Record #:

44446

Author(s):

Kemp, Mark

Abstract:

"Before her voice captivated the world, Roberta Flack -- who was born in Black Mountain during Jim Crow -- began her career in Pitt County, teaching and encouraging choral students." In 1972 and 1973, she took the pop music world by storm with No. 1 singles, "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly with His Song".

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 92 Issue 12, May 2025, p45-46, por

Subject(s):

Flack, Roberta; Black Mountain--Celebrities; Pitt County--Celebrities