Bobby Troup, American actor, pianist, and composer (born 1918)

Bobby Troup

American actor and musician (1918–1999)

Robert William Troup Jr. was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the composer of the rhythm and blues standard "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and for the role of Dr. Joe Early with his wife Julie London in the television program…