NEW YORK — In an era where popular music is fluid, it is easy to forget the listening world was not always so open. Unless, of course, Roberta Flack's career is closely examined. Flack, whose intimate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brad Barket/Getty Images for Women's Sports Foundation Legendary musician Roberta Flack, a chart-topping force in '70s pop and R&B ...

In all its incarnations—book, movie, and, starting this weekend, TV show—music has been an important part of the story of About a Boy. Here, TV show creator Jason Katims and Chris Weitz, who ...

With a voice both smoky and silken, Roberta Flack carved a distinguished impression. The singer behind timeless ballads "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and "The Closer I Get to You," died Monday at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Four Roberta Flack albums chart in the U.K. posthumously, led by ...