Roberta Flack could have brought a book or a magazine to read on an American Airlines flight from L.A. back home to New York in 1972. She could have watched the in-flight movie or even taken a nap.

As people remember famed singer Roberta Flack, we meet the songwriter who wrote the lyrics to "Killing Me Softly": Lori Lieberman. Songwriter Lori Lieberman on writing lyrics for 'Killing Me Softly' ...

"Killing Me Softly with His Song" was inspired by a poem Lieberman wrote after hearing Don McClean perform "Empty Chairs" Paul Bergen/Redferns; Jim Spellman/WireImage Lori Lieberman is remembering ...

ROBERTA FLACK: (Singing) The first time ever I saw your face. MICHEL MARTIN, BYLINE: If you listened to music at all in the 1970s, you probably know Roberta Flack's three huge hits - "The First Time ...

Since Roberta Flack’s death in February, sales of her hit song “Killing Me Softly with His Song” have shot up. Flack popularized the song, bringing it to new audiences. But her version wasn’t the ...