Music: Chris Albertson Interviews Roberta Flack | 10/1978 The following, previously unpublished interviews with Roberta Flack were conducted four years apart, in 1974 and 1978. ROUTES readers may recall that Ms. Flack, at... Read More
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Happy Birthday Greetings James (Jimmy) Edward Heath 🍾James (Jimmy) Edward Heath was born on October 25, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and band leader was the brother of bassist Percy... Read More
A Happy Birthday Song for You Donny Hathaway 1 min read 🎂Donny Edward Hathaway, born October 1, 1945, was a soul singer, keyboardist and songwriter. Donny was a legendary African-American muscians celebrated by musicians across musical... Read More
Publicist Barbara Harris – A Class of Her Own 33 min read In the pantheon of African-American female publicists, Barbara J. Harris is unquestionably a pioneer. From her days at Atlantic Records in the late 1960s and... Read More
Music Review | 1980-5-3 Classical Corner Robert Shaw was in town with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus to perform the Verdi, Berlioz and Brahms Requiems for the Easter... Read More
Music: Phyllis Hyman: A Human Spirit |1979-7-3 Since her meteoric rise to name status, Phyllis Hyman has been showered with superlatives that would make anyone’s head spin. She’s young, talented, tall, and... Read More
Music: The State of Jazz |1979-6-4 During the past decade, one periodically heard that jazz was agonizing. Indeed, after the Free Jazz explorations of the 1960s and the early 1970s, many... Read More
People: Simo Doe | 5/1979 Simo Doe, Director of Press and Information/Special Markets for Atlantic Records is a New Yorker in constant motion. She is responsible for the public relations... Read More