At her peak, the singer’s music was capable of great depth, sincerity and emotional intimacy, which she seemingly conjured ...

Her first single was a protest song. Written by Gene McDaniels, and earlier recorded by Les McCann — the jazz pianist who discovered Flack and brought her to Atlantic Records — “Compared ...

on American Routes. NS: Les McCann and Eddie Harris on the Gene McDaniels song "Compared to What?” Performed live at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival. Hard to match that. Listener Kathleen ...

A look back at 10 great songs recorded by Roberta Flack, with 'Killing Me Softly' and 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' ...

My first time hearing Roberta Flack occurred when I was in elementary school via the song “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” a beautiful ballad written by the late Gene McDaniels. As I was still quite ...

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 ...

That she could take on songs by writers of hit soulful jazz (“Compared to What” from Gene McDaniels), socially minded Venezuelan poetry (“Angelitos Negros” from Andrés Eloy Blanco ...

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of March 23-29 include actor Jessica Chastain, gossip blogger Perez Hilton and ...