Remembering Roberta Flack, a spellbinding virtuoso of musical interpretation

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Remembering Roberta Flack, a spellbinding virtuoso of musical interpretation

Charles Sykes/Invision/AP by Leigh Carriage, Southern Cross University The multi-Grammy award winner Roberta Flack has passed away at 88. Her approach and sound were a unique combination of soul, folk, rhythm and blues, jazz, pop and musicianship, and arranging skills so broad she had had a lasting impact on future artists. Her sustained career laid … Continued

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