#AmericanMusic | ROUTES https://routes-mag.com A Guide to African-American Culture Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:41:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 February 22: Berry Gordy https://routes-mag.com/berry-gordy-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=berry-gordy-2 https://routes-mag.com/berry-gordy-2/#respond Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://routes-mag.com/?p=46437 A Daily Journey Through Black History Month The Godfather of Black Music Story Berry Gordy, born in 1929 in Detroit, Michigan, is the visionary founder

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]]> https://routes-mag.com/berry-gordy-2/feed/ 0 February 20: Duke Ellington https://routes-mag.com/duke-ellington/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=duke-ellington https://routes-mag.com/duke-ellington/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://routes-mag.com/?p=46434 A Daily Journey Through Black History Month The Icon of Jazz Composition Story Duke Ellington, born in 1899, is widely regarded as one of the

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]]> https://routes-mag.com/duke-ellington/feed/ 0 February 14: Scott Joplin https://routes-mag.com/scott-joplin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scott-joplin https://routes-mag.com/scott-joplin/#respond Fri, 14 Feb 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://routes-mag.com/?p=46378 A Daily Journey Through Black History Month The King of Ragtime Story Scott Joplin, often referred to as “The King of Ragtime,” revolutionized American music with his

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]]> https://routes-mag.com/scott-joplin/feed/ 0 February 12: Art Tatum https://routes-mag.com/art-tatum-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=art-tatum-2 https://routes-mag.com/art-tatum-2/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://routes-mag.com/?p=46374 A Daily Journey Through Black History Month The Poet of the Piano Story On February 12, 1909, Art Tatum, one of the most virtuosic jazz pianists

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]]> https://routes-mag.com/art-tatum-2/feed/ 1 February 11. Ella Fitzgerald https://routes-mag.com/ella-fitzgerald/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ella-fitzgerald https://routes-mag.com/ella-fitzgerald/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://routes-mag.com/?p=46372 A Daily Journey Through Black History Month The First Lady of Song Story Ella Fitzgerald, born in 1917, is widely celebrated as one of the greatest

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