanted B.B King on this cd as well but time and schedules sometimes conflict. I know her Blues cd would have been sensational because she was longing to do it and when something musically interested her, she absolutely killed it vocally! I miss her so much especially musically. The music business absolutely died after she and Aretha transcended to heaven. Vocally, no other female singer is not recording or releasing any great music. All the true female vocalists left have retired from the music business..... Pray Patti, Chaka, Gladys, Anita , Roberta, Stephanie Mills record again. I do love Ledisi, Rachell, Jennifer Hudson, KeKe, Kelly Price, Lizz Wright.. These ladies have the vocal gift....

[@gordoh7634]

Such a wonderfully heartfelt comment on Natalie. I miss her so so much too.

[@kwerk2011]

You need to listen to Tedeschi Trucks band and Alabama Shakes. Still plenty of incredible female vocalists out there.

[@lloydhamilton2086]

The very best cover ever. Gotta Love Robbie Robertson, Natalie Cole, Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, Melissa Etheridge, members of the Lovin' Spoonful. They kicked Ass

[@theoriginalchefboyoboy6025]

Thanks to Bobby for writing such an enduring standard...

[@largemarge1603]

Mister Cool... with the hottest wife!

[@johnmitchelljr]

Thank you.

[@thomasthabza6368]

Nothing can be said thrilling

[@kevinvanrensburg2468]

So cool.

[@PorkPieCats]

Natalie rockin baby!!!

[@Ronjohn73]

One word ................ Z A L L Y !!!!

[@jazzbeau507]

Bobby Troup is dancing in his grave and wants out to dance all around to this version of his famous song.

[@NickelodeonandDisneyJrRock]

WE GETTING CARS VIBES WITH THIS ONE

[@giovannimancuso754]

Eric Clapton altra categoria

[@angelmatos9143]

OMG! 😎

[@pamr4040]

♥

[@cliffwheeler7357]

Who is the blond lady playing the Telecaster who came up to the mike and sang a verse?

[@gorgon9786]

Melissa Etheridge ?.

[@MrNormanBuntz]

Clapton could only wait in the back-up line for so long.

[@ikermedinabenito2658]

Anton Fig on drums?

[@radiocommander]

The busiest person in the hall was NOT musician, but must have been the PA engineer on all the instruments. LOL

[@BobbyGandtheGmen]

who is the guitarist in black with the Black Strat who has what appears to be some kind of finger covers on his left hand. I thought it was Tony Iommi but he's a lefty and this dudes not. Who dat???

[@cliffwheeler7357]

The only Black Strat I can see on that stage is being played by the great Robbie Robertson of The Band.

[@jakollee]

Maybe you mean Sid McGinnis, from Paul Shaffer's band from the Letterman show (the house band for this event)? He's wearing a black tux, playing a dark sunburst strat. But I don't see anything covering the fingers of his left hand. Maybe you're confusing his hand with Bonnie Raitt's left hand, which has a slide over one finger??

[@ibejiopo]

This is not Nat King Cole’s. Bobby Troup wrote and performed this originally.

[@cliffhigson7581]

That's how he put himself through medical school to eventually work at rampart hospital.🤔😉

[@christaylor2070]

Who's the guy who plays the blues harp solo at 2.50? Don't recognize him amongst the famous faces. Top marks to Bonnie Raitt for the funkiest guitar solo.😄

[@trainsimgamer0342]

That's John Sebastian of The Lovin Spoonful playing the harmonica

[@cirrus1964]

So many musicians, so many F guitars, while the Rolling Stones version gives a real kick, I know who wrote the song, I know it was not ment to be as the Stones did it! But I fall F a sleep watching this!

[@lonshoemaker9541]

"Nat King Cole"s Route 66? The song was written by Bobby Troup.

[@cliffwheeler7357]

Yeah OK, but Nat Cole had the first and massive hit with Route 66 in 1946. So why the question mark. Nat will always be associated with the song.

[@joestephan1111]

Jazz Pianist Bobby Troup said in interview that he wrote Route 66 while he and two other musicians were travelling the old two lane road when it was still the major route between Los Angeles and Chicago where they'd just played a gig. He said he wrote it specifically with Nat King Cole in mind. That was who he wanted to record his new song.

[@MrNormanBuntz]

2d rate pickup band with a good conductor. 🙂

[@rodolforolando1277]

For ever sixt to sixt

[@alexeynartov2909]

Наконец-то узнал , что эта песня Ната Коула .

[@baliscotsurf]

Bonnie's slide was soulful..EC was ok but predictable...but Zally gave me goosebumps

[@BobbyGandtheGmen]

did you mean Zalman Yanovsky? IS that Zally? wow. He's gone now, died 2002.

[@Smoothways]

Some of the solos were quite messy - sound- and technically-wise. Of course the enery was great and you could taste, smell, see and of course hear that they thoroughly enjoyed playing together. But isnt' t calming to see how highly seasoned professionals can also struggle with sound and lines at times?!

[@yettiman2817]

Paul shaeffer.... wtf

[@IncogNito-gg6uh]

I guess he is one heck of a musician, but, yeah, I have the same reaction.

[@yettiman2817]

@@IncogNito-gg6uh he has played with everyone. Hes major talent, but not in the hall of fame yet..why

[@kwerk2011]

He's a musicians' musician. He was musical director for the Blues Brothers band for the duration of its existence. He commands respect from most every musician, far more so than the general public, it seems.

[@keithclark486]

Up there trying to direct everyone for attention. I've seen him do it with a 4 and 5 piece established bands, they don't need him up there Looks like Bonnie Raitt is anoyed by him from the way she cuts her eyes at the clown.

[@BobbyGandtheGmen]

@@keithclark486 Paul is a brilliant musician. Most of them on stage are good, but he IS top notch pro. He was asked to direct traffic as those egos flare and it's like herding a pack of Cats. Paul is great. Bonnie, uh. Well, she is cute.

[@awblax1]

Notice how the word "route" is pronounced "route" and not "rout". :) Rout is a different thing.

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

"Route" is pronounced both ways. In Hank Williams' song, "Honky Tonk Blues", he pronounces it like you would "rout" rather than "root", rhyming it with "out" as in the lyrics: "I left my home out on the rural route, I told my pa I'm going steppin' out"...

[@awblax1]

@@coinneachmaclellan3121 Yes but rout is wrong.

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

​@@awblax1...Put it down to cultural and artistic license but both pronunciations are in common usage in various parts of the United States and some people use both depending on the context or situation.

[@awblax1]

@@coinneachmaclellan3121 That doesn't make it right. The "e" makes it an open vowel. No "e" makes it closed. It is important for clarity of communication that rout, which means a channel is distinguishable from route, which is on the surface.

[@johnanthonycafe2993]

When the rock version started it was too abrupt after the Jazz version. The band didn’t find a groove until Clapton soloed.

[@wilver2525]

pretty sure bonnie & zal are always in a groove

[@yourturn777]

Bonnie does not look happy?

[@BackToTheBlues]

I thought that. Maybe she wasn't told how many other guitarists were going be there - it can be hard work 'finding your place' when there are that many. On the flipside, Eric Clapton looks uncharacteristically smiley. This is one of the better behaved big jams though, everyone staying out of the way musically, particularly the harp player - knowing when to play is as important as knowing what to play. I don't know who the berady bloke is playing the Guild guitar, but I liked his solo.

[@infoscholar5221]

Funny how you can't here nobody

[@zilefn9212]

Eric Clapton, Robbie Robertson and Bonnie Raitt are better people than I; I can't stand the R'nR HoF or what it stands for.

[@WhatTheFunK.]

Nah this is jazz

[@bigbob16]

Paul Schafer ruined the video... He is nothing but annoying

[@richardfroud8970]

Complete crap😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@scottmagri6306]

Horrible rendition

[@frankanda9683]

An example of how you can ruin such a great rock song.

[@bigt5810]

You have no class!

[@frankanda9683]

The chick with her squeaky voice thinks she could even improvise the rock classic individually.

[@user-jw9lq5ib6g]

well... if you don't tap your feet and sing along..... check your heartbeat.. you might have passed on.. 😉

[@phoarey]

Bald noddy on stage in the way?