#MusicIcon | ROUTES https://routes-mag.com A Guide to African-American Culture Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:34:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Roberta Flack Interviewed written by Chris Albertson https://routes-mag.com/roberta-flack-interviewed-written-by-chris-albertson/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roberta-flack-interviewed-written-by-chris-albertson https://routes-mag.com/roberta-flack-interviewed-written-by-chris-albertson/#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:49:47 +0000 https://routes-mag.com/?p=47260 The following, previously unpublished interviews with Roberta Flack were conducted four years apart, in 1974 and 1978.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

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]]> https://routes-mag.com/roberta-flack-interviewed-written-by-chris-albertson/feed/ 0 ROUTES Magazine bids farewell to an icon —ROBERTA FLACK https://routes-mag.com/routes-magazine-bids-farewell-to-an-icon-roberta-flack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=routes-magazine-bids-farewell-to-an-icon-roberta-flack https://routes-mag.com/routes-magazine-bids-farewell-to-an-icon-roberta-flack/#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:45:20 +0000 https://routes-mag.com/?p=47245 Originally published in October 1978, ROUTES Magazine‘s in‐depth feature on Chris Albertson Interview: Roberta Flack (READ IT HERE.) captured the emergence of a rare musical

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]]> https://routes-mag.com/routes-magazine-bids-farewell-to-an-icon-roberta-flack/feed/ 0 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 Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. also known as “Mr. Excitement” https://routes-mag.com/jack-leroy-wilson-jr-also-known-as-mr-excitement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jack-leroy-wilson-jr-also-known-as-mr-excitement https://routes-mag.com/jack-leroy-wilson-jr-also-known-as-mr-excitement/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2024 06:49:22 +0000 https://routes-mag.com/?p=40905 Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. , aka Jackie Wilson, “King of R&B,” was a prominent American singer who rose to fame in the 1950s and 1960s. He

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]]> https://routes-mag.com/jack-leroy-wilson-jr-also-known-as-mr-excitement/feed/ 0 Miles Davis: Honoring the Legacy of a Jazz Icon — 95 Years Old https://routes-mag.com/miles-davis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=miles-davis https://routes-mag.com/miles-davis/#comments Sun, 26 May 2024 09:55:49 +0000 https://routes-mag.com/?p=40483 Miles Davis, one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz, was born on May 26, 1926, in Alton, Illinois.Today, we celebrate what

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