On February 24, the music world lost a giant who helped create a “quiet storm” on 1970s radio. Roberta Flack hypnotized ...

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

A “Rosie” painted by the famed Norman Rockwell, which appeared on the cover of the May 29, 1943 issue of the Saturday Evening Post, was far more well-known by Americans at the time. That Rosie, ...

The Fugees members, Wonder, Rev. Al Sharpton, Alicia Keys and more paid tribute to the late singer at her recent service in ...

Roberta Cleopatra Flack was born in 1937 in Black Mountain, North Carolina, the site of the notable liberal arts college (1933-1957). She was the second oldest child in a working class family.

Flack, whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recording artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after, died last month at age 88.

My friend Roberta Cleopatra Flack died last week. Her light and creativity will be sorely missed. I first met her at Howard University in 1964. Julian Bond, Jessie Jackson and I had been invited ...

She was royalty from birth, descending from a mountain to share her musical gifts. Roberta Cleopatra Flack, born in Black Mountain, N.C., practiced playing the piano six hours a day as a child ...

Roberta Cleopatra Flack was born on Feb. 10, 1937, in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Her father was a draftsman for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and her mother was a music teacher and ...

Silky-voiced balladeer dies aged 88 Flack was a classically trained pianist who defied musical genres She sang 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' and ...

But when they say I sound like them all, I know I've got my own style." Born Roberta Cleopatra Flack in Black Mountain, North Carolina on February 10, 1937, the artist was raised in Arlington ...