What happened to country singer Randy Travis?
COUNTRY singer Randy Travis has been in the music scene since 1978 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016.
The 2021 CMT Artist of a Lifetime winner has suffered an array of health complications over the years and fans want to know how he’s doing.
What happened to country singer Randy Travis?
Born on May 4, 1959, Randy Travis is known as an American country music and gospel singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor.
Despite a successful music career, Travis has not released any new albums since 2014 partially due to serious health complications he has suffered from over the years.
The country singer famously suffered a massive stroke in 2013 after struggling with congestive heart failure.
He spent most of his time in Tennessee and Texas hospitals and underwent two brain surgeries as a result.
Travis also suffered from pneumonia on three separate occasions and was intubated.
Over the years, the musical artist has continued to show signs of recovery.
In October 2022, a video of Travis playing beer pong with Post Malone after the rockstar’s Nashville show on his 2 Carat Tour went viral.
Whiskey Riff took to X/Twitter to post the video by @BillyStrings, : “Post Malone & Randy Travis playing beer pong, and listening to Tyler Childers, is the most wholesome, beautiful moment of 2022.”
Why did people think Randy Travis passed away?
On September 30, 2021, Travis started trending on X after Good Morning America’s Michael Strahan accidentally said “RIP” when referring to him on the show.
After the morning show played a Travis song, Strahan said “Randy Travis may he rest in peace.”
Despite his remark, Travis is alive and well.
Following Strahan’s comment, fans took to social media to make sure that the record was set straight.
One fan said: “@michaelstrahan Hey Stra…Randy Travis isn’t dead, Yet you said Rest In Peace! Uh oh.”
Other added: “Hey. @michaelstrahan @GMA Randy Travis is NOT dead.”
Who is Randy Travis married to?
The singer married Mary Travis on March 21, 2015, amid his health complications.
He was previously in a 19-year marriage with Elizabeth Hatcher, whom he divorced in 2010.
According to , Mary stood beside Travis during his hospital stays.
Mary said: “Even in his state, his semi-coma state, he squeezed my hand and he laid there and I just saw this tear that fell and it was one tear at a time… I just went back to the doctors and I said, ‘We’re fighting this.'”
On September 18, 2023, Travis made an appearance alongside his wife to recognize Kane Brown with the ACM International Award during the ACM Honors.
In a heartfelt moment during the awards show, Mary gave a speech, saying: “Though the spectrum of country music has changed quite a bit since Randy made his debut in 1986, the heart of it remains the same and Kane is the perfect example of that.
“There’s no greater example of the power of music than what happened between Kane and Randy.”
Randy went to present the award to Kane which he honorably accepted.