Bobby Troup(1918-1999)

Wrote the song "Route 66", a hit for Nat 'King' Cole in 1946. Chuck Berry covered it as did The Rolling Stones on their first album and many others since.

[on wife Julie London] She is not a Julie London fan. She honestly doesn't realize how good she is. She's never really been a performer, she doesn't have that need to go out and please an audience and receive accolades. She's always been withdrawn, very introverted. She hated those big shows. I couldn't wait to do them, and she was only glad when they were over.