Roberta Flack, a staple on the R&B charts throughout the '70s and '80s, has died at 88. She suffered from ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

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 ...

With a voice both smoky and silken, Roberta Flack carved a distinguished impression. The singer behind timeless ballads ...

Roberta Flack, the R&B singer behind the landmark hits 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' and 'Killing Me Softly With His ...

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

“I was playing the guitar ... Lieberman met with Gimbel’s partner Fox to set it to music. The name changed to “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” and it became the last track on Lieberman ...

NEW YORK, United States —Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer behind the classic "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and ...

Flack transformed the song from a pop/folk tune to one that drew from a wide range of American music forms – pop ... the instant standard “Killing Me Softly With His Song.” ...

Roberta Flack, best known for her '70s hits 'Killing Me Softly' (later covered by the Fugees) and 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,' has died.

Flack’s music was introduced to a new generation thanks to the Fugees and Lauryn Hill, whose cover of “Killing Me Softly with ...

A public memorial service bursting with choral music and the Berklee College of Music’s Nebulous String Quartet, with Stevie ...

24 (UPI) --Grammy-winning singer Roberta Flack, known for iconic songs like "Killing Me Softly with His Song ... of death was not shared, but the music artist had been navigating ALS since ...