This Forever No. 1 column looks at Roberta Flack's "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face," her transcendent first Hot 100 No. 1 hit.
Flack's memorial was open to the public at the Abyssinian Baptist Church, a historic Harlem institution. Founded in 1808, it is one of the oldest Black Baptist churches in the U.S. The church was decorated for the ceremony with stunning white and yellow bouquets. Seats fil...
“My heart just sank!!” Kelly Rowlandwrote on X. “Our Dear Ms.Roberta Flack has ascended beyond but what beauty she has left us with!! THANK YOU for your effortless, most beautiful gift! THANK YOU for being apart of the soundtrack to the most tender moments in my life! So Grateful...
More Roberta Flack… The first song I heard after my first real kiss. I was 17. Killing Me Softly Early career Before becoming a professional singer-songwriter, Flack taught school in Washington, D.C. at Browne Junior High and Rabaut Junior High. …Continue reading→ ...
Roberta Flack, a classically trained pianist who taught in the D.C. school system before launching a singing career that made her one of the most popular performers of the 1970s, with such No. 1 hits as “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song,”...
“I adore Ms Roberta Flack,” she said. “Roberta Flack is legend.” Hill then launched into a cover ofThe First Time Ever I Saw Your Facefollowed byKilling Me Softly With His Songwith the Fugees’ Wyclef Jean — and Wonder joining in on harmonica. ...
Throughout the '70s, starting with a cover ofCarole King's "You've Got a Friend" in 1971, Flack was a regular presence on the pop and soul charts. Her first Top 40 entry was also her first No. 1: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," spurred by its inclusion inClint Eastwood...
An unexpected appearance by Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean was just one of the many riveting moments at the Roberta Flack memorial on Monday.
Roberta Flack's top Billboard Hot 100 chart hits - such as "Killing Me Softly" and "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" - are in this top 10 recap.
“I know what it is to go over the same songs over and over again, and to try to make them perfect. It’s interesting and it’s hard and it’s difficult at the same time,” Flack said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press this week. “You have to stay on top...