We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning, February 24, 2025,” a statement from her rep announced. “She died peacefully surrounded by her

According to her publicist Elaine Schock, Flack passed away at her New York home surrounded by her family. In 2022, Flack announced that she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Roberta Flack's life to be honored Monday. Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church hosts memorial with Rev. Al Sharpton's eulogy.

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 the top recordings artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after,

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (WSPA) — Western North Carolina native and award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist Roberta Flack passed away at 88 years old on Monday. In the heart of downtown Black ...

Roberta Flack was undoubtedly one of the most talented singers of this era, but one wonders how her career would’ve played out if her music hadn’t also been saved by the movies.

Roberta Cleopatra Flack was born on Feb. 10, 1937, in Black Mountain, North Carolina, and raised in Arlington, Virginia. Her father, Laron, worked as a draftsman for the Veterans Administration, and her mother, Irene, was a church organist. Flack took ...

The Grammy-winning soul singer has passed away at the age of 88. Here’s a look back at her life and her family.

The Grammy Award-winning songstress, Roberta Flack was born in Black Mountain on February 10, 1937. However, she was raised in Arlington, Va.

Roberta Cleopatra Flack, the daughter of musicians, was born in Black Mountain, North Carolina, and raised in Arlington, Virginia. After graduating from Howard, she taught music in D.C.-area ...

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist ... Flack was born in 1937 in Black Mountain, North Carolina and grew up in Arlington, Virginia.