While working on the lower register of her voice with New York City singer Paul Reese, she was first turned on to folk music.

R&B legend Chris Jasper died on Feb. 24. He was 73. His family announced the news on his Facebook, noting that he was ...

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

upon the 50th anniversary of the million-selling “Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway” album. “He could play anything, sing anything. Our musical synergy was unlike (anything) I’d had before ...

It has been a heartbreaking year for for the music world in 2025, as several legends have already died or have been touched ...

South Korean singer Wheesung has been found dead at his home in Seoul, CNN affiliate YTN reported on Monday (Tuesday AEDT). Police are still investigating the cause of the 43-year-old's death and have ...

Lauryn Hill made an appearance at Roberta Flack’s memorial service, performing the late soul and R&B singer’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” accompanied by Stevie Wonder on harmonica ...

Erykah Badu honoured the late great singer-songwriter Roberta Flack ... his ‘Black Radio’ album, causing Badu to point out that the lyrics were originally written by Flack.

Roberta Flack rehearsing on Human Kindness Day, held to honor her, on April 22, 1972 at a hotel in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy of Oggi Ogburn ... for “The Blackbyrds,” the band’s debut album.

All of this is to say that I first encountered Roberta Flack’s music through ... set list that included covers and standards. Flack’s début album, “First Take,” was recorded in just ...

Roberta Cleopatra Flack. Photo: Wikipedia Roberta Flack ... leading to a recording contract. Her debut album, "First Take" (1969), featured "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," which Clint Eastwood ...

And alongside various musical moments such as David Bowie launching his Diamond Dogs tour and Dolly Parton releasing the Jolene album, Roberta Flack set a record as the first female solo artist to ...