Country music star Mark Chesnutt recovering from emergency quadruple bypass surgery, cancels shows
The "I Just Wanted You to Know" singer has been candid about previous health issues.
Country music star Mark Chesnutt is recovering from emergency quadruple bypass surgery.
The "I Just Wanted You to Know" singer shared Thursday in the social media post below that, as a result, he won't be able to perform upcoming shows.
Chesnutt's team wrote that he "experienced a heart health issue over the weekend that hospitalized him Sunday evening, June 16; Mark underwent emergency quadruple bypass surgery. The recuperation time will make it necessary to cancel show dates. Please respect the privacy of the family during this difficult time of recovery."
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The Country Music Association winner himself, who released his first album, Too Cold at Home, in 1990, sent his "love and gratitude" and thanked his fans for their "understanding, prayers and support."
He had been scheduled to take the stage in Louisiana and Texas June 21 and 22, then to perform in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada on June 30.
Chesnutt, 60, has been candid about his health in the past, too.
In November, his team announced on Facebook that he was "undergoing a medical evaluation." The singer followed up, explaining that he had "been struggling with a battle that I've fought to overcome for many years on my own. Now after some extreme health issues I've recently experienced the time has come. The fight is over. I've made the decision, to take the time to get healthy." He said he was taking a break for a couple of months and would return to the stage soon.
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Just last month, the artist, who appeared on country legend George Jones' 1992 song "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair," shared a link to an interview that he did with the outlet Pro Country. In it, he referred to a back surgery that he underwent in the early 2020s.
"That back surgery changed my life," Chesnutt said. "I didn't get the surgery done when I should've; I put it off for years. It got worse, and it got to the point where I wasn’t able to work. I’m not 100% where I was, but I'm doing good now."
Still, he added, "There's certain things that are hard to do. I can't pick up anything heavy, and being on a bus doesn't help. But I'm doing a lot better than I was even this time a year ago."
According to Billboard, Chesnutt has topped its country charts for airplay eight times, with songs including a cover of Aerosmith's "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing," "It's a Little Too Late," and "It Sure Is Monday."
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