"Killing Me Softly with His Song" was inspired by a poem Lieberman wrote after hearing Don McClean perform "Empty Chairs" ...

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

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

Roberta Flack did not write Killing Me Softly. There is some dispute about who did. Two music industry veterans were involved ...

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, whose tender vocals made her one of R&B's most beloved singers in a celebrated career that included the Grammy ...

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose soulful voice was behind ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’  passed ...

Roberta Flack poses for a picture at The 2010 Pre-Grammy Gala at Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, US. The ...

Tributes have poured in for R&B icon Roberta Flack, who died today aged 88. “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta ...

A cause of death was not revealed, but Flack was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in August 2022 and ...

"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 ...

For decades, nobody really knew Lori Lieberman’s secret. Sure, the singer was the first to record “Killing Me Softly With His Song” in 1972, but it wasn’t until Roberta Flack covered it a ...