Artists Legendary singer & pianist Roberta Flack enjoys a banner year in 2020 Published December 10, 2020Updated June 29, 2022 @roberta-flack Excerpt Legendary Singer & Pianist Roberta Flack Enjoys a Banner Year in 2020 With GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award And Other Honors Named in Rolling Stone Magazine’s Best Reissues of 2020 First Take: 50th Anniversary Edition Featuring Never-Before Heard Tracks Roberta Flack – Tryin’ Times (Official Video) Produced by Suzanne Koga and Jeri Jones “Q: The Reverend […]
Artists Roberta Flack to be honored in "Great Performances: GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®" Published September 17, 2020Updated June 29, 2022 @roberta-flack Excerpt 2020 GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Roberta Flack To be Honored by Recording Academy® in “Great Performances: GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends®” Special October 16 on PBS Music Legend’s Remastered Debut Album First Take: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition With 12 Recordings Never Before Heard Just Released The Recording Academy® will honor its 2020 Special Merit Awards […]
Artists The Musical Instrument Museum Announces Their New Roberta Flack Display Published August 17, 2020Updated June 29, 2022 @roberta-flack Excerpt The Musical Instrument Museum Announces Their New Roberta Flack Display Featuring Flack’s 1922 Steinway Piano Music Legend’s Remastered Debut Album First Take: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition With 12 Recordings Never Before Heard Just Released (PHOENIX) The Musical Instrument Museum’s newest display in their Artist Gallery pays tribute to Grammy […]
Artists In case you missed it - Roberta Flack featured in Closer Weekly Published August 7, 2020Updated June 30, 2022 @roberta-flack Excerpt In case you missed it Roberta Flack Featured in Closer Weekly Music Legend’s First Take Celebrates 50 Years With Deluxe Reissue Out Now Set of Two CDs& Vinyl Album Includes 12 Never-Before Released 1968 Demo Recordings For Atlantic Records * * * * * “Flack’s stunning voice sparkles in its clarity, her jazz-tinged piano playing shows […]
Artists Music legend Roberta Flack's "remarkable" debut LP, First Take, returns as Deluxe 50th Anniversary remastered release Published June 10, 2020Updated June 30, 2022 @roberta-flack Excerpt Music Legend Roberta Flack’s “Remarkable” Debut LP, First Take, Returns as a Deluxe 50th Anniversary Remastered Release on 7/24 Set of Two CDs & Vinyl Album Includes 12 Never-Before Released 1968 Demo Recordings for Atlantic Records In Her Own Words – Roberta telling her First Take recording story: “I recorded 40 songs in about […]
Artists In case you missed it - Roberta Flack featured in AARP.org Published June 6, 2020Updated June 30, 2022 @roberta-flack Excerpt In case you missed it Roberta Flack Featured in AARP.org Click here to read on AARP.org Roberta Flack’s Second Take on Debut Album ‘First Take’ Singer talks about 50th anniversary release and music’s impact on stroke recovery by Alanna Nash, AARP, June 30, 2020 Roberta Flack suffered a stroke in 2016 that has […]
Artists Roberta Flack to Host Live Charity Listening PartyOn Rhino's YouTube ChannelTo Benefit Feed The Children's COVID-19 Relief Efforts Published May 16, 2020Updated June 29, 2022 @roberta-flack Excerpt “Flack singularly avoided genre categorization . . . she was a master at connecting with her listeners in ways that felt transformative.” – NPR “Now reissued in a 50th-anniversary deluxe edition, First Take is an opening statement of remarkable vision, authority and maturity. [It] is a testament to Flack’s own inherent qualities.” – Uncut Magazine Roberta Flack […]
Artists In case you missed it - Roberta Flack featured in NPR Music Published February 12, 2020Updated June 30, 2022 @roberta-flack Excerpt In case you missed it Roberta Flack Featured in NPR Music Click here to read on NPR Music. The Virtuoso Roberta Flack’s career demands a new way of thinking about the word ‘genius.’ Flack’s impact as a performer in the pop music space in the 1970s was sudden and massive. Over the next four […]
Artists Roberta Flack to Make Rare Appearance At GRAMMY Awards Published December 20, 2019Updated June 30, 2022 @roberta-flack Excerpt Roberta Flack to Make Rare Appearance At GRAMMY Awards on January 26 Legendary Musician and Singer to be Honored With Recording Academy® Lifetime Achievement Award In a press release earlier this week, the Recording Academy® announced its 2020 Special Merit Awards recipients. The Lifetime Achievement Award honorees include Roberta Flack. The legendary musician and singer will make a rare public appearance […]
Artists Roberta Flack Foundation Announces Its First Two Grants Published June 26, 2019Updated June 30, 2022 @roberta-flack Excerpt Roberta Flack Foundation Announces Its First Grants Two Beneficiaries, Shelectricity and Carol Swainson, Exemplify Organation’s Cornerstone of Nurturing Young People in Realizing Their Dreams (NEW YORK) Roberta Flack is not just “an elegant and legendary vocal superstar” (Amazon). She is also a dedicated humanitarian, educational activist and social conscience who recently established her Roberta Flack […]