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Roberta Flack of 'Killing Me Softly' fame dies

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Lori Lieberman, Who First Sang 'Killing Me Softly with His Song,' Reacts to Roberta Flack's Death: 'Endless Gratitude'

Flack won two Grammys for "Killing Me Softly with His Song": record of the year and best pop vocal performance, female in 1973. The Fugees would record the song over 20 years later with Lauryn Hill singing lead vocals, breathing new life into the breakup ballad.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2d

How Roberta Flack helped Lori Lieberman finally stake her claim to ‘Killing Me Softly’

One singer made “Killing Me Softly” iconic, while the other was left out of its history. Later in life, they came together.

A music professor breaks down Roberta Flack's Killing Me Softly with His Song

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 The Love Boat) and lyricist Norman Gimbel.

Lauryn Hill Pays Tribute to Roberta Flack

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Lauryn Hill Will 'Forever Be Grateful' to Late Singer Roberta Flack: 'Rest in Grace Beloved One'

Lauryn Hill paid tribute to Roberta Flack in a heartfelt Instagram post. Hill covered Flack's 1973 song "Killing Me Softly with His Song," bringing the breakup ballad to a younger audience in 1996.

Rolling Stone on MSN · 1d

Lauryn Hill Pays Tribute to Roberta Flack: ‘One of the Purest Voices'

Flack "moved me and showed me through her own creative choices and standards what else was possible within the idiom of Soul," Fugees singer writes

Roberta Flack Is Dead at 88: Friends and Admirers Pay Tribute to the Music Icon

Roberta Flack, the singer and musician known for her chart-topping recordings of songs such as “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” and “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” has died, according to her manager Suzanne Koga. She was 88.

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How Roberta Flack made ‘Killing Me Softly’ her own — and changed original singer Lori Lieberman’s life: ‘I have endless gratitude’

"What she gave to that song was ... something I never, ever could have imagined,” said Lori Lieberman, who originally ...

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Remembering Roberta Flack: 8 timeless hits to salute an unrivaled talent

The '80s brought soft rock detouring for Flack, another experimentation for the innovative performer. “Tonight, I Celebrate ...

Roberta Flack Dead at 88

Grammy-award winning singer Roberta Flack has died. The legendary pop/R&B vocalist, known for songs like “The First Time Ever ...

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