Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning 'Killing Me Softly' singer dies at 88

Once obscure, she achieved fame in soundtrack of Clint Eastwood film in 1971

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Singer Roberta Flack poses for a portrait in New York in October 2018. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP, File) © AP

NEW YORK (AP) -- Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate vocal and musical style made her one of the top recordings artists of the 1970s and an influential performer long after, died Monday. She was 88.

She died at home surrounded by her family, publicist Elaine Schock said in a statement. Flack announced in 2022 she had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and could no longer sing,

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