Roberta Flack Killing Me Softly With His Song Live 1973

Roberta Flack released “Killing Me Softly With His Song” 50 years ago this year on January 22, 1973. One the greatest tracks ever recorded, her soulful, genre-defying ballad topped the Billboard Hot 100 for five non-consecutive weeks in 1973 before winning three Grammy Awards the following year. Atlantic Records is celebrating the song’s anniversary a few days early with the release of a new remix by DJ Spinna, the acclaimed Brooklyn DJ and producer. His version is available today digitally, tied to the label’s 75th-anniversary celebration. The anniversary celebration continues next week on PBS with American Masters: Roberta Flack, a career-spanning documentary that premiered nationwide on January 24, 2023. The documentary features exclusive performances, interviews, home movies, and more from Flack’s personal archives. In the documentary, she shares the story behind “Killing Me Softly With His Song.” After hearing Lori Lieberman’s version of the song for the first time on a flight from L