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Roberta Flack and her gift of love

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“My music is inspired thought by thought, and feeling by feeling. Not note by note. I tell my own story in each song as honestly as I can in the hope that each person can hear it and feel their…

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Roberta Flack and her gift of love

“My music is inspired thought by thought, and feeling by feeling. Not note by note. I tell my own story in each song as honestly as I can in the hope that each person can hear it and feel their…

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Rev. Al Sharpton to deliver Eulogy at Roberta Flack’s Celebration of Life in Harlem

NEW YORK – The life and legacy of legendary singer-songwriter Roberta Flack will be honored at a celebration of life on Monday, March 10, at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem. Rev. Al Sharpton, the prominent civil rights leader and founder of the National Action Network (NAN), will deliver the eulogy, recognizing Flack’s contributions to music […]

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Erykah Badu Honors Roberta Flack During Experimental DJ Set In London

Source: 2020HHA / Getty Erykah Badu Honors Roberta Flack During Experimental DJ Set in London Erykah Badu took a moment to pay tribute to R&B legend Roberta Flack during a unique and experimental DJ set in London for her birthday. The celebrated singer honored Flack by performing a soulful rendition of “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” a track famously popularized by The Fugees but originally written and recorded by Flack herself. The homage w…

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The Savannah Tribune Celebrates The Life of Roberta Flack - The Savannah Tribune

Roberta Flack Roberta Flack, the magnetic singer and pianist known for her soulful blend of jazz, folk, and pop, passed away at 88 in Manhattan due to cardiac arrest. Diagnosed with ALS in 2022, Flack had been unable to perform in her final years. Her rise to fame came in 1972 when Clint Eastwood featured her rendition of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” in his film Play Misty for Me, catapulting the song to No. 1 on the Billboard charts an…

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Rev. AL Sharpton to deliver eulogy for Roberta Flack at Celebration of Life - The Times Weekly

The life of trailblazing songstress and global sensation Roberta Flack to be memorialized at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church on Monday, March 10th Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), on Monday will eulogize Roberta Flack at a celebration of life for the legendary musician at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem. Famed singer-songwriter Valerie Simpson, a longtime friend and collaborator of Flac…

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Roberta Flack "Celebration of Life" to be live streamed

The Memorial Celebration of Life for the legendary Roberta Flack will be held on Monday, March 10, 2025 at 4:00pm, ET, at The Abyssinian Baptist Church, 132 West 138th St., New York, NY 11030. Click Here to see our obituary for Roberta Flack Donations may be made to: The Roberta Flack Foundation via link on website RobertaFlackFoundation.org The service will be Live Streamed at RobertaFlack.com The post Roberta Flack “Celebration of Life” to be …

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