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Say Brother; Ronnie Laws and Pressure; Ronnie Laws talks about his early musical influences
Part of Say Brother.
01/07/1977
In this clip Barbara Barrow speaks with jazz saxophonist Ronnie Laws about the influence his mother had on his music. Overall the program explores the personal life of jazz recording-artist Ronnie Laws, a saxophonist. Host Barbara Barrow speaks with Laws about his interest in performing in Boston, his motivations for his second recording, the influence his mother had on his music, his brother (internationally known musician Herbert Laws), how long he has been playing and recording professionally, and his wife, Carmen. Program includes a performance by Laws with the band Pressure, the "Say Brother News" with reporters Leah Fletcher, Eric Sampedro, Justina Chu, and WNAC TV arts critic Tanya Hart, and the "Community Calendar." Produced by Barbara Barrow. Directed by Conrad White.
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- Series
- Say Brother
- Program
- Ronnie Laws and Pressure
- Program Number
712
- Title
Ronnie Laws talks about his early musical influences
- Series Description
Say Brother is WGBH's longest running public affairs television program by, for and about African Americans, and is now known as Basic Black. Since its inception in 1968, Say Brother has featured the voices of both locally and nationally known African American artists, athletes, performers, politicians, professionals, and writers including: Muhammad Ali, Maya Angelou, Thomas Atkins, Amiri Baraka, Doris Bunte, Julian Bond, Stokely Carmichael, Louis Farrakhan, Nikki Giovanni, Odetta Gordon, Henry Hampton, Benjamin Hooks, Jesse Jackson, Hubie Jones, Mel King, Eartha Kitt, Elma Lewis, Haki Madhubuti, Wallace D. Muhammad, Charles Ogletree, Babatunde Olatunji, Byron Rushing, Owusu Sadaukai, and Sonia Sanchez. Series release date: 7/15/1968
- Program Description
Program explores the personal life of jazz recording-artist Ronnie Laws, a saxophonist. Host Barbara Barrow speaks with Laws about his interest in performing in Boston, his motivations for his second recording, the influence his mother had on his music, his brother (internationally known musician Herbert Laws), how long he has been playing and recording professionally, and his wife, Carmen. Program includes a performance by Laws with the band Pressure, the "Say Brother News" with reporters Leah Fletcher, Eric Sampedro, Justina Chu, and WNAC TV arts critic Tanya Hart, and the "Community Calendar."
- Asset Type
Clip
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Pressure (Musical group)
- African American musicians
- Laws, Ronnie
- Genres
- Magazine
- Topics
- Race and Ethnicity
- Creators
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Producer)
- Moore, Melvin (Associate Producer)
- White, Conrad (Director)
- Contributors
- Clarke, Brian (Assistant To The Producer)
- Hill, Rebecca (Fashion Consultant)
- Coleman, Vernon (Audio)
- Chu, Justina (Reporter)
- MacKnight, John (Videotape Assembly)
- Morton, Wil (Audio Editor)
- Johnson, Nat (Audio)
- Fairweather, Bill (Video)
- Marshall, Carolyn (Production Secretary)
- Mackles, Gene (Graphic Designer)
- Floyd, Mike (Switcher)
- Cross, June (Production Assistant)
- Buccheri, Ron (Switcher)
- Merhar, Milan (Videotape Assembly)
- Sampedro, Eric (Reporter)
- Holden, Dick (Camera)
- Hart, Tanya (Reporter)
- Wareham, Skip (Camera)
- Valdes, Mario (Researcher)
- Koppel, Tiit (Assistant Stage Manager)
- Sullivan, John (Assistant Stage Manager)
- DeVitt, Doug (Videotape Assembly)
- Crane, David (Videotape Assembly)
- Barrow-Murray, Barbara (Host)
- Bordett, Bruce (Stage Manager)
- Lane, Frank (Camera)
- Mahard, Fran (Scenic Design)
- Fletcher, Leah (Reporter)
- Plausse, John (Lighting)
- MacDonald, Greg (Camera)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “Say Brother; Ronnie Laws and Pressure; Ronnie Laws talks about his early musical influences,” 01/07/1977, GBH Archives, accessed December 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9ED211F0B88941E68F2F7D3DD6BB01C2.
- MLA: “Say Brother; Ronnie Laws and Pressure; Ronnie Laws talks about his early musical influences.” 01/07/1977. GBH Archives. Web. December 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9ED211F0B88941E68F2F7D3DD6BB01C2>.
- APA: Say Brother; Ronnie Laws and Pressure; Ronnie Laws talks about his early musical influences. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_9ED211F0B88941E68F2F7D3DD6BB01C2