Monday, February 24, 2025

'Killing Me Softly' Singer Roberta Flack Dies

Singer Roberta Flack, who had been suffering from ALS, died at age 88.

Posted by retort at 11:15 AM | 11 COMMENTS | permalink

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BREAKING: Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer of 'Killing Me Softly with His Song,' has died at at age 88, a representative confirms.[image or embed]

-- NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM

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She was a DEI hire.

~ MAGA dumfux ~

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-02-24 11:41 AM

She was a groundbreaker for her gender, her generation, and her race at a time when it wasn't easy to do any one of those things.

RIP

God gets all the great musicians for his choir eventually.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-24 11:49 AM

Sure Jan. The 70s were just awful for black musicians and black women especially. Just like the 90s were a tough time to be a rapper.

#3 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-02-24 12:04 PM

Her work with Donny Hathaway was, IMO, stunning. She brought to a wider audience a soul singer without parallel. My faves from her are "Where is the Love?" or her excellent "The First Time Ever I saw Your Face". RIP...

#4 | Posted by catdog at 2025-02-24 12:06 PM

Dang and RIP

Imma watch this and cry for our collective loss.

www.youtube.com

#5 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-02-24 12:14 PM

She was a DEI hire.

She got a Kennedy Center Honor back when the Center was woke. Elon will probably rescind it.

#6 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-02-24 01:26 PM

The 70s were just awful for black musicians and black women especially. Just like the 90s were a tough time to be a rapper.

#3 | POSTED BY VISITOR_

Careful! You are approaching the border of WOKE Land. Better back it up!

You keep going down that road and you will suddenly realize that it's been a tough time to be black in America for over 250 years.

And then you might be thinking maybe we oughta give them a hand up for all the pain and suffering they and their ancestors have had to endure from America.

And then it will be too late. You will have become a caring sensitive person and will have become Woke!

Then you will be in trouble. Trumpy trouble.

#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-24 02:06 PM

#5 | Posted by RightisTrite

Back when MOST singers were actually gifted.

#8 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-02-24 02:10 PM

The retort killed her just so it could post this thread. - Corky on Roberta Flack back page thread.

#9 | Posted by gracieamazed at 2025-02-24 02:26 PM

en.wikipedia.org

... Roberta Cleopatra Flack (February 10, 1937 " February 24, 2025) was an American singer who topped the Billboard charts with the No. 1 singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song", and "Feel Like Makin' Love".

Flack influenced the subgenre of contemporary R&B called quiet storm, and interpreted songs by songwriters such as Leonard Cohen and members of the Beatles.[2]

Flack was the first artist to win the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in two consecutive years: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" won in 1973 and "Killing Me Softly with His Song" won in 1974. ...


R.I.P. Roberta Cleopatra Flack, and thank-you for the music.

#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-02-24 02:36 PM

#9

Why do I want to vomit after reading your posts?

#11 | Posted by shoeless at 2025-02-24 03:13 PM

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