According to her publicist Elaine Schock, Flack passed away at her New York home surrounded by her family. In 2022, Flack announced that she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Flack is internationally hailed as one of the greatest songstresses of our time receiving three Billboard No.

The Grammy-winning singer and pianist was known for her intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and

Western North Carolina native and award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist Roberta Flack passed away at 88 years old on Monday.

According to her Elaine Schock, Flack passed away at her New York home surrounded by her family. In 2022, Flack announced that she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Flack is internationally hailed as one of the greatest songstresses of our time receiving three Billboard number-one singles,

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style on “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and other hits made her one of the top recordings artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after,

The 'Killing Me Softly' legend was 88 years old.

FOX Carolina's photojournalist Mindy Cecil travels to the singer's hometown of Black Mountain, North Carolina and speak with the mayor to talk about her life.

Western North Carolina native and award-winning singer-songwriter and pianist Roberta Flack passed away at 88 years old on Monday.

Flack was born in Black Mountain, graduated from high school at 15, and then won a full scholarship to Howard University in Washington, D.C. When her father passed away in the late 1950s, Flack moved back to North Carolina and taught English and music at H.

Roberta Flack, the singer and pianist who charted three No. 1 hits in the '70s, has died. The North Carolina-born artist was 88. A press release noted that Flack "died peacefully surrounded by her family.

Singer Roberta Flack has died. The Grammy Award-winning singer is best known for her romantic ballads like “Killing Me Softly with His Song.” Born February 10, 1937, in Black Mountain, North Carolina,

According to her publicist Elaine Schock, Flack passed away at her New York home surrounded by her family. In 2022, Flack announced that she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.