Of hits such as ‘Killing Me Softly With Hiss Song’ and ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ to Donny Hathaway duets who defined Eras and More
Roberta Flack It was one of the essential voices of the 1970s, with its soft soul style, meek speech and slow footprint. She specializes in hypnotic ballads like “Killing Me Softly with Hiss Song“,”The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face“and”Feel Like Makin ‘Love“, all number one hits on the charts.
She grew up as a prodigy of the classic piano, but made her name in Washington clubs, DC, becoming heads with her first albums as First Take (1969) and Chapter Two (1970). The singer had a series of classic duets with the similar spirit Donny Hathawaybefore tragic death in 1979, like the joyful “WHRE IS THE LOVE“.
The legendary singer died on the morning of last Monday, 24, at the age of 88. “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack He died this morning, February 24, 2025. She died peacefully and surrounded by her family. Roberta broke barriers and records. She was also a proud educator, “said a statement. The cause of death has not been revealed so far.
Flack It had its own unique sound – discreet but dominant, full of serene intensity, marking hits in the stops in the nineties. Here are some classic songs of Flack to remember her – a voice that never stopped killing us gently.
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“COMPARED TO WHAT”
“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”
“Ballad of the Sad Young Men”
“You’ve Got A Friend”
“Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow”
“Just like a Woman”
“Where is the love”
“Be Real Black For Me”
“Killing Me Softly With Hiss Song”
“Some gospel according to matthew”
“Feel Like Makin ‘Love”
“The Closer I Get To You”
“BACK TOGETHER AGAIN”
“Making Love”
“Tonight I Celebrate My Love”
“Oasis”
“Uh-uh ooh-ooh look out (here it comes)”
“Set the night to music”
*The article was originally published on the website of the Rolling Stone USA On February 24, 2025
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