The singer, pianist and four-time Grammy winner had two other No. 1 hits with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Feel ...

"Killing Me Softly with His Song" was inspired by a poem Lieberman wrote after hearing Don McClean perform "Empty Chairs" Paul Bergen/Redferns; Jim Spellman/WireImage Lori Lieberman is remembering ...

The singer behind timeless ballads "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and "The Closer I Get to You," died Monday at the age of 88. She had battled ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease ...

One singer made “Killing Me Softly” iconic, while the other was left out of its history. Later in life, they came together.

Roberta Flack exposed Killing Me Softly With His Song to the world – songwriter - The soul singer has died at the age of 88.

Flack transformed the song from a pop/folk tune to one that drew from a wide range of American music forms – pop, soul and jazz.

Roberta Flack has died at 88. The Grammy Award winner was best known for her No. 1 singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your ...

Roberta Flack, the voice behind beloved renditions of modern standards like “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “The First ...

Roberta Flack, the R&B singer behind the landmark hits 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' and 'Killing Me Softly With His ...

In 1973, she matched both achievements with “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” becoming ... as if curating a song word by word. Flack’s other hits from the 1970s included the cozy “Feel ...

NEW YORK — Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the ...

She was 88 years old. The Grammy award-winning singer, who was known for hits such as "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," passed away on Monday.