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The correct answer is Bobby Troup!

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NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Bobby Troupe with wife Julie London, appearing in the 1970’s television show Emergency

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…..Pianist/vocalist/songwriter Bobby Troupe’s earliest musical success came in 1941 with the song “Daddy,” which Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra recorded.  It was #1 on the Billboard chart for eight weeks, and was the number five best-selling record of 1941.  Glenn Miller, Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters are among other artists who recorded the song.

…..In 1946, Nat King Cole had a hit with Troup’s most popular song, “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66,” which was also famously recorded by Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones.

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Listen to Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra perform “Daddy” [Columbia]

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Watch a 1964 film of Bobby Troupe performing “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” 

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And here is a 1951 film of the man who made the song famous, Nat “King” Cole

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Click here to view Bobby Troupe’s Wikipedia page

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