R&B Legend Roberta Flack Has ALS and Can No Longer Sing, Manager Says

The 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' singer is continuing to pursue musical and creative pursuits, her manager says.

Roberta Flack, the R&B singer behind hits such as"Killing Me Softly With His Song" and"Feel Like Makin' Love," has been diagnosed with ALS and can no longer sing, her manager announced on Nov. 14.

The neurodegenerative disease"has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak," Flack's manager, Suzanne Koga, said in a release, according toFlack, 85, rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s on the back of three chart-topping hits:"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,""Killing Me Softly With His Song," and"Feel Like Makin' Love.

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