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  • Randy Travis's Silence Speaks Volumes as He Accepts Hall of Fame Honor

    A massive stroke in 2013 left Randy Travis with a vocabulary limited mostly these days to “yes” and “no.” But on Tuesday, he haltingly coaxed out two more words – “thank you” – as he accepted country music’s highest honor: a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame. The poignant moment capped the announcement of the Hall’s 2016 class, which also includes two other Nashville music legends: Charlie Daniels, the platinum-selling fiddler and singer best known for “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” and producer and label owner Fred Foster, who was instrumental in the careers of Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, and Kris Kristofferson among other stars. The announcement took place in the rotunda of Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the home of the 127 plaques that honor Hall of Fame members.

  • Explained: Randy Travis's Viral Cardiomyopathy

    Randy Travis, Grammy-winning country music artist, has viral cardiomyopathy, a heart condition that left him hospitalized in critical condition Monday night, according to news reports. According to the Mayo Clinic, cardiomyopathy is a disease that weakens and enlarges the heart, making it hard for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body. In some cases, it can lead to heart failure.

  • Randy Travis, Sober?

    After a string of alcohol-related incidents, country legend Randy Travis is sober. "[Randy] works out 3 hours every day and is in the best shape of his life," Friedman told the website. In February, Travis was arrested once again by Texas police for public intoxication.

  • Randy Travis Naked While Arrested For DWI

    Country crooner Randy Travis is trying really, really hard to embody a sad country song. TMZ reports that the troubled songwriter was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of a DWI after crashing his car into the barricades of an off-road construction site. According to TMZ, Travis threatened to shoot and kill the police who arrested him.