Singer Roberta Flack, 88, died Feb. 24, 2025, from a heart attack in Manhattan.  She had been suffering from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis otherwise known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease) since 2022.

Ms. Flack’s career spanned decades from the late 1960’s until her ALS diagnosis.

Her career peak was in the early 70’s with the hit song “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face”, used in the Clint Eastwood directed/starring film called “Play Misty for Me” (1971.)  Flack followed this with “Killing Me Softly”.  The two songs would win back to back Grammy’s in 1973 and 1974.  (Record of the Year.)

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