Singer Roberta Flack dies at 88
The Grammy-winning singer and pianist was best known for the hit songs “Killing Me Softly With His Song" and “The First Time ...
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Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer known for "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and other hits, dies at age 88
Roberta Flack's intimate vocal and musical style on "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and other hits made her one of the top ...
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Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Who Ruled the Charts, Dies at 88
As a Grammy Award-winning singer and pianist, Roberta Flack topped the charts ... Just two years later, she entered Howard University on a full scholarship. She became the first undergraduate ...
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Remembering the Legacy of Howard’s Own Roberta Flack
At 88 years old, the renowned singer, pianist and Howard alumna died last Tuesday. From groundbreaking hits to civil rights ...
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Roberta Flack, singer of 'Killing Me Softly,' has died at age 88
Musically gifted from a young age, Flack won a scholarship to Howard University at just 15 with plans to pursue a classical music career. "My real ambition was to be a concert pianist," Flack told ...
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Roberta Flack, Grammy-Winning Singer and Pianist, Has Died
Roberta Flack, the renowned singer and pianist whose timeless hits like ... won a full-ride scholarship to Howard University. Despite her dreams of becoming a performer, Flack decided to ...
‘Killing Me Softly’ singer Roberta Flack born in Black Mountain, NC dies after ALS diagnosis
According to her publicist Elaine Schock, Flack passed away at her New York home surrounded by her family. In 2022, Flack announced that she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer, dies at 88
NEW YORK >> Roberta Flack, the silky-voiced Grammy-winning singer whose sultry ballads “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” ...