And Mike links to a 2020 appreciation by Ann Powers, updated today:the second disc In Memoriam
https://theseconddisc.com/2025/02/24/in-memoriam-roberta-flack-1937-2025/
That's a great read.And Mike links to a 2020 appreciation by Ann Powers, updated today:
https://www.npr.org/2020/02/10/804370981/roberta-flack-the-virtuoso
I first heard the song on an album by Joe and Eddie, who had a moderate hit with “There’s a Meetin’ Here Tonight.” That was 1965 give or take.Very sad...
By sheer coincidence her name came up in the pub last Friday. I had no idea that 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' was written by Kirsty MacColl's father!