Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer known for 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' and other intimate hits, dies at 88
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Flack influenced the subgenre of contemporary R&B called quiet storm, and interpreted songs by songwriters such as Leonard Cohen and members of the Beatles.[4]
Flack was the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in two consecutive years: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" won in 1973 and "Killing Me Softly with His Song" won in 1974.
RIP
Rest in peace.
RIP 
RIP 88 is a long life
Legend. RIP
My Mother use to play this album till the GROOVES wore out
Safe Travels Ms. Flack
Safe Travels Ms. Flack
Damn. Was my mom's favorite singer. R.I.P.
Thank You for sharing your craft.
RIP
RIP
R.I.P
R.i.p
Damn her bday just past… lived a long life on this planet and hope you live a better existence in the afterlife..r.i.p legend
RIP.
And the Orange Moron is still walking and breathing…
And the Orange Moron is still walking and breathing…
RIP.
Among others, "You Are My Heaven" with Donny Hathaway is one of my all-time favorite songs. I will play this on the way home out of respect.
If I get married again, I want our first dance to be to "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." (The first wife didn't want it. God only knows why.)
Among others, "You Are My Heaven" with Donny Hathaway is one of my all-time favorite songs. I will play this on the way home out of respect.
If I get married again, I want our first dance to be to "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." (The first wife didn't want it. God only knows why.)
Rest in peace.
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Main article: Roberta Flack discography
Roberta Flack - Wikipedia
Main article: Roberta Flack discography
- First Take (1969)
- Chapter Two (1970)
- Quiet Fire (1971)
- Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (1972)
- Killing Me Softly (1973)
- Feel Like Makin' Love (1975)
- Blue Lights in the Basement (1977)
- Roberta Flack (1978)
- Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway (1980)
- I'm the One (1982)
- Born to Love (1983)
- Oasis (1988)
- Set the Night to Music (1991)
- Stop the World (1992)
- Roberta (1994)
- The Christmas Album (1997)
- Let It Be Roberta (2012)
- Running (2018)
On May 11, 2017, Roberta Flack received an honorary Doctorate degree in the Arts from Long Island University.[42]
Flack was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009.[43]
In 2021, Flack was one of the first inductees into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame.[44]
On March 12, 2022, Flack was honored with the DAR Women in American History Award and a restored fire callbox in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington DC commemorating her early-career connection to nearby Mr. Henry's neighborhood bar.[45]
On 24 January 2023, the PBS series American Masters opened its 37th season with an hour-long look at her career.[46]
On May 13, 2023, Flack received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music.[47]
Flack was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009.[43]
In 2021, Flack was one of the first inductees into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame.[44]
On March 12, 2022, Flack was honored with the DAR Women in American History Award and a restored fire callbox in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington DC commemorating her early-career connection to nearby Mr. Henry's neighborhood bar.[45]
On 24 January 2023, the PBS series American Masters opened its 37th season with an hour-long look at her career.[46]
On May 13, 2023, Flack received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music.[47]
