And I always thought ‘Tucumcari’ was just a made up name by Lowell George:
https://americansongwriter.com/little-feat-willin-2/
I never knew what the song referred to until I saw the “next exit Tucumcari” sign, and as it was late, I just had to find a hotel there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAT3BXzVTME
In 1951 my parents were on their way to California with a new car they had just bought in Oklahoma. Passing through Tucumcari, they were forced to buy New Mexico license plates for the car.