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 ...

I was sitting in my room doing work on Feb. 24 when my phone lit up with a notification: “Roberta Flack, enduring songstress, dies at the age of 88.” My heart dropped; for me, Roberta Flack is one of ...

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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 ...

I don't know, like, kind of like the Bob Dylan of soul (laugher). She's the person who embodied the music. MARTIN: That is Ann Powers of NPR Music. Ann, thank you so much. POWERS: Thank you so much.