Roberta Flack, the genre-blending R&B singer behind such hits as "Killing Me Softly With His Song," was selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 — but the plaque has yet to hit the storied Los Angeles boulevard.

Roberta Flack was chosen for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999, but it was never installed because she didn’t schedule a ceremony. Following her passing this week at 88, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce expressed hope that her family will arrange a posthumous ceremony,

Roberta Flack’s Walk of Fame star, selected in 1999, was never unveiled; family encouraged to arrange ceremony.