Roberta Flack, 1970s ‘Killing Me Softly’ Superstar, Dies at 88 Qing Madi's Heartfelt Storytelling & Spellbinding Afropop-Meets-R&B Melodies Have Made Up 'The Blueprint' for Her Burgeoning Career ...

“Killing Me Softly with His Song” has one of the longest, weirdest stories in pop history. In the 1970s, it hit Number One as a lush soft-soul hit for the smoothed-out R&B star Roberta Flack.

Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack is a soulful tune about the deep emotional connection felt through music. Flack’s smooth voice brings an intimate, heartfelt touch to the song.

'Killing Me Softly with His Song' became a number one hit in the US, Australia and Canada for Flack, and peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart. The Fugees and Lauryn Hill's 1996 version ...

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

“Killing Me Softly With His Song” was added to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, thanks not only to Flack, but to a trio of young New Jerseyans who had recently made it their own.

How Roberta Flack made "Killing Me Softly With His Song" her own. 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 ...

“So she sang Killing Me Softly, and the audience went crazy. Afterwards, she walked off stage, and Quincy Jones said, ‘Ro, don’t you sing that dang song one more time till you record it’.

Rolling Stone later named Flack’s version of “Killing Me Softly With His Song” to its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. Flack’s career in the music industry, however, wasn’t ...

US singer Roberta Flack has died aged 88. Flack was best known for her recording of the hit Killing Me Softly With His Song, which peaked at No.6 in the UK in 1973.