The music world gathered at New York’s Abyssinian Baptist Church to mourn the loss of genre legend Roberta Flack. The memorial service, held in Harlem at one of the country's oldest Black ...

Roberta Flack, the Grammy Award-winning singer best known for “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” has died. She was 88. “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this ...

The "Killing Me Softly" icon was 88 years old. By Rania Aniftos Roberta Flack died on Monday morning (Feb. 24), and the music world came together to mourn the beloved R&B icon. The “Killing Me ...

Roberta Flack was a force in the R&B genre of music for decades. The artist known for her version of “Killing Me Softly With His Song” died when she was 88 years old in February 2025.

By Ben Sisario At a New York concert in 1997, Roberta Flack referred to her voice as a “blessed instrument.” For generations of listeners it was just that, a spellbinding force that could be ...

Once you put into perspective that chart-topping pop and R&B vocalist-composer Roberta Flack started her career accompanying opera vocalists on piano at one club, performing quiet jazz and blues ...

Feb. 24 (UPI) --Grammy-winning singer Roberta Flack, known for iconic songs like "Killing Me Softly with His Song," has died. She was 88 years old. A representative confirmed her death Monday to ...

Grammy-award winning singer Roberta Flack has died at the age of 88, her publicist has announced. The American singer was best known for her hit songs Killing Me Softly With His Song and The First ...

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 ...

Roberta Flack, an absolute legend of a singer, has died at the age of 88, per Variety, who cited a statement from her rep: “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this ...

Legendary pop/R&B vocalist Roberta Flack, who was launched to stardom in the early ’70s by the Grammy-winning hits “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His ...