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Roberta Flack's 10 best songs remembered

Roberta Flack's 10 best songs remembered, from 'Killing Me Softly' to 'Where is the Love'

With a voice both smoky and silken, Roberta Flack carved a distinguished impression. The singer behind timeless ballads "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and "The Closer I Get to You," died Monday at the age of 88.

The New York Times · 1d

Roberta Flack’s 11 Essential Songs

Another stunning example of Flack’s interpretive power, and of her role in curating a new pop songbook in the 1970s. She paints this modern standard — made famous with lachrymose sweetness by the Everly Brothers — with soft blue notes and an expertly calibrated range of vocal dynamics.

Billboard · 10h

Forever No. 1: Roberta Flack’s ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’

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.

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