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  • RIP: Roberta Flack

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Mon Feb 24 12:24:05 2025
    Roberta Flack, '70s R&B Vocalist Known for 'Killing Me Softly,' Dies
    at 88

    Legendary pop/R&B vocalist Roberta Flack, who was launched to stardom
    in the early '70s by the Grammy-winning hits "The First Time Ever I
    Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly With His Song," has died,
    according to a statement from her rep. No cause of death was cited;
    she was 88.

    https://variety.com/2025/music/news/roberta-flack-singer-killing-me-softly-dead-1236318888/

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Mon Feb 24 18:51:42 2025
    On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:24:05 -0600
    JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

    Roberta Flack, '70s R&B Vocalist Known for 'Killing Me Softly,' Dies
    at 88


    Rest in peace, talented musician from a more romantic age, but ... even
    as a youngster I thought Killing Me Softly was a terrible song and it
    lasted for-fucking-ever.

    The 70s were a way classier decade though; endlessly better than the
    present (or even the recent past).

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Feb 25 07:56:48 2025
    On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:51:42 -0700, Retrograde
    <[email protected]d> wrote:

    The 70s were a way classier decade though; endlessly better than the
    present (or even the recent past).

    ???

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYK9nExIEXw

    https://www.bongminesentertainment.com/syd-taylor-heaven-single/

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