Roberta Flack
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Roberta Flack is one sophisticated lady. Classy, urbane,
reserved, smooth, and sophisticated — all of these terms have been used to
describe the music of Roberta Flack, particularly her string of romantic,
light-jazz ballad hits in the 1970s, which continue to enjoy popularity on MOR-oriented
adult contemporary stations.
Roberta Flack was the daughter of a church organist and started playing piano
early enough to get a music scholarship and eventual degree from Howard
University. After a period of student teaching, Roberta Flack was discovered
singing at a club by jazz musician Les McCann and signed to Atlantic.
Roberta Flack’s first two albums were well-received but produced no hit singles;
however, that all changed when a version of Ewan MacColl's "The First Time Ever
I Saw Your Face," from her first LP, was included in the soundtrack of Play
Misty for Me. The single zoomed to number one in 1972 and remained there for six
weeks, becoming that year's biggest hit.
Roberta Flack followed it with the first of several duets with Howard classmate
Donny Hathaway, "Where Is the Love." "Killing Me Softly With His Song" became
Flack's second number one hit (five weeks) in 1973, and after topping the charts
again in 1974 with "Feel Like Makin' Love," Flack took a break from performing
to concentrate on recording and charitable causes. She charted several more
times over the next few years, but a major blow struck in 1979 when Hathaway
committed suicide.
Roberta Flack loses a beloved friend. Devastated, Flack was forced to find
another partner and eventually did in Peabo Bryson, with whom she toured in
1980. The two recorded together in 1983, scoring a hit duet with "Tonight, I
Celebrate My Love." Flack spent the remainder of the '80s touring and
performing, often with orchestras, and also several times with Miles Davis.
Roberta Flack returned to the Top Ten once more in 1991 with "Set the Night to
Music," a duet with Maxi Priest.
Roberta Flack a Fleetwood? When Roberta Flack was awarded a gold record for her
1973, number one hit, "Killing Me Softly With His Song", she wanted to listen to
her song etched in gold. She removed the disc from its frame and placed it on a
turntable, only to hear "Come Softly to Me" by The Fleetwoods.
Roberta Flack also sang the theme song entitled "Together Through the Years" for
the NBC television series "The Hogan Family". The song was used for all of the
show's six seasons from 1986-1992.
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