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 ...

Roberta Flack used her upbringing as a classically trained pianist to redefine the textural and emotional terms of modern soul music. The singer, who died Monday at 88, was a master interpreter and an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Between her smoky voice and cooing ballads, Roberta Flack distinguished herself as a soulful standout. The singer died Monday. She ...

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 at ...

Flack and Peabo Bryson hopped in the studio together for this ballad in the early ’80s. If you only know Flack from “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” this song might come as a surprise to you. She’s ...

The Grammy-winner, also known for duets with Donny Hathaway and Peabo Bryson, announced her ALS diagnosis in 2022. Roberta Flack, whose tender vocals made her one of R&B's most beloved singers in a ...

Roberta Flack, the chart-topping, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter whose string of hits bridged sophisticated pop and vintage soul, died Monday (Feb. 24) at age 88. A product of piano-based classical ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Roberta Flack was one of my favorite singers, so there’s a bit of poetry ...

With a voice both smoky and silken, Roberta Flack carved a distinguished impression. The singer behind timeless ballads "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and "The Closer I Get to You," died Monday at ...