New Roberta Flack "American Masters" documentary coming to PBS Jan. 24, 2023

[Motown Eddie]

From SoulTracks.com-
From “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” to “Killing Me Softly” and beyond, Roberta Flack gave voice to a global soundtrack of beauty and pain, love and anguish, hope and struggle. American Masters: Roberta Flack illuminates where reality, memory and imagination mix to present music icon Roberta Flack, a brilliant artist who transformed popular culture, in her own words. With exclusive access to Flack’s archives of film, performances, interviews, home movies, photos, hit songs and unreleased music, the film documents how Flack’s musical virtuosity was inseparable from her lifelong commitment to civil rights. American Masters: Roberta Flack premieres nationwide Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS [check local listings], pbs.org/americanmasters and the PBS Video App.
American Masters: Roberta Flack provides an intimate look into Flack’s artistry, life and triumphs over racism and sexism within and outside of the recording industry. Flack’s story is illuminated through interviews with Reverend Jesse Jackson [political activist and minister], Clint Eastwood [actor, director and producer], Yoko Ono [multimedia artist, singer-songwriter, activist], Angela Davis [political activist], Eugene McDaniels [singer-songwriter], Joel Dorn [producer], Peabo Bryson [singer-songwriter], Valerie Simpson [songwriter, producer and performer], Les McCann [musician], Sean Lennon [musician], Jason King [music scholar, musician and author], Ann Powers [music critic, author] and more. In addition to Flack’s timeless music, the film also features an original score from award-winning musician Martin Perna of Antibalas [Fela!: The Musical].

[sansradio]

This is exciting news! Roberta is one of those "cradle" artists that I've never known a world without. As a matter of fact, I'm told that my first concert was Roberta; my parents took me with them to see her at a jazz festival in Detroit when I was a baby. Thanks for sharing!

[PeaceNHarmony]

Great news, Eddie & Sans. Flack was SO legit. One of the first [[perhaps, THE first) Black female artists to establish herself as an album artist.

[daviddesper]

Today in my travels I popped a Greatest Hits collection in my CD player and was thrilled when the final two tracks were If Ever I See You Again and Jesse, my two favorite Roberta songs.