Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning ‘Killing Me Softly’ singer with an intimate style, dies at 88

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Roberta Flack

Roberta Flack arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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Roberta Flack

January 26, 2020, Los Angeles, CA, USA: LOS ANGELES - JAN 26: Roberta Flack at the 62nd Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake/ZUMA Wire)

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Roberta Flack

FILE - Roberta Flack arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. A representative for Roberta Flack has announced that the legendary singer has ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and can no longer sing. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File)

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Roberta Flack

In this Oct. 10, 2018 photo, singer Roberta Flack poses for a portrait in New York. The 81-year-old music legend will be honored Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, with a lifetime achievement award by the Jazz Foundation of America. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)

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Roberta Flack

In this Oct. 10, 2018 photo, singer Roberta Flack poses for a portrait in New York. The 81-year-old music legend will be honored Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, with a lifetime achievement award by the Jazz Foundation of America. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)

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Roberta Flack

FILE - Roberta Flack holds the Grammy award for her record, "Killing Me Softly With His Song" as singer Isaac Hayes, right, looks on at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on March 4, 1974. (AP Photo/Harold Filan, File)

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  01/03/2019 42903616

Roberta Flack

Roberta Flack Singer 15th Essence Awards Universal Amphitheatre, Burbank, Los Angeles, USA 31 May 2002 Date: 31 May 2002

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Roberta Flack

Singer Roberta Flack seen January 1, 1975. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)

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