Roberta Flack was inspired to remake "Killing Me Softly with His Song" after hearing Lori Lieberman's original on a flight from LA to New York. In fact, the classic — which won Flack her second ...

Roberta Flack in 1969: she went on to win consecutive Grammys for Record of the Year - Jack Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Roberta Flack, who has died aged 88, redefined the possibilities of ...

Singer and pianist Roberta Flack, known for hits including “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face,” has died at 88, her publicist confirmed Monday to NBC News. “We ...

With a voice both smoky and silken, Roberta Flack carved a distinguished impression. The singer behind timeless ballads "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and "The Closer I Get to You," died Monday at ...

Roberta Flack, whose tender vocals made her one of R&B's most beloved singers in a celebrated career, including the Grammy-winning hits "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly ...

Lauryn Hill, Indie.Arie, Dionne Warwick, and more paid tribute to the late soul singer at her public memorial service this week. The rendition felt deeply spiritual. The congregation—filled with ...

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and other hits made her one of ...

Hollywood has lost one of its musical stars in Roberta Flack. The legendary R&B singer and pop vocalist has died at the age of 88. Ahead, learn what we know about Flack’s death. A rep for Roberta ...

R&B icon Roberta Flack has died at the age of 88, according to a statement from a rep given to Variety. Flack was best known for her Grammy-winning breakout hits, a 1969 cover of “The First Time Ever ...

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Legendary pop/R&B vocalist Roberta Flack, who was launched to stardom in the early ’70s by the Grammy-winning hits “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” has died ...