By Jessica Nicholson, Billboard | Country Music Hall of Fame member Ray Stevens is in recovery after undergoing minimally invasive heart surgery on Monday morning (July 7). Last Friday, Stevens had complained of chest pains and was admitted to a Nashville-area hospital, where it was determined that he had suffered a mild heart attack. While Stevens is in recovery, his performances at his West Nashville CabaRay Showroom have been canceled through July.
In March, Stevens released the album Say Whut?, which included songs such as “Everybody’s On The Telephone” and “The More You Cry.”
Stevens is a two-time Grammy winner, known for both comedic songs such as “The Streak” and the “The Mississippi Squirrel Revival,” but also touching songs such as the pop-country classic “Everything Is Beautiful,” which won a Grammy for male pop vocal performance of the year. “The Streak” was nominated for a Country Music Association Awards for single of the year and song of the year in 1974.
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[We remember Ray as the guy who wrote & performed ‘Along Came Jones’ and ‘Guitarzan!’]