Clint Eastwood was a revolutionary filmmaker, but Roberta Flack wasn't sure about his idea to use one of her songs in his movie.

One of Roberta Flack's songs was part of a classic Clint Eastwood movie that was not his typical Western fare.

Her voice touched, tapped, trapped, and kicked every emotion I’ve ever known,” said jazz musician Les McCann, who helped Flack get a record deal after seeing her perform in

Roberta Flack, known for the romantic ballad Killing Me Softly With His Song, passed away on February 24, 2025.

The singer, pianist and four-time Grammy winner had two other No. 1 hits with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Feel Like Makin' Love."

An all-time vocal performance and a bright spotlight of a Clint Eastwood movie synch gave Roberta Flack her long-overdue breakout hit and first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1.

Five-time Grammy-award winning singer Roberta Flack has died. In 1971, Flack was catapulted into stardom when her song "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" was used in the Clint Eastwood film “Play Misty for Me.

I always dreamed of stardom,” Roberta Flack said in the opening moments of her 2022 eponymous documentary. Directed, produced, and written by Antonino D’Ambrosio, Roberta details her story in her words as well as those from people who knew her well and had instrumental roles in her success including Clint Eastwood,

With majestic anthems like “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Ms. Flack, a former schoolteacher, became one of the most widely heard artists of the 1970s.

The multiple Grammy-winner—known for “Killing Me Softly” among other songs—was one of the top recording artists of the 1970s.

Roberta Flack, the Grammy-winning singer and pianist whose intimate ... Little known before her early 30s, Flack became an overnight star after Clint Eastwood used “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face” as the soundtrack for one of cinema’s more ...