Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With a voice both smoky and silken, Roberta Flack carved a distinguished impression. The singer behind timeless ballads "Killing ...

Singer and pianist Roberta Flack, known for hits including “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face,” has died at 88, her publicist confirmed Monday to NBC News. “We ...

NEW YORK — Stevie Wonder, the Reverend Al Sharpton and the Nebulous String Quartet from Berklee College of Music will help celebrate the life and legacy of Roberta Flack at a memorial Monday in New ...

The Grammy-winning musician died Feb. 24 after she was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in August 2022 Jack Irvin has worked at PEOPLE since 2022. He covers and edits daily music news, and ...

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 ...

Roberta Flack, the genre-blending R&B singer behind such hits as "Killing Me Softly With His Song," was selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 — but the plaque has yet to hit ...

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 morning, ...

Roberta Flack, the legendary R&B songstress who rocketed to international stardom with the unforgettable smash hit “Killing Me Softly,” has died. She was 88. No cause of death was given at the time of ...

Co-written with Tonya Bolden with illustrations by Hayden Goodman, The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music is a children's book about Roberta Flack's childhood. At 85, Roberta Flack is still ...