Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with an intimate style, dies at 88

Roberta Flack, timeless R&B singer who made ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’ a hit, dies at 88

Grammy Award winner Roberta Flack, whose tranquil ballads and 1970s songs such as “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your

Roberta Flack dies aged 88

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer behind the classic Killing Me Softly With His Song and one of the most recognisable voices of the 1970s, died on Monday at age 88. Flack's publicist announced her death without citing a cause. The influential pop and R&B star in recent years had lost her ability to sing because of ALS, known as Lou Gehrig's disease, which she was diagnosed with in 2022. "She died peacefully surrounded by her family," the …

How the virtuosic musical interpreter Roberta Flack killed us softly with her song

For her, the lyric meaning – telling the story with clarity and honesty – was paramount

Killing Me Softly singer Roberta Flack dies aged 88

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer behind the classic Killing Me Softly With His Song and one of the most recognizable voices of the 1970s, died Monday at age 88. Flack's publicist announced her death without citing a cause. The influential pop and R&B star in recent years had lost her ability...

Exclusive | How Roberta Flack made ‘Killing Me Softly’ her own — and changed original singer Lori Lieberman’s life: ‘I have endless gratitude’

"What she gave to that song was ... something I never, ever could have imagined,” said Lori Lieberman, who originally released "Killing Me Softly with His Song" in 1972 — the year before Roberta Flack's classic remake.

Grammy Winner Roberta Flack, Of 'Killing Me Softly' Fame, Dies At 88

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer behind the classic "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and one of the most recognizable voices of the 1970s, died Monday at age 88. Flack's publicist announced her death without citing a cause. The influential pop and R&B star in recent years had lost her ability to sing because of ALS, known as Lou Gehrig's disease, which she was diagnosed with in 2022. "She died peacefully surrounded by her family," the s…