'I still cry': Powerful Rochester mural captures what was...
Sisters of Pee Wee Ellis, pose for a portrait by the Clarissa Street Uprooted Mural underneath the I-490 Highway before it’s unveiling in Rochester, N.Y. on Aug. 17, 2023.
Georgia Press...
22.07.2023
Pee Wee Ellis & Esther Phillips • Black Eyed...
In July 1973 ESTHER PHILLIPS recorded the album BLACK-EYED BLUES, at the legendary Rudy Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey. PEE WEE arranged and conducted the album, also playing alto sax o...
08.06.2023
Pee Wee Ellis & James Brown LIVE at the...
During June of 1967 The James Brown Show appeared at the Apollo Theater in Harlem for 10 days, playing 6 shows a day to sell-out audiences who had lined up on 125th Street and around the bl...
31.12.2021
The Shoes of Our Lost Icons Are Still Full...
We would like to share this gorgeous article from December 23, 2021, published by The New York Times.
17.11.2021
Sonny Rollins about Pee Wee Ellis
On the day of Pee Wee's funeral in Rochester NY (Nov. 10, 2021), it’s a pleasure to share this message from Pee Wee’s mentor and dear friend Sonny Rollins.
The great Pee Wee Ellis has gone ...
07.10.2021
George Benson about Pee Wee Ellis
Source: Mr. George Benson's Facebook Post from October 2, 2021.
The name Pee Wee suggest small, but there was nothing small about Pee Wee Ellis. His talent was immense. For example, he co...