24 February 2025
Enchanting American soul voice ROBERTA FLACK passed
away today, aged 88. No cause of death has been revealed
so far.
She scored no less than three number hits in the US with her
gripping performances of songs written by other musicians.
The First Time I Saw Your Face (1969), Feel Like Makin’ Love (1975) and of course Killing Me Softly With This Song from 1973, composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel and Lori Lieberman.
(Image on top: cover of her album ‘Chapter Two’)