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R&B legend Roberta Flack, known for 'Killing Me Softly,' has died at 88

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Singer Roberta Flack has died at age 88. She was best known for ballads such as "Killing Me Softly" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."

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  1. 12News Phoenix

    Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with an intimate style, dies at 88 (opens 12News Phoenix)

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    Flack announced in 2022 she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and could no longer sing.

  2. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Singer Roberta Flack dies at 88 (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    The Grammy-winning singer and pianist was best known for the hit songs “Killing Me Softly With His Song" and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."

  3. UPI

    Roberta Flack, singer known for 'Killing Me Softly,' dies at 88 (opens UPI)

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    Grammy winner Roberta Flack, known for iconic songs like "Killing Me Softly with His Song," has died. She was 88 years old.

  4. CBS News

    Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer known for "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and other hits, dies at age 88 (opens CBS News)

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    Roberta Flack's intimate vocal and musical style on "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and other hits made her one of the top recording artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    A timeline of Roberta Flack's career in 10 essential songs (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The Grammy-winning singer and pianist died Monday at age 88. Here's some of her most important work.

  6. KVUE

    Roberta Flack, singer known for 'Killing Me Softly With His Song,' has died (opens KVUE)

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    KVUE's feed description

    Flack announced in 2022 she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and could no longer sing.

  7. New York Post

    Roberta Flack, legendary ‘Killing Me Softly’ singer, dead at 88 (opens New York Post)

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    Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack, best known for "Killing Me Softly With His Song,” has died at age 88.

  8. Breitbart News

    Legendary Grammy-Winning Singer Roberta Flack Dies at 88 (opens Breitbart News)

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    Grammy-winning singer Roberta Flack, best known for her hit songs Killing Me Softly with His Song and The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face, has died. She was 88.

  9. Time

    Roberta Flack, Grammy-Winning Singer, Dies at 88 (opens Time)

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    The singer Roberta Flack, who became one of the top recording artists of the 1970s, has died at the age of 88

  10. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with intimate style, dies at 88 (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist, died Monday. She was 88.

  11. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer of 'Killing Me Softly with His Song', dies at 88 (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    Roberta Flack, a Grammy-winning singer and pianist, has passed away at 88. Flack announced in 2022 that she had ALS.

  12. Rolling Stone

    Roberta Flack, Grammy-Winning Soul Singer, Dead at 88 (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer who sang "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," has died at age 88.

  13. NBC News

    Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer of 'Killing Me Softly with His Song,' dies at 88 (opens NBC News)

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    Grammy award-winning singer Roberta Flack, who crooned hits like “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” has died. She was TK

  14. NPR

    Roberta Flack, singer of 'Killing Me Softly,' has died at age 88 (opens NPR)

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    The Grammy Award-winning artist and educator had shared an ALS diagnosis in 2022. She was best known for ballads such as "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."

  15. Black Enterprise

    Roberta Flack Dies At 88 After Suffering Cardiac Arrest (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Roberta Flack, one of the Black singers who defined the 1970s, died at 88 after experiencing cardiac arrest.

  16. WHDH Boston

    Roberta Flack, Grammy Award-winning singer, dead at 88 - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning soul singer best known for her celebrated interpretations of romantic ballads like “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” as well

  17. New York Times

    Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Who Ruled the Charts, Dies at 88 (opens New York Times)

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    With majestic anthems like “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Ms. Flack, a former schoolteacher, became one of the most widely heard artists of the 1970s.

  18. The Guardian

    Roberta Flack, soul and R&B icon behind Killing Me Softly, dies aged 88 (opens The Guardian)

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    Much-loved singer known for Killing Me Softly With His Song, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and duets with Donny Hathaway and Peabo Bryson, had suffered a stroke in 2018

  19. Local News 8

    Roberta Flack, Grammy Award-winning singer, dead at 88 (opens Local News 8)

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    By Dakin Andone and Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning soul singer best known for her celebrated interpretations of romantic ballads like “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” as well as her professional collaborations and social activism, has died, according to a statem…

  20. Boston

    Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer known for 'Killing Me Softly With His Song,' dies at 88 (opens Boston)

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    Flack won five Grammys (three for “Killing Me Softly”), was nominated eight other times and was given a lifetime achievement Grammy in 2020.

  21. The Hollywood Reporter

    Roberta Flack, Soulful “Killing Me Softly With His Song” Performer, Dies at 88 (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    Roberta Flack, who made Grammy history with the No.

  22. Los Angeles Times

    Roberta Flack, timeless R&B singer-songwriter behind 'Killing Me Softly With His Song,' dies at 88 (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Roberta Flack, the singer-songwriter behind the landmark hits 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' and 'Killing Me Softly With His Song,' dies. She was 88.

  23. Variety

    Roberta Flack, ’70s R&B Vocalist Known for ‘Killing Me Softly,’ Dies at 88 (opens Variety)

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    Roberta Flack, best known for her '70s hits 'Killing Me Softly' (later covered by the Fugees) and 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,' has died.

  24. Entertainment Weekly

    Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning 'Killing Me Softly' singer, dies at 88 (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Roberta Flack, whose tender vocals made her one of R&B's most beloved singers in a celebrated career that included the Grammy-winning hit 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,' has died at 88.

  25. WFMZ Allentown

    Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning ‘Killing Me Softly’ singer with an intimate style, dies at 88 (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    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

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