Roberta Flack

Celebrity birthdays for Fri. Dec. 10th

By The Associated PressDecember 10, 2021 GMT

Celebrity birthdays for Friday December 10th

On Dec. 10, 1959, the four male members of The Platters were acquitted of charges of aiding and abetting prostitution. They had been arrested four months earlier.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 9-15

By The Associated PressFebruary 3, 2020 GMT

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 9-15

Feb. 9: Actress Janet Suzman is 81. Singer Carole King is 78. Singer Barbara Lewis is 77. Actor Joe Pesci is 77. Author Alice Walker is 76. Actress Mia Farrow is 75.

AP Exclusive: Roberta Flack ready to sing again

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODYOctober 12, 2018 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Once a week, Roberta Flack gives a musical performance for an exclusive group.

The lucky audience consists of a musical director, who works with the legend to keep her instrument — her voice — in top form...

Reggie Lucas, who worked with Miles Davis and Madonna, dies

By The Associated PressMay 19, 2018 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Reggie Lucas, the Grammy-winning musician who played with Miles Davis in the 1970s and produced the bulk of Madonna's debut album, has died. He was 65.

The performer's daughter, Lisa Lucas, told The Associated Press that her father died from complications with his heart early Saturday in New York City...

Roberta Flack leaves Harlem awards show after feeling ill

April 21, 2018 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Roberta Flack was under observation at a Manhattan hospital Saturday after suddenly feeling ill before her appearance at Harlem's Apollo Theater...