For decades, nobody really knew Lori Lieberman’s secret. Sure, the singer was the first to record “Killing Me Softly With His Song” in 1972, but it wasn’t until Roberta Flack covered it a ...

Songwriter Lori Lieberman on writing lyrics for 'Killing Me Softly' Since Roberta Flack’s death in February, sales of her hit song “Killing Me Softly with His Song” have shot up.

Forever No. 1: Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song ... which included a pretty pop/folk ballad recorded by a then-20-year-old singer named Lori Lieberman.

"What she gave to that song was ... something I never, ever could have imagined,” said Lori Lieberman, who originally released "Killing Me Softly with His Song" in 1972.

Roberta Flack was trained as a classical pianist and never lost her love for the European canon, so you can see why Lori Lieberman’s recording of Killing Me Softly caught her ear.

Roberta Flack, best known for her '70s hits 'Killing Me Softly' ... the number was inspired by singer Lori Lieberman’s reaction to a performance by pop folkie Don McLean.

Roberta Flack holds the Grammy award for her record, ... Flack first heard Lori Lieberman’s “Killing Me Softly with His Song” while on a plane and immediately fell in love with it.

Lauryn Hill has penned a tribute to the late Roberta Flack, ... Flack also popularized “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” first recorded by Lori Lieberman in 1971 and inspired by that singer ...

Legendary pop/R&B vocalist Roberta Flack, ... the number was inspired by singer Lori Lieberman’s reaction to a performance by pop folkie Don McLean. Lieberman’s 1971 recording of the tune ...

As people remember famed singer Roberta Flack, we meet the songwriter who wrote the lyrics to "Killing Me Softly": Lori Lieberman.