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Roberta Flack

Roberta Cleopatra Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025) was an American singer and pianist known for her emotive, genre-blending ballads that spanned R&B, jazz, folk, and pop and contributed to the birth of the quiet storm radio format. Her commercial success included the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your…

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Born
Roberta Cleopatra Flack (1937-02-10)February 10, 1937 Black Mountain, North Carolina, U.S.
Died
February 24, 2025(2025-02-24) (aged 88) New York City, U.S.
Genres
Jazz · soul · R&B
Instruments
Vocals · keyboards
Labels
Atlantic (1968–1996) · Angel / Capitol (1997) · RAS / 429 / Sony/ATV (2011–2018)
Occupations
Singer · songwriter · musician

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Roberta Flack

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related to Personal life · 38
Roberta Flack → American Society, And So It Goes, Angela Davis, Animals, Artist Empowerment Coalition, ASPCA, Aunt Roberta, Bernard Wright, Between, Bronx, Charter School, Cruelty, Flack, Flack's, For, From, Jesse Jackson, John Lennon, Leaders In Our Neighborhood, Love
related to Discography · 25
Roberta Flack → Basement, Blue Lights, Born, Chapter Two, Donny Hathaway, Feel Like Makin' Love, First Take, Hathaway, I'm, Killing Me Softly, Let It Be Roberta, Love, Music, Night, Oasis, One, Peabo Bryson, Quiet Fire, Roberta, Roberta Flack Featuring Donny
related to Accolades · 17
Roberta Flack → American History Award, Arts, Capitol Hill, DAR Women, Doctorate, Fame, Flack, Henry's, In, Long Island University, Mr, North Carolina Music Hall, On March, On May, She, Washington, Women Songwriters Hall
related to General and cited references · 7
Roberta Flack → African American Trails, Beverly Patterson, Bryan, Eastern North Carolina, ISBN, North Carolina Arts Council, Sarah
related to External links · 4
Roberta Flack → Discogs, Flack, IMDbRoberta Flack, Official
Genres · 3
Roberta Flack → Jazz, R&B, soul
Labels · 3
Roberta Flack → Angel / Capitol (1997), Atlantic (1968–1996), RAS / 429 / Sony/ATV (2011–2018)
Occupations · 3
Roberta Flack → musician, Singer, songwriter
Instruments · 2
Roberta Flack → keyboards, Vocals
Relatives · 2
Roberta Flack → Bernard Wright (godson), Rory Flack (niece)

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Roberta FlackDiedFebruary 24, 2025(2025-02-24) (aged 88) New York City, U.S.1.00infobox
Roberta FlackGenresJazz1.00infobox
Roberta FlackGenressoul1.00infobox
Roberta FlackGenresR&B1.00infobox
Roberta FlackInstrumentsVocals1.00infobox
Roberta FlackInstrumentskeyboards1.00infobox
Roberta FlackLabelsAtlantic (1968–1996)1.00infobox
Roberta FlackLabelsAngel / Capitol (1997)1.00infobox
Roberta FlackLabelsRAS / 429 / Sony/ATV (2011–2018)1.00infobox
Roberta FlackOccupationsSinger1.00infobox
Roberta FlackOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
Roberta FlackOccupationsmusician1.00infobox
Roberta FlackOther nameRubina Flake1.00infobox
Roberta FlackRelativesRory Flack (niece)1.00infobox
Roberta FlackRelativesBernard Wright (godson)1.00infobox
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Roberta FlackWebsiterobertaflack.com1.00infobox
Roberta FlackWorksFull list1.00infobox
Roberta FlackYears active1968–20221.00infobox

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