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Roberta Flack of 'Killing Me Softly' fame dies

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Lori Lieberman, Who First Sang 'Killing Me Softly with His Song,' Reacts to Roberta Flack's Death: 'Endless Gratitude'

"Killing Me Softly with His Song" was inspired by a poem Lieberman wrote after hearing Don McClean perform "Empty Chairs"

The Washington Post on MSN · 2d

How Roberta Flack helped Lori Lieberman finally stake her claim to ‘Killing Me Softly’

For decades, nobody really knew Lori Lieberman’s secret. Sure, the singer was the first to record “Killing Me Softly With His Song” in 1972, but it wasn’t until Roberta Flack covered it a year later that the song hit No.

A music professor breaks down Roberta Flack's Killing Me Softly with His Song

Roberta Flack did not write Killing Me Softly. There is some dispute about who did. Two music industry veterans were involved: composer Charles Fox (who also wrote a lot of TV theme songs, including The Love Boat) and lyricist Norman Gimbel.

Lauryn Hill Pays Tribute to Roberta Flack

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Lauryn Hill Will 'Forever Be Grateful' to Late Singer Roberta Flack: 'Rest in Grace Beloved One'

Lauryn Hill paid tribute to Roberta Flack in a heartfelt Instagram post. Hill covered Flack's 1973 song "Killing Me Softly with His Song," bringing the breakup ballad to a younger audience in 1996.

Billboard on MSN · 21h

Lauryn Hill Pays Tribute to ‘Beauty and Brilliance' of Roberta Flack

Lauryn Hill paid loving tribute to the "beauty and brilliance" of late quiet storm singer Robert Flack on Tuesday (Feb. 25) in a lengthy post in which the Fugees frontwoman and solo star described the world-changing,

Variety on MSN · 23h

Lauryn Hill, Tyler, the Creator, Jennifer Hudson and More Remember Roberta Flack: ‘Rest in Melody'

Tributes from the music industry have poured in for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly With His Song” singer, Roberta Flack, who died at age 88 on Monday. The Grammy winner died of undisclosed causes but passed “peacefully surrounded by her family,

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How Roberta Flack made ‘Killing Me Softly’ her own — and changed original singer Lori Lieberman’s life: ‘I have endless gratitude’

What she gave to that song was … something I never, ever could have imagined,” said Lori Lieberman, who originally released ...

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Remembering Roberta Flack: 8 timeless hits to salute an unrivaled talent

NEW YORK — In an era where popular music is fluid, it is easy to forget the listening world was not always so open. Unless, ...

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Roberta Flack Is Dead at 88: Friends and Admirers Pay Tribute to the Music Icon

Roberta Flack, the singer and musician known for her chart-topping recordings of songs such as “The First Time Ever I Saw ...

Roberta Flack Dead at 88

Grammy-award winning singer Roberta Flack has died. The legendary pop/R&B vocalist, known for songs like “The First Time Ever ...

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