Lori Lieberman, Who First Sang 'Killing Me Softly with His Song,' Reacts to Roberta Flack's Death: 'Endless Gratitude'
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" was inspired by a poem Lieberman wrote after hearing Don McClean perform "Empty Chairs" ...
A music professor breaks down Roberta Flack's Killing Me Softly with His Song
Roberta Flack did not write Killing Me Softly. There is some dispute about who did. Two music industry veterans were involved ...
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Lori Lieberman, Who First Sang 'Killing Me Softly with His Song,' Reacts to Roberta Flack's Death: 'Endless Gratitude'
"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 ...
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How Roberta Flack helped Lori Lieberman finally stake her claim to ‘Killing Me Softly’
For decades, nobody really knew Lori Lieberman’s secret. Sure, the singer was the first to record “Killing Me Softly With His Song” in 1972, but it wasn’t until Roberta Flack covered it a ...
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How Roberta Flack made ‘Killing Me Softly’ her own — and changed original singer Lori Lieberman’s life: ‘I have endless gratitude’
Roberta Flack so completely owned “Killing Me Softly with His Song” — her signature tune that topped the charts in 1973 — it’s hard to believe that it wasn’t actually her song originally.
Forever No. 1: Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song”
Here's the story of Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” her second of three No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.