Roberta Flack Dies: Rich-Voiced R&B Singer Whose Instant Classic 1970s Hits Included ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ and ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’ Was 88

Roberta Flack, whose smooth, rich, supple and mesmerizing vocals in the 1970 made instant classics of such Grammy-winning hits as “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “Feel Like Making Love,” died today, according to her representative. She was 88. Publicist Elaine Schock announced to the Associated […]