Ca­lyp­so leg­end David Rud­der has been di­ag­nosed with Parkin­son's dis­ease, and as a re­sult is ex­pect­ed to be per­form­ing on stage for the last time in a ma­jor show next month.

Rud­der, af­fec­tion­ate­ly known as "King David", turns 70 on May 6.

And on that day, he will be mark­ing the oc­ca­sion with an event ti­tled "come and cel­e­brate" at Sound Forge in Wood­brook.

But the per­for­mance may be bit­ter­sweet as it is an­tic­i­pat­ed to be his last time on a ma­jor stage.

Speak­ing dur­ing a press con­fer­ence at Kaiso Blues Cafe, Rud­der said af­ter the pan­dem­ic and the loss of sev­er­al loved ones he de­cid­ed to do a health check-up.

This is when Rud­der said he re­ceived the Parkin­son's di­ag­no­sis.

While Rud­der said he may do oth­er per­for­mances this is ex­pect­ed to be the last of this mag­ni­tude.