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An interview with Roberta Flack and James Finney

Title
An interview with Roberta Flack and James Finney / Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture ; interview conducted by James Briggs Murray.
Author
Flack, Roberta
Publication
New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, [2012]

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Additional Authors
  • Finney, James
  • Murray, James Briggs
  • Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Description
3 videodiscs (51 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Roberta Flack and James Finney discuss his contributions to hairdressing interspersed with reflections on her career. They go on to discuss the beginning of their working relationship in 1973; describes hair before and after Finney began taking care of it; importance of the f plat; appearance on Phil Donahue show; "Blue Lights in the Basement" album cover; discussion about hairstyles and whether they are a reflection of racial identity; plats another choice in hairdressing; popularization by black performers; historical tradition of braids and dreadlocks; description of headdress and gown Roberta Flack wore; story of song "Go Up Moses" ; briefly sings "Go Up Moses" ; lived through many hair trends; experience wearing plats; beaded headdress; album "oasis" and people who worked with her; Finney as her hair authority; first meeting at the Grammy Awards; legacy of Finney; advice for young people.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Interviews.
  • Black films and programs.
  • Nonfiction films.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Permission required to cite, quote and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
Biography (note)
  • James Finney is a hairdresser who originated the hair grooming technique of plats, and Roberta Flack is a well known singer.
Call Number
Sc Visual VRB 1439-1441
OCLC
934727626
Author
Flack, Roberta, interviewee.
Title
An interview with Roberta Flack and James Finney / Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture ; interview conducted by James Briggs Murray.
Publisher
New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, [2012]
Country of Producing Entity
United States.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Digital File Characteristics
video file DVD
Performer
Interveiwer, James Briggs Murray.
Event
Recorded April 11, 1989. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York.
Terms Of Use
Permission required to cite, quote and reproduce. Contact repository for information.
Biography
James Finney is a hairdresser who originated the hair grooming technique of plats, and Roberta Flack is a well known singer.
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Added Author
Finney, James, interviewee.
Murray, James Briggs, interviewer.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1313
Sc Visual VRB 1439-1441
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