Audio / Video

Esther Phillips

  • 00:43:46

Description

Soul and blues singer Esther Phillips (1935-1984) talks with activist Angela Davis (1944-) about her life and background, what it was like to be 13 years old and on the road with a band, drugs, racism, God, and why she has started her own production company. The interview is mixed with music from Phillips' latest album, You've come a long way, baby (Mercury Records, 1977). Produced by Stephanie Allen and Angela Davis for KPFA-FM, with technical assistance by Henry Peters.

Details

Title

Esther Phillips

Creator

Peters, Henry. engineer.

Allen, Stephanie. producer.

Davis, Angela. interviewer.

Phillips, Esther. interviewee.

Creator

Pacifica Radio Archive.

KPFA (Radio station : Berkeley, Calif.).

Published

Los Angeles :, Pacifica Radio Archives,, 1977.

Extent

1 online resource.

Repository

Pacifica Radio Archives.

Reproduction Note

Electronic reproduction.

Grant Information

Sponsored by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission at the National Archives and Records Administration as part of Pacifica's American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project.

Usage Statement

RESTRICTED.

Tracks

PRA_NHPRC1_AZ0137_00_000_00.mp3 00:43:46

Linked Resources

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