Grammy Award winner Roberta Flack, whose tranquil ballads and 1970s ... which forced her to use a wheelchair. In 2022, she was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, which took ...
Roberta Flack so completely owned “Killing Me Softly ... “I went to where she was living, and she was sitting in a wheelchair by her piano … She couldn’t talk much, but she said ...
Singer Roberta Flack, whose signature voice and soulful interpretations of songs such as "Killing Me Softly with His Song" catapulted her to the top of the charts and influenced generations ...
Grammy-winning singer Roberta Flack passed away on February 24, 2025. She was 88 years old and best known for her songs "Killing Me Softly with His Song,” "Feel Like Makin' Love” and "The ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A public memorial service bursting with music, including performances by Stevie Wonder and a surprise visit ...
The music world has lost a true legend with the passing of Roberta Flack, the iconic pop and R&B vocalist known for her timeless classics such as “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and ...
Roberta Flack, the voice behind beloved renditions of modern standards like “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” has died. “We are heartbroken ...
Roberta Flack, the genre-blending R&B singer behind such hits as "Killing Me Softly With His Song," was selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 — but the plaque has yet ...
We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning, February 24, 2025,' her representatives said in a statement issued on Monday. 'She died peacefully surrounded by her ...
Roberta Flack — seen performing for a television studio audience in 1973 — possessed one of the most singular singing voices of her era. (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment ...
By Ben Sisario At a New York concert in 1997, Roberta Flack referred to her voice as a “blessed instrument.” For generations of listeners it was just that, a spellbinding force that could be ...