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Pee Wee Ellis: “My jazz soul influences me”
The legendary “Godfather of Soul” James Brown was ecstatic when saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis blew his horn. But, perhaps just as important, without this 77-year-old style-defining composer, song writer and arranger, the exciting “Funk” sound of the late 1960s would …... Read More
“Happy Feelin’s” Lyrics by Frankie Beverly & Maze
It’s been a long time since I posted on the website. However, over the past days I’ve discovered the lyrics of Frankie Beverly and Maze. Over the next couple of days I will post some of the song lyrics that …... Read More
Looking for Volunteer Writers — People Who Find Writing Joyful
I might as well start off the new year with making one of my New Year’s Dreams known. I’m hoping to find at least 20 volunteer writers who would like to contribute a cultural article(s) to Routes-mag.com in the areas …... Read More
Here’s to 2018: Here’s to Life, Here’s to Love, Here’s to You,
I’ve received so many warm wishes for the coming year, I’ve been tirelessly trying to come up with my way of responding. Shirley Horn’s rendition of Here’s to Life seems to summarize my response to all of my well wishers. …... Read More
The U.S. National Anthem — It Should Follow the Fate of Confederate Statues in Public Spaces
Here is an excerpt of the third paragraph of the U.S. National Anthem: “No refuge could save the hireling and slave’ From the terror of flight and the gloom of the grave” We must all do our part to make …... Read More
Book Review: “Dandy Lion: The Black Dandy and Street Style”
I am religiously telling people that I am by education and experience not a writer. I am a publisher and editor, but humorously, I continually demonstrate to myself that, most of all, I am “a die heart entrepreneur”— one who …... Read More
Routes Magazine Highlights — January 1978
Let’s take a trip back to the proverbial “Good Old Days”! If you’d like to see the complete issue (PDF) Click here January 1978. Read More
