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Legendary RnB singer Roberta Flack tragically passed away. Her publicist Elaine Schock announced Flack’s demise via a statement. The singer, known for hits like Killing Me Softly With His Song and The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, had announced in 2022 that she was suffering from motor neurone disease, rendering her unable to sing.

Roberta Flack’s career and legacy

Roberta Flack was born in Carolina and raised in Virginia. She first began her journey in music by becoming a pianist. She received a scholarship to Howard University at 15 and eventually became a teacher. She would moonlight as an opera pianist in the night, and sing pop numbers in between.

Musician Les McCann discovered her singing at a jazz club. He described Flack’s voice as “her voice touched, tapped, trapped, and kicked every emotion I’ve ever known,...

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Earlier today, it was announced that legendary singer, songwriter, and soul music icon Roberta Flack had passed away at the age of 88. The Five-Time Grammy award winner, who released top hits like “Killing Me Softly With His Song” and “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,” was not only known for her musical achievements but was also regarded as one of the first African American women to break boundaries in the industry.

Roberta Flack, the veteran Grammy-winning soul and R&b vocalist who recorded massive hits with “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” died Monday at age 88. Elaine Schock, Flack’s representative, confirmed the singer’s death from cardiac arrest. “Roberta broke boundaries and records. She was also a proud educator,” a statement read.

In 2022, Flack was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Als) and lost her ability to sing. The disease, her rep said at the time, “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak.

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While acknowledging that his illness is “pretty debilitating, Keith added, “as long as everything stays hunky-dory, then we’ll look at something good in the future.”

Keith spoke to CMT Hot 20 Countdown on his condition. He said that “I need a little bit of time to just rest up and heal up.”

Keith made his illness public in June, canceling dates as he took time for treatment. But he’s done a few public appearances, including one performance in November at the Jeff Ruby Steakhouse in Lexington, Ky, where he performed “I Love This Bar” and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama.”

Earlier this week, Keith posted a sweet photo of himself on Instagram with a young cancer patient, writing alongside it, “Thumbs...