At her peak, the singer’s music was capable of great depth, sincerity and emotional intimacy, which she seemingly conjured from thin air.

Here, we honor Roberta Flack, who died on Feb. 24 at ... McDaniels compositions such as "Reverend Lee" from second album Chapter Two. After McDaniels called her about "Feel," Flack flew to Los ...

Here, we honor the late Roberta Flack by looking at the first of ... Flack’s next two albums, 1970’s Chapter Two and 1971’s Quiet Fire, would fare better, both reaching the top 40 ...

Roberta Flack used her upbringing as a classically trained pianist to redefine the textural and emotional terms of modern soul music. The singer, who died Monday at 88, was a master interpreter ...

Roberta Flack ... No. 2) and “You Are My Heaven” (1980, No. 47), among others. She also partnered with Peabo Bryson, another genre standard-bearer, on two top 10 R&B albums in the 1980s ...

Flack first donned the Hot 100 crown with ... McDaniels compositions such as “Reverend Lee” from second album Chapter Two. After McDaniels called her about “Feel,” Flack flew to Los ...