The HistoryMakers video oral history with James Poyser.

Format Video (Streaming)
PublicationChicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016].
Description1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 6 min., 29 sec.)) : sound, color.
Supplemental Contenthttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2014.143
Subjects

Other author/creatorPoyser, James, 1967- interviewee.
Other author/creatorRichardson, Julieanna L., interviewer.
Other author/creatorStearns, Scott, director of photography.
Other author/creatorHistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
Variant title History Makers video oral history with James Poyser
Portion of title James Poyser
Abstract Songwriter and producer James Jason Poyser was born in Sheffield, England January 30, 1967, and was raised in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Temple University with his B.S. degree in finance. Poyser apprenticed with the songwriting/producing duo Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. He then established the Axis Music Group and became a founding member of the musical collective Soulquarians. He went on to write and produce songs for numerous artists including Erykah Badu, Mariah Carey, John Legend, Lauryn Hill, Common, Anthony Hamilton, D'Angelo, The Roots, and Keyshia Cole. Poyser contributed to the works of Norah Jones, Eric Clapton, Joss Stone, Ziggy Marley, Macy Gray and Femi Kuti. He was a regular member of The Roots, and joined them as the house band for NBC's The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. Poyser's awards included a Grammy for Best R&B Song in 2003 for co-writing Erykah Badu and Common's hit Love Of My Life.
CreditsVideographer, Scott Stearns.
Performer Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded New York, New York 2014 May 6.
Source of descriptionVendor-supplied metadata.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formInterviews.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Stock numberA2014.143 HistoryMakers

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