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Roberta Flack – a life in pictures

Roberta Flack – a life in pictures
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Source: The Guardian
Author: Guardian Staff
Published: Feb, 24 2025 17:06

The US singer, who gracefully glided across genres, has died aged 88. From Ronnie Scott’s to the Grammys, here are some snapshots of her life and career. • Roberta Flack, soul and R&B icon behind Killing Me Softly, dies aged 88. Mon 24 Feb 2025 17.06 GMT.

[Singer Roberta Flack, photographed in 1969]
Image Credit: the Guardian [Singer Roberta Flack, photographed in 1969]

Photograph: Jack Robinson/Getty Images. Photograph: Heritage Images/Getty Images. Photograph: Michael Putland/Getty Images. Photograph: Harold Filan/AP. Photograph: ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty Images. Photograph: Tim Boxer/Getty Images.

[Performing at Ronnie Scott’s, London, in 1972]
Image Credit: the Guardian [Performing at Ronnie Scott’s, London, in 1972]

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