Once you put into perspective that chart-topping pop and R&B vocalist-composer Roberta Flack started her career accompanying opera vocalists on piano at one club, performing quiet jazz and blues at ...

Between her smoky voice and cooing ballads, Roberta Flack distinguished herself as a soulful standout. The singer died Monday. She was 88. A statement from her representative noted that Flack "died ...

Roberta Flack so completely owned “Killing Me Softly with His Song” — her signature tune that topped the charts in 1973 — ...

NEW YORK — In an era where popular music is fluid, it is easy to forget the listening world was not always so open. Unless, of course, Roberta Flack's career is closely examined. Flack, whose intimate ...

Grammy Award winner Roberta Flack, whose tranquil ballads and 1970s songs such as “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” established her as a timeless R&B singer ...

Roberta Flack, the renowned singer and pianist whose timeless hits like “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” captivated generations of listeners, passed away on ...

Roberta Flack holds the Grammy award for "Killing Me Softly With His Song" with singer Isaac Hayes standing nearby at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on March 4, 1974. Flack performed in several ...

Publicist Elaine Schock announced to the Associated Press that Flack died at home surrounded by her family. A cause of death was not disclosed, but the four-time Grammy winner announced in 2022 she ...