Roberta Flack
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Discover music icon Roberta Flack’s rise to stardom and triumphs over racism and sexism.
American Masters: Roberta Flack follows the music icon from a piano lounge through her rise to stardom. From “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” to “Killing Me Softly,” Flack’s virtuosity was inseparable from her commitment to civil rights. Detailing her story in her own words, the film features exclusive access to Flack’s archives and interviews with Rev. Jesse Jackson, Peabo Bryson and more.
Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...
Roberta Flack
Preview: 1/24/2023 | 35sVideo has Closed Captions
American Masters: Roberta Flack follows the music icon from a piano lounge through her rise to stardom. From “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” to “Killing Me Softly,” Flack’s virtuosity was inseparable from her commitment to civil rights. Detailing her story in her own words, the film features exclusive access to Flack’s archives and interviews with Rev. Jesse Jackson, Peabo Bryson and more.
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Clint Eastwood loved "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
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Clint Eastwood loved Roberta Flack's song "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." (2m 42s)
How Roberta Flack created soul with "getting-togetherness"
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Roberta Flack performed with all of that soulful "getting-toggetherness." (2m 43s)
The origin of Flack's hit "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
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How Roberta Flack made "Killing Me Softly With His Song" her own. (2m 27s)
Roberta Flack was a child piano prodigy
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Growing up, Roberta Flack was known as a piano prodigy who "could play anything." (2m 9s)
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Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...