Roberta Flack, timeless R&B singer-songwriter behind 'Killing Me Softly With His Song,' dies at 88

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  Roberta Flack, soul and R&B icon behind Killing Me Softly, dies aged 88

  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 2016. Roberta Flack – a ...
  
  The Guardian - 4h
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  Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer of 'Killing Me Softly With His Song,' dies at 88

  Grammy award-winning singer Roberta Flack, who crooned hits like “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” which was covered by The Fugees with Lauryn HIll, has died. She was 88.
  
  NBC News - 2h
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  Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Behind ‘Killing Me Softly,’ Dies at 88

  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.
  
  The New York Times - 1h
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  Killing Me Softly singer Roberta Flack dies aged 88

  The star's other hits included The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Feel Like Makin' Love.
  
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• Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer, dies at age 88

  Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer of "Killing Me Softly with His Song," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and other hits, has died at age 88.
  
  CBS News - 3h
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  Roberta Flack’s 11 Essential Songs

  One of the supreme voices of the 1970s and a master of revelatory reinterpretation has died at 88.
  
  The New York Times - 2h
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  Soulful songstress Roberta Flack dead at 88

  Singer Roberta Flack, whose signature voice and soulful interpretations catapulted her to the top of the charts and influenced generations, has died. She was 88.
  
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  Roberta Flack obituary

  Singer with a reserved, intimate style on hits such as The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Killing Me Softly With His Song. Roberta Flack’s pensive version of Bridge Over Troubled Water , from ...
  
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