In 1973, she matched both achievements with “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” becoming the first artist to win consecutive Grammys for best record. A classically trained pianist so gifted she ...

As people remember famed singer Roberta Flack, we meet the songwriter who wrote the lyrics to "Killing Me Softly": Lori Lieberman.

“Killing Me Softly With His Song” is iconic in its ... Gaye told Flack, “Baby, don’t ever do that song again live until you record it.” Next is “Jesse,” featuring a stirring piano ...

“When you tell the truth, you don’t have to necessarily scream it,” she said in the 2023 documentary Roberta Flack. Her signature song Killing Me Softly with His Song released in 1973 has ...

She decided to debut her version of Killing Me Softly, and the crowd response was so intense that Jones told her, “Ro, don't sing that doggone song no more until you record it.” The single ...

Here, we honor Roberta Flack, who died on Feb. 24 at age 88, by looking at the singer’s second of three No. 1 hits as a recording artist: the instant standard “Killing Me Softly With His Song.” ...

NEW YORK – Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer behind the classic Killing Me Softly With His Song (1973) and one of the most recognisable voices of the 1970s, died on Feb 24 at age 88.

“So she sang ‘Killing Me Softly,’ and the audience went crazy,” said Lieberman. “And when she walked offstage, Quincy Jones said, ‘Ro, don’t sing that song one more time before you ...

"Play Misty for Me" earned Flack the Grammy for Record of the Year in 1972, a prize which she took home at the following ceremony as well for "Killing Me Softly With His Song," thus becoming the ...

In 1973, she matched both achievements with "Killing Me Softly With His Song," becoming the first artist to win consecutive Grammys for best record. Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song ...