Ray Stevens Recovering From Surgery Following Minor Heart Attack

Ray Stevens Recovering From Surgery Following Minor Heart Attack

Ray Stevens is recovering after undergoing surgery following a minor heart attack in early July. The two-time Grammy winner's performances at the CabaRay Showroom in Nashville have been canceled through July while he focuses on his recovery. The 86-year-old country music star "complained of chest pain" on Friday (July 4) and went to a Nashville…

Ray Stevens is recovering after undergoing surgery following a minor heart attack in early July. The two-time Grammy winner’s performances at the CabaRay Showroom in Nashville have been canceled through July while he focuses on his recovery. The 86-year-old country music star “complained of chest pain” on Friday (July 4) and went to a Nashville hospital, and he is now “in recovery after undergoing minimally invasive heart surgery yesterday morning,” according to a press release shared on Tuesday (July 8). A subsequent Instagram post shared that “Ray is out of ICU and beginning to walk the halls as therapy with a nurse’s assistance as he is working towards recovering from this surgery.” Stevens, known for his Grammy-winning hit “Everything Is Beautiful,” has recorded 45 albums and has had six Top 10 hits on the U.S. Pop and Country charts. He has sold over 40 million albums during his illustrious career,  and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2019. (People)

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