Roberta Flack, timeless R&B singer-songwriter, dies at 88 …

February 24, 2025

Roberta Flack, the R&B singer behind the landmark hits ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ and ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song,’ has died. She was 88.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-02-24/roberta-flack-dead-obit

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