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.
- Published by
- New York : Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, [2012]
- Author
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| Status Not available - In use until 2024-01-26 - Please for assistance. | Vol/dateDisc 3 | FormatMoving image | AccessBy appointment only | Call numberSc Visual DVD-1313 Disc 3 | Item locationSchomburg Center - Moving Image & Recorded Sound |
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- 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.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Interviews.
- Black films and programs.
- Nonfiction films.
- Call number
- Sc Visual VRB 1439-1441
- 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.
- 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.
- Connect to:
- 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