Their community in ashes, the Palisades Symphony finds solace in music
A month after the Palisades fire, the Palisades Symphony Orchestra performed a two-hour program dedicated to musicians who ...
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‘It feels like something important to us died’: More UArts staff reflect on its closure
We interviewed some of the UArts leadership about the school’s sudden closure. Now, more staff share how they’re doing eight ...
Roberta Flack, Soulful “Killing Me Softly With His Song” Performer, Dies at 88
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 ...
Questlove, Tyler, the Creator, Jennifer Hudson and More Remember Roberta Flack: ‘Rest in Melody’
Tributes from the music industry have poured in for “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His ...
Roberta Flack’s 11 Essential Songs
Another stunning example of Flack’s interpretive power, and of her role in curating a new pop songbook in the 1970s. She paints this modern standard — made famous with lachrymose sweetness by the ...
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The day the music industry sued someone for $72 trillion
It’s out of music entirely. If you’re having a bad day, just remember that in 2011, a software programmer was told he was on the hook for US$72,000,000,000,000. That would cast a pall over ...
When is St. Patrick's Day? Was 1st parade in US really held in Florida?
The first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place not in Ireland but in America. "Records show that a St. Patrick’s Day parade ...
Roberta Flack, enduring songstress, dies at the age of 88
Singer Roberta Flack, whose signature voice and soulful interpretations catapulted her to the top of the charts and ...
Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of legendary rapper The Notorious B.I.G., dies at 78
NEW YORK (AP) — Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G., died Friday morning at ...
Roberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Who Ruled the Charts, Dies at 88
With majestic anthems like “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Ms. Flack, a former schoolteacher, ...
Jerry 'Ice Man' Butler, soul singer whose hits included 'Only the Strong Survive,' dies at 85
Jerry Butler, a premier soul singer whose rich, steady baritone graced such hits as "For Your Precious Love," "Only the ...
‘Killing Me Softly’ singer Roberta Flack born in Black Mountain, NC dies after ALS diagnosis
According to her publicist Elaine Schock, Flack passed away at her New York home surrounded by her family. In 2022, Flack ...