Former Teacher Made Grammy History with "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and "Killing Me Softly"

About this episode

This episode discusses Roberta Flack's historic Grammy wins and features her iconic songs.

Decades after the fact, Roberta Flack still is recognized as the only solo artist to win Record of the Year for two consecutive years, 1973 and 1974. She won the initial award for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." Here, you can listen to a 2006 remastered version from Rhino Atlantic. Also on YouTube, there's a compelling live music video posted by AI Videoworks. It's from Flack's 1975 performance recorded with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, upscaled to 4K using Machine Learning. ...

People in this episode

Host: Kate Jones

Topics covered

• music history
• Grammy awards
• live performances
• Roberta Flack
• recording industry

Keywords

• Roberta Flack
• Grammy history
• The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
• Killing Me Softly
• 1975 performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rhino Atlantic, AI Videoworks, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

Books & works: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Killing Me Softly

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