THEutto in the world of music: Roberta Flack died, a singer known above all for the song Killing Me Softy With His Song. I had 88 years And he went out in his home in New York on February 24th. Affected by ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), in 2022 he announced that he could no longer sing. But his name remained in the Stora of Black music with unforgettable songs and with the 4 grammy victory out of 14 nominations.
Roberta Flack, the singer of Killing Me Softly With His Song
The news of the artist’s death was given by his spokesman. “We have a broken heart for the disappearance of the glorious Roberta Flack “reads the declaration reported by Variety. “AND He died serenely surrounded by his family. Roberta broke the boundaries and records. She was also a proud educator. “
The famous songs by Roberta Flack (and the two consecutive Grammy)
Roberta Flack (Ansa / Laurent Gillieron / Pal)
Roberta Flack reached success after 30 years thanks to Clint Eastwood. It was he who wanted the song The first time I Ever Saw Your Face as Film soundtrack Thrill in the night of 1971. A song that immediately conquered the public and the Billboard classifice until the victory of a Grammy for best record of the year.
Killing Me Softly With His Songthe meaning of his most famous song
A success that repeated in 1973 with Killing Me Softly With His Songa song that remained in the history of music, which has also created numerous coverthe best known of which is that of the 1996 Fugees. The title of the song is inspired by a phrase contained in the second chapter of the novel The game of the world (Rayuela) Of the Argentine writer Julio Cortázar: “… Matarnos Dulcemente in Fuerza de Blues” (“kill us gently by force of blues”).
With the victory of another Grammy, Roberta Flack was the First star to win two consecutive prizes for the best album. Among his successes we also remember Feel Like Makin ‘Love of 1974, which conquered the first place of the Billboard Hot 100.
Who was Roberta Flack, who died at 88 years old
Born in a family of musicians in Black Mountain, In the North Carolina, Roberta Flack let herself be inspired by at a very young age from Gospel notes by Mahaalia Jackson and Sam Cooke. He only had 9 years when he started studying piano. Then, At 15, he entered the Howard University in Washington with a scholarship. His studies, however, were interrupted by the death of his father. He then dedicated himself to teaching in a school of the North Carolina and the Columbia district.
In the meantime, he began atAvoro as a performer in some night clubs in Washingtonincluding the club Mr. Henry’s attended by the Jazz Pianist Les McCann, then a crossover star at Atlantic Records. According to reports from Variety, It was McCann who brought the Flack to the attention of the label, which put it under contract in 1968.
His name in the Hollywood Walk of Fame
In his career, Roberta Flack He also collaborated with Bob Dylan. And, in 1999, yet another goal: one Stella with his name of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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