MY FAVORITE AMERICAN SONGSTRESS, ROBERTA FLACK. When I headed to college, Flack (b. 1937) had recorded the Grammy-winning 'Killing Me Softly With His Song.' Her versatile, soul-filled voice was a daily swoon in my undergraduate life. Flack influenced a generation of Baby Boom women, the first female collective in America to 'kick in closed societal doors,' with her timeless songs of life, love and politics. Check Flack out on Spotify for a musical upper.
