Legendary African-American singer Roberta Flack diagnosed Lou gehrig’s diseaseAs reported by her rep, Suzanne Koga, on Monday, she is preventing her from continuing to sing.
Illness “made it impossible” for “translator”He’s killing me softly with his song“At 85, he can sing and is also difficult to speak, according to Koga, in a statement quoted by the media.
Lou Gehrig, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), nervous system disease attacks nerve cells (neurons) in the brain and spinal cord.
“But it will take much more than ALS to silence this icon”Representative, who announced that Flack “plans to remain active in his musical and creative activities” through his eponymous foundation and other means.
The announcement of the artist’s illness is known before the premiere of the documentary “Roberta”, which he directed. Antonino D’Ambrosio will be presented at the DOCNYC film festival this Thursday.
This feature film is then scheduled to premiere on US television on January 24 as part of its series “american masters” from the general channel PBS.
Roberta Flack’s songs wide range of music, from pop to soul and from folk to jazz.
He won Grammys for “Song of the Year” and “Song of the Year” in 1973 for the song that killed me softly.When I first saw your faceShe remembers ABC channel which catapulted her to stardom after using it as the soundtrack for a love scene in Clint Eastwood’s 1971 movie “Play Misty for Me.”
Source: Informacion
