Roberta Flack has ALS, now 'impossible to sing,' rep says

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7. Heartbreaking diagnosis. Someone I knew online died of ALS years ago,

and he allowed some of his battle with ALS to be filmed. Ernie Wallengren, a writer-producer for some popular TV shows, who also coached boys basketball. I mentioned him and linked to a page with some of the video in a message I posted in the Lounge for George Kooymans of Golden Earring, who also has ALS, and whose diagnosis ended not only the 60-year career of that group, but a trio and duo he was also in and recording new music with. One of the members of the trio recently released a new solo album including a song George composed the music for.

https://democraticunderground.com/10181674319

https://democraticunderground.com/10181674319#post74

Replies 47 and 48 in that thread have info on other musicians with ALS, and reply 69 has video from CBS about one of them, John Driskell Hopkins of the Zac Brown Band.