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Grammy-playing singer Robert Flackwhose work includes “for the first time I saw your face” and “killing me gently with his song” died.
A representative for Flack confirmed her NBC News on Monday, February 24th. She was 88.
While the cause of death has not yet been revealed, the representative in November 2022 announced that Flack had ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s illness, and could no longer sing.
According to Mayo ClinicALS often begins with muscle twinkling and weakness in the arm or leg, swallowing problems or unfortunate speech. ALS eventually affects control of the muscles needed to move, speak, food and breathing. There is no medicine for this fatal disease.
“Miss Flack plans to stay active in her musical and creative persecution,” said Flack’s representative declaration In November 2022. “Her bravery and joyful hugs of music that lifted her from modest circumstances to the international reflector remain alive and inspired.”
During her career, Flack created a history when she became the first artistic to win Grammy for the record of the year in two consecutive years. She won in 1973 for the first time “I first saw your face” and in 1974 for “killing me gently kill me with my song”.
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Gregg Deguire/Getty Images2023 was marked 50 years since the release of the most famous Flack album, He kills me quietly. Rolling Stone Later he named Flack’s version “Killing Me Timely with his song” on the list of 500 biggest songs of all time.
However, Flack’s career in the music industry was not only full of high. Several years after signing with the Atlantic, Flack’s records were not sold well.
But she got a big break Clint Eastwood I chose “I first saw your face” for the soundtrack of his directorial debut, Play Misty for me. The song became the biggest hit in 1972.
Flack – who was a former teacher of public school music, founded Flack – who was a former teacher of public school music – “Providing an innovative and inspiring program of music education.”
In January 2023 she also issued a Children’s book name Green Piano: How little I found music. The autobiographical book of the pictures depicted her childhood in Virginia surrounded by music, faith and love.
When Flack was asked to share the secrets of her long career in the music industry, she attributed authentic.
“I will arrange my songs-Hespace and thoughtful-thought-thinking stories that make people love and learn about who they are at their deepest level,” she said Closer In 2020.