Roberta Flack
American singer (1937-2025) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 88
Roberta Cleopatra Flack was an American singer and pianist known for her emotive, genre-blending ballads that spanned R&B, jazz, folk, and pop and contributed to the birth of the quiet storm radio format.
Roberta Flack is read about 1,000 times a day, in 50 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
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Joel Dorn Produced Killing Me Softly and Quiet Fire
Peabo Bryson Duets: Born to Love (1983)
Ahmet Ertegün Produced Set the Night to Music and Roberta- Donny Hathaway Duets: The Closer I Get to You (1978)
Gil Evans Duets: The Ballad of the Sad Young Men (1959)
Anita O'Day Duets: The Ballad of the Sad Young Men (1959)
Arif Mardin Produced Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (1972)
Margaret Whiting Duets: The Ballad of the Sad Young Men (1959)
Michael Masser Produced Born to Love (1983)- Joseph Brooks Produced If Ever I See You Again (1978)
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Her commercial success included the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song", and "Feel Like Makin' Love". She became the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in consecutive years.
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Bob DylanAlso in Renaldo and Clara (1978)
Joan BaezAlso in Renaldo and Clara (1978)
Ronee BlakleyAlso in Renaldo and Clara (1978)
Brandy NorwoodBoth received American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Al JarreauBoth received Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
Allen GinsbergAlso in Renaldo and Clara (1978)