Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Roberta Flack was born on February 10th, 1937 (Happy Birthday!) in Black Mountain, NC. She is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is notable for jazz, soul, R&B, and folk elements in her music. Roberta is best known for her 3 #1 hits "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Killing Me Softly with His Song," and "Feel Like Makin Love." While in her teens she excelled at the classic piano and was awarded a full scholarship at Howard University. Enrolling when she was only 15 made her one of the youngest students to ever attend the school. Before beginning work on her graduate studies in music her father suddenly died. She was forced to move back to Farmville, NC and take a job teaching music and English. This only put a temporary hold on her career. In early 1969, Flack managed to record her debut album with Atlantic Records in just about 10 hours. A lesser known fact is that she and U2 are the only 2 artists to ever win Grammy Record of the Year Award in back to back years. This is her performing one of her many #1 hits "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."

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