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It was wonderful to be there again – a glass of water after a long walk in the desert. It was like I’d been forcing myself to stay away from the thing I loved for so long and then I could drink it all down. My blueprint for the record was Roberta Flack’s First Take. I wanted that warm, enveloping sound, that deep, underpinning roll of bass and drums.More quotes »
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Roberta Flack To Sing At Education Africa Achievement Awards
education in South Africa. James Urdang, Education Africa’s executive director, said: “We are thrilled to have Roberta Flack perform at the awards dinner. I think it’s amazing that such an outstanding performer is doing this pro bono for charity. Her performance from Look to the Stars Read more »
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Civil rights anniversary events planned
Jack Geiger of Physicians for Human Rights; and Bob Moses of The Algebra Project. Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Roberta Flack will perform. Tougaloo is a private, historically black college in north Jackson. During the civil rights movement, its students from The Clarion-Ledger Read more »
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Memorable quotes from Alicia Keys, Tom Jones, Al Green, and others
Pogues' “Fairytale of New York. Her father is the late Ewan MacColl, the folk revivalist best remembered for penning the Roberta Flack hit "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." "A lot of people pick up on the fact that my dad was a songwriter and assume he from Deleware County News Network Read more »
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This Day in Music April 15th
this day in 1972 Atlantic recording artist Roberta Flack began a 6 week stay at number 1 with her hit song "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" from the album First Take. Roberta was signed to Atlantic in 1968 and had a successful career as a singer throughout from Atlantic Records Read more »
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WashingTelevision, The Americans Recap, Episode Ten, “Only You”
loves a good closing montage, and the choice of Roberta Flack’s “To Love Somebody” at the end of last night’s episode, “Only You,” was as deliberately perfect as the use of Fleetwood Mac was in the pilot. The lyrics “You don’t know what it’s like to love somebody” from The Washingtonian Read more »
