Roberta Flack and the Legacy of "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
The signature Roberta Flack hit finds new life through the Tok Tok generation.
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Listen to Unearthed Roberta Flack Demo "Hush-A-Bye"
"Hush-A-Bye" is one of the 12 demos featured on the 50th Anniversary Reissue of 'First Take.'
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Roberta Flack Reflects on Musical Activism in 50th Anniversary Reissue of 'First Take'
Reverend Jesse Jackson once described Roberta Flack as "socially relevant and politically unafraid." In a new interview with nonprofit organization AARP, Flack highlighted her take on musical activism and social issues of the past and present in the 50th anniversary reissue of 1969's First Take.
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WATCH: Roberta Flack Inducts Little Richard During Inaugural Rock Hall of Fame Ceremony
We honor the life and legacy of the late Little Richard with this flashback video of music legend Roberta Flack inducting the rock king during the very first Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in '86.
Roberta Flack To Host Charity Listening Party on YouTube
"We want to be sure that people who need it [food] get it and can and will ask for it," Flack shared.
March 31, 1972: Roberta Flack Hits No. 1 with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
On this day in '72, soul songstress Roberta Flack took the No. 1 throne on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart.
February 1973: Roberta Flack Hits No. 1 with "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
Roberta Flack first heard "Killing Me Softly With His Song" on an in-flight radio audio program. Immediately falling in love with the song and its title, Flack changed up the arrangement with flair, transforming the folksy tune into a soft, magical soul-jazz number.
February 1969: Roberta Flack Records "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
Clint Eastwood's directorial debut with 1971's 'Play Misty for Me' turned "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" into the biggest single of 1972 and Roberta Flack into a star. Who remembers the love scene?
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Stream Unreleased Roberta Flack Track "Groove Me"
"Groove Me" premieres exclusively on SoulMusic.com today -have a listen now!
DAVID NATHAN'S DIARY OF A BRITISH SOUL MAN: Dateline: Los Angeles, February 14, 2020
…in advance of my 72nd birthday (February 15), I planned a trip to Los Angeles just after the Grammy Awards (not something I felt compelled to attend, having been to more than a few during my years living in the U.S., given that actually being at the event itself offers very little in the way of a great view unless