During the 1980s, she toured with Peabo Bryson, and their duet “Tonight, I Celebrate My Love” became a Top 20 hit in 1983. She later collaborated with Maxi Priest on “Set the Night to Music,” which reached No. 6 in 1991. Flack also frequently recorded with Luther Vandross.
Her final album, Let It Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles, was released in 2012.
Actress, Author, and Philanthropist
Flack expanded her talents beyond music. She performed “Together Through the Years,” the theme song for The Hogan Family (1986-91), and contributed to the Bustin’ Loose (1981) soundtrack. She also sang in The Wiz (1978) choir.
She was married to bassist Steve Novosel from 1965 until their 1972 divorce. During the 1980s, she lived in The Dakota in New York, where her neighbors included John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Their son, Sean Lennon, affectionately called her “Aunt Roberta.”
In November 2022, the documentary Roberta premiered at the DOC NYC film festival. A few months later, in January 2023, she co-authored a children’s book, The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music.
