I see from your route that you're going from L.A. to New Mexico. You 
gotta listen to Los Lobos' entire 'Kiko' album somewhere between those 
two points.  It'll help you survive Arizona. ;-)

On 11/14/2010 10:30 AM, Mike Sheehan wrote:
> Lucky you, Matt, I hope it's a fantastic experience.
>
> The first thing that came to mind is a song I *love* to listen to 
> while driving in the countryside of Colorado, though many are probably 
> sick of hearing it: John Cougar Mellencamp's "Small Town."  Since he's 
> from Indiana, probably best heard there.
>
>
> On 11/14/2010 3:55 AM, Matt Whitby wrote:
>> Morning/Afternoon/Evening [delete as applicable] all.
>>
>>
>> In Mar/Apr of next year i'll be driving across America (
>> http://mattwhitby.net/Content/USRoadTrip/Default.aspx?page=about) and 
>> i'd
>> like to make a bunch of compilation CDs for the car.
>>
>>
>> I was thinking it would be fun to make an album of songs for each 
>> State in
>> the US (even though, of course, I won't visit each one).
>>
>>
>> I'm thinking of stuff like;
>>
>>
>> "The night they drove old Dixie down" by The Band -- Tennessee
>>
>> "I won't go Hollywood" by Bleu -- California
>>
>> "Rambling on My Mind" by Robert Johnson -- Mississippi
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> etc.
>>