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Roberta FlackSinger / Songwriter
Born: 10 February 1940 Birthplace: Black Mountain, North Carolina Best known as: Singer of Killing Me Softly Roberta Flack is known as a singer of soulful jazz and pop ballads. Her particular heyday was the 1970s, when she recorded a string of hits including Feel Like Makin' Love and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. (The latter was included on the jazz-tinged soundtrack for Clint Eastwood's 1971 film Play Misty For Me.) The title cut from Flack's 1973 album Killing Me Softly became her biggest hit. Extra credit: Killing Me Softly was a tribute to American Pie singer Don MacLean. Copyright © 1998-2006 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved. More on Roberta Flack from Infoplease:
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