Roberta Flack had no flash or gimmick to propel ... and “Killing Me Softly With His Song” (1973). A partnership with Donny Hathaway yielded others, such as the breezy “Where Is the Love ...

Roberta Flack, the gifted rhythm and blues singer and pianist, passed away February 24 from cardiac arrest. She was 88 years old. Flack developed ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in ...

Roberta Flack, the iconic singer whose soulful voice and timeless hits captivated audiences worldwide, passed away on ...

Rapper and singer Lauryn Hill paid tribute to Roberta Flack at a public memorial service held in New York’s Abyssinian Baptist Church on March 10, 2025. Flack passed away on February 24, 2025.

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Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, two-thirds of the hit rap group, The Fugees, made a surprise appearance at the Roberta Flack Memorial ... An Instagram account for the Donny Hathaway Legacy Project ...

Roberta Flack’s quiet fire…I was introduced to Donny Hathaway through Roberta Flack.” Lauryn spoke through sniffles and pushed through a tribute written with love, reverence, and respect ...

As a duet, they scored two Grammys and recorded two albums until Hathaway’s death in 1979. Their 1972 release “Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway” (Atlantic Records) featured 10 tracks that ...

The Closer I Get to You is a soul ballad by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. It was written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas and released in 1978 as a single from Roberta's Blue Lights in the Basement ...

Roberta Flack rehearsing on Human Kindness Day ... Flack also met her close collaborator Donny Hathaway, a fellow Bison, at the university. She graduated at age 19 in 1958. After graduating, Flack ...