Highway 101 biography

Highway 101: The History of El Camino Real
By Stephen H. Provost
Fresno, Calif.: Craven Street Books, 2020
170 B & W and 33 Color images
248 pp., paperback, $20.95

Reviewed by Barbara Gossett

Stephen Provost has once again documented the course of a wonderful road trip while providing detailed and entertaining commentary about the history, geography, and (of course) commercial archeology of U.S. Highway 101. His earlier guidebook/history about California State Route 99 blazed a trail in the beautiful world of scenic byways. Highway 101: The History of El Camino Real provides a similar introduction to U.S. 101, the coastal road that follows the path of El Camino Real, the “King’s Highway,” originally a footpath connecting the Spanish missions in Alta California. Franciscan missionaries had established the string of missions in the late 18th century that were spaced to be a day’s walk apart, providing a resting place for pilgrims on their journey.

We are introduced to the road and its rise to stardom in the world of cultural icons some 100 years after it was created, mainly by the work of boosters. These included Harrie Forbes, who dedicated herself to re-introducing the trail by installing mission bells along the alignment. Not surprisingly, Harrie and her

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U.S. Route 101

U.S. Numbered Road on say publicly West Coast

"US 101" redirects here. Care other uses, see US-101 (disambiguation).

U.S. Route 101
US 101 highlighted in red
Length	1,535.27 mi[a] (2,470.78 km)
Existed	November 11, 1926 (1926-11-11)[4]–present
South end	I-5 / I-10 / SR 60 in Los Angeles, CA
Major intersections
North end	I-5 hem in Tumwater, WA
Country	United States
States	California, Oregon, Washington

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Highway 101

American country music band

For highways numbered 101, see List of highways numbered 101.

Highway 101 was an American country music band founded in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. The initial lineup consisted of Paulette Carlson (lead vocals), Jack Daniels (guitar), Curtis Stone (bass guitar, vocals), and Scott "Cactus" Moser (drums). Prior to the band's founding, Carlson was a solo artist. With her as lead vocalist, the band recorded three albums for Warner Bros. Records Nashville. After Carlson left in 1990 to pursue a solo career, the band recorded a fourth album for Warner with Nikki Nelson on lead vocals before exiting the label. One album each followed on Liberty, Intersound, and Free Falls Records under various lineups.

Highway 101 has released eight studio albums and one greatest hits album, and has charted seventeen singles on the BillboardHot Country Songs charts. Four of their singles—"Somewhere Tonight", "Cry, Cry, Cry", "(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes", and "Who's Lonely Now"— went to number one on that chart.

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Carlson founded Highway 101 in 1986 in Los Angeles, California, with guitarist Jack Daniels, bassist Curtis Stone (son of song publisher and musician Cliffie Stone), and drummer Scott "Cactus" Moser, all three of who