Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story
A documentary profile of the late American singer, best known for her early 1970s hits such as The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Where Is the Love and Killing Me Softly with His Song. The programme documents her middle class upbringing, born out of the self-contained hub of a segregated country, and her relative late breakthrough, occurring in her mid thirties. As a solo and duet artist she had her detractors for adapting her style to white traditions, but eventually won over a nation with her soft, gentle tones. Contributors include Dionne Warwick, Johnny Mathis and Cissy Houston, as well as several reflections from Flack herself
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story airs on BBC Four HD at 9:05 PM, Friday 28 February.
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Music ➝ Ballet ➝ Dance
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Roberta Flack
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Dionne Warwick
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Johnny Mathis
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