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

It was a guitar-based folk song,” Lieberman, 73, said about the 1971 song that Flack recorded in January 1973. "My version ...

What she gave to that song was … something I never, ever could have imagined,” said Lori Lieberman, who originally released ...

For decades, nobody really knew Lori Lieberman’s secret ... she wrote a poem on a napkin and handed it to her manager, Norman Gimbel. Things were complicated. Gimbel was 44 and married.

Grammy-winning US singer Roberta Flack has died aged 88, her publicist has confirmed. She was known for songs including The ...

Let’s all be grateful that she instead chose to listen to the in-flight audio program, which included a pretty pop/folk ballad recorded by a then-20-year-old singer named Lori Lieberman.

US songwriter Lori Lieberman, who co-wrote the lyrics with Norman Gimbel, told the PA news agency that Flack “changed, not just me, but the whole world with with her music”. The song was included on ...

She was known for songs including The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, originally by Ewan MacColl, and Killing Me Softly With His Song, written by Lori Lieberman and Norman Gimbel and composed by ...