Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Fox, Charles, 1940-
2. Flack, Roberta
3. Snow, Leida
4. Ogle, John
5. WPIX-FM (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)

Found in

1. Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts.

Description

1. 1 streaming audio file (approximately 30 minutes) : digital, stereo.

Summary

1. Leida Snow and John Ogle interview American singer-songwriter and musician Roberta Flack. Flack talks about her professional background and career that she switched from classical singer to blues, folk, pop and jazz singer. She also talks about the release of her new album Blue lights in the basement (1977), and about her plans to produce her own album (Roberta Flack, released in 1978). Various recordings of songs are performed by Flack during the program such as "Killing me softly with his song" that won the 1973 Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

Alternative title

1. John Ogle and Leida Snow interview Roberta Flack
2. Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts.

Subject

1. Flack, Roberta > Interviews
2. Fox, Charles, 1940-
3. Singers > United States > Interviews
4. African American singers > Interviews
5. African American women singers > Interviews
6. Musicians > United States > Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Radio interviews.

Call number

1. *LTC-A 1870

Note

1. Title provided by cataloger.
2. Streaming files transferred from original audiocassette.

Access (note)

1. Access to original item restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only at the Library for Performing Arts Research Center.

Additional formats (note)

1. Archival original: (1 audiocassette : analog, stereo) in *LTC-A 1870.

Source (note)

1. Leida Snow

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of: Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts, *L(Special) 09-02.

Title

1. What's going on. John Ogle and Leida Snow interview Roberta Flack.

Production

1. [1978].

Type of content

1. spoken word
2. performed music

Type of medium

1. audio
2. computer

Type of carrier

1. online resource

Performer

1. John Ogle, Leida Snow, interviewers and hosts ; Roberta Flack, interviewee.

Event

1. Broadcast on WPIX-FM [1978 January 16] New York, N.Y.

Access

1. Access to original item restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only at the Library for Performing Arts Research Center.

Additional formats

1. Archival original: (1 audiocassette : analog, stereo) in *LTC-A 1870.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of: Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts, *L(Special) 09-02.

Source

1. Gift; Leida Snow, 2009.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Container of (work): Fox, Charles, 1940- Killing me softly with his song.
2. Flack, Roberta, interviewee.
3. Flack, Roberta, performer.
4. Snow, Leida, interviewer.
5. Snow, Leida, host.
6. Ogle, John, interviewer.
7. Ogle, John, host.
8. WPIX-FM (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
9. Snow, Leida, donor.

Added title

1. Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts.

Found in:

1. Leida Snow collection of audio interviews and reports on theater, culture and arts.

Research call number

1. *LTC-A 1870