Remembering Roberta Flack (1937-2025)

Roberta Flack is the only solo artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year on two consecutive years: for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (1973) and "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (1974). 51 years ago on February 24th, "Killing Me Softly ..." was the #1 song in the U.S. In 2022, Flack was diagnosed with ALS, and retired from performing. Roberta died today at the age of 88. We're featuring her music on these channels.

The Soul of '72

Landmark hits from Roberta Flack, the Spinners, Staple Singers, and Bobby Womack made '72 outtasite!

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