Travis was admitted Sunday for treatment of viral cardiomyopathy, a heart condition caused by a viral infection that affects the heart tissue's ability to pump blood.
The Grammy Award-winner is best known for the country hits Three Wooden Crosses, Forever and Ever, Amen, Diggin' Up Bones, and Deeper Than the Holler.
The illness is a continuation of a difficult stretch for the legendary country singer-songwriter who passed out in the middle of a song he was performing at a benefit in Texas in September 2011.
Travis' press secretary later said the star was overcome by dehydration and over-the-counter allergy medications mixed with too much caffeine. That, along with the heat of the stage lights, caused him to collapse.
Travis reportedly was able to leave the stage on his own and went home to recover.
He was arrested in early 2012 for public intoxication while sitting in his car in front of a church in Sanger, TX. He later apologized for what he said was "an evening of celebrating the Super Bowl."
Then in August 2012, Travis was found naked, smelling apparently of alcohol and lying on a remote roadway after crashing his Pontiac Trans Am in northern Texas.
He pleaded guilty in January for DWI in that incident and was sentenced to two years of probation, fined $2,000 and given a 180-day suspended jail sentence.
He was also required to spend at least 30 days at an alcohol treatment facility and complete 100 hours of community service.
http://www.wfsb.com/story/22785878/country-singer-randy-travis-hospitalized-in-critical-condition
The Grammy Award-winner is best known for the country hits Three Wooden Crosses, Forever and Ever, Amen, Diggin' Up Bones, and Deeper Than the Holler.
The illness is a continuation of a difficult stretch for the legendary country singer-songwriter who passed out in the middle of a song he was performing at a benefit in Texas in September 2011.
Travis' press secretary later said the star was overcome by dehydration and over-the-counter allergy medications mixed with too much caffeine. That, along with the heat of the stage lights, caused him to collapse.
Travis reportedly was able to leave the stage on his own and went home to recover.
He was arrested in early 2012 for public intoxication while sitting in his car in front of a church in Sanger, TX. He later apologized for what he said was "an evening of celebrating the Super Bowl."
Then in August 2012, Travis was found naked, smelling apparently of alcohol and lying on a remote roadway after crashing his Pontiac Trans Am in northern Texas.
He pleaded guilty in January for DWI in that incident and was sentenced to two years of probation, fined $2,000 and given a 180-day suspended jail sentence.
He was also required to spend at least 30 days at an alcohol treatment facility and complete 100 hours of community service.
http://www.wfsb.com/story/22785878/country-singer-randy-travis-hospitalized-in-critical-condition
