Roberta Flack discovered Lori Lieberman’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song” on a plane from L.A. to New York, and made it her own. “I was not limited to just taking the song off of the page of music,” ...

Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Stevie Wonder and more honored their friend Roberta Flack with emotional performances at her recent memorial service in New York. The late singer and pianist died at the age ...

Since Roberta Flack’s death in February, sales of her hit song “Killing Me Softly with His Song” have shot up. Flack popularized the song, bringing it to new audiences. But her version wasn’t the ...

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 ...

Following Roberta Flack’s passing, her music dominates the R&B Digital Song Sales chart, while the Fugees’ “Killing Me Softly” also resurges as a bestseller. HOLLYWOOD - JUNE 28: Musicians Wyclef Jean ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Roberta Flack was inspired to remake "Killing Me Softly with His Song" after hearing Lori Lieberman's original on a flight from LA ...

Roberta Flack so completely owned “Killing Me Softly with His Song” — her signature tune that topped the charts in 1973 — it’s hard to believe that it wasn’t actually her song originally. In fact, the ...

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style on "Killing Me Softly with His Song," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and other hits made her one of ...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Roberta Flack has died at the age of 88 in Manhattan after suffering a heart attack. Representatives of the R&B and soul singer known for her breathtaking ballads, confirmed ...