The music world gathered at New York’s Abyssinian Baptist Church to mourn the loss of genre legend Roberta Flack. The memorial service, held in Harlem at one of the country's oldest Black ...

to celebrate the life and legacy of music icon Roberta Flack on March 10. The Rev. Al Sharpton, Phylicia Rashad, Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill, and Wyclef Jean, were some of the celebrity giants that ...

Roberta Flack is a legend.” Lauryn Hill, with Wyclef Jean—who did not speak—on the guitar and three backing vocalists, then launched into Flack’s seminal work, “The First Time I Ever Saw ...

Grammy-winning artist Lauryn Hill emerged from her characteristic privacy to honor legendary vocalist Roberta Flack at a memorial service held March 11 at Manhattan’s historic Abyssinian Baptist ...

Lauryn Hill made an appearance at Roberta Flack’s memorial service, performing the late soul and R&B singer’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” accompanied by Stevie Wonder on harmonica ...

Lauryn Hill ... standing completely during Hill’s heartfelt tribute. She was one of several celebrities—in person and virtual—there to show how Roberta Flack touched the world.

Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, two-thirds of the hit rap group, The Fugees, made a surprise appearance at the Roberta Flack Memorial. The duo’s appearance preceded an already-set performance by ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. On Monday (March 11), at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Manhattan, several close friends and fellow entertainers spoke and performed at the ...

Roberta broke boundaries and records. She was also a proud educator.” Hill – whose hit single with Fugees, ‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’, serves as a cover of Flack’s own 1973 ...

By Gil Kaufman Lauryn Hill paid loving tribute to the “beauty ... “Whitney Houston once said to me that Roberta Flack’s voice was one of the purest voices she’d ever heard.

The music world gathered at New York’s Abyssinian Baptist Church to mourn the loss of genre legend Roberta ... from Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean of the Fugees, who were inspired by Flack's ...