Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Stevie Wonder and more honored their friend Roberta Flack with emotional performances at her recent memorial service in New York.
Roberta Flack's intimate vocal and musical style on "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and other hits made her one of the top recording artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after.
A look back at 10 great songs recorded by Roberta Flack, with 'Killing Me Softly' and 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' ...
Most of Killing Me Softly is in Ab major ... s decorous poise as a product of her background in church music and classical piano: "Roberta Flack has always held two souls within her body.
Roberta Flack, who sang three No. 1 'Billboard' Hot 100 hits in her five-decade career, died at age 88 on Monday, Feb. 24, ...
A public memorial service bursting with music including performances by Stevie Wonder and a surprise visit by Lauryn Hill celebrated the life and legacy of Grammy-winning singer and pianist Roberta ...
Even after decades, Roberta Flack is renowned for her spectacular contribution to the music industry. One of her most iconic hits is Killing Me Softly With His Song. However, it is not her ...
Flack won two Grammys for "Killing Me Softly with His Song": record of the year and best pop vocal performance, female in ...
“She was listening to the music, and suddenly she heard ‘Killing Me Softly,’ and it resonated ... and she was sitting in a wheelchair by her piano … She couldn’t talk much, but she ...
The hushed, hymn-like ballad, with Flack's graceful soprano afloat on a bed of soft strings and piano, topped the ... matched both achievements with "Killing Me Softly," becoming the first artist ...
Flack transformed the song from a pop/folk tune to one that drew from a wide range of American music forms – pop ... the instant standard “Killing Me Softly With His Song.” ...
NEW YORK, United States —Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer behind the classic "Killing Me ... up the piano in her youth, exhibiting a virtuosity that ultimately earned her a music ...