Roberta Flack has died at 88. The Grammy-winning singer and pianist was known for her intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and other hits.
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 the top recordings artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after, died Monday.
She was 88. She died at home surrounded by her family, publicist Elaine Schock said in a statement. Flack announced in 2022and could no longer sing, Little known before her early 30s, Flack became an overnight star after Clint Eastwood used “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face” as the soundtrack for one of cinema’s more memorable and explicit love scenes, between the actor and Donna Mills in his 1971 film “Play Misty for Me.” FILE - In this March 4, 1974 file photo, Roberta Flack holds the Grammy award for her record,"Killing Me Softly With His Song" as singer Isaac Hayes, right, looks on at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. A representative for Flack has announced that the legendary singer has ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and can no longer sing. The hushed, hymn-like ballad, with Flack’s graceful soprano afloat on a bed of soft strings and piano, topped the Billboard pop chart in 1972 and received a Grammy for record of the year. In 1973, she matched both achievements with “Killing Me Softly,” becoming the first artist to win consecutive Grammys for best record.
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