A public memorial service bursting with music, including planned performances by Stevie Wonder and a surprise one by Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean of the Fugees, celebrated the life and legacy of the Grammy-winning singer and pianist Roberta Flack. Flack, whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recording artists of…
Roberta Flack’s death has left a void in the world of soul and R&B music, and now, the Hollywood Walk of Fame organizers are hoping her family will revisit her long-forgotten star, which was never revealed after she was selected to receive it over 20 years ago. Flack, the legendary vocalist behind “Killing Me Softly…
Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and other hits made her one of the top recording artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after, died Monday, her publicist confirmed to CBS…
Iconic pop and R&B vocalist Roberta Flack has passed away at the age of 88, according to a statement from her representative. She died peacefully on February 24, surrounded by family. No cause of death has been disclosed. Flack rose to stardom in the early 1970s with “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”…
