Friday, January 29, 2016

Blind Item #8

This aging country singer was A list way back in the day after doing a bunch of jail time. Doctors have only given him a few weeks to live.

21 comments:

Derek Harvey said...

randy travis

Kno Won Uno said...

+1

Derek Harvey said...

merle haggard

jack said...

That's sad

Derek Harvey said...

I changed my answer to Merle Haggard cause it says he became famous after jail time and

Merle Haggard Cancels Concerts Due to Return of Pneumonia
Taste of Country‎ - 21 hours ago
Merle Haggard has canceled his shows this Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 30 and 31, at the

Kno Won Uno said...

I thought Randy Travis too, since he's reportedly been at death's door for a couple of years. (I forgot Merle Haggard was still alive - yikes!)

George Strait said...

Randy Travis

Kno Won Uno said...

I don't know if he had radiation therapy for his lung cancer, but radiation can cause scarring and function problems, which just make succumbing to pneumonia that much easier.

Tricia13 said...

Glen Campbell maybe- been in and out a couple times I ghink(not sure how long)- on deaths door with Alzheimer's for years:(
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/17/glen-campbell-country-stars-death

CindyC said...

Oh i automatically assumed Glen Campbell.

SkittleKitty said...

I doubt this is Glen Campbell. While his mind is completely muddled by Alzheimer's, before he had to give up touring, he looked physically healthy. And I don't believe the 'jail time' portion would apply to him at all.

Derek Harvey said...

Merle Haggard ftw

Derek Harvey said...

Is it Merle Haggard
Hope I'm frist

Salaam said...

Randy Travis was famous long before ever being behind bars. Campbell's troubles all came along after he hooked up with Tanya Tucker and the two of them started doing a whole lot of blow.

I like the Haggard guess, but we'll know in a couple weeks time.

Mary Contrary said...

Nooooo.... I've loved him so many years- merlefest has been my summer hang and saw he joined a lot of new festivals in recent years. A true artist- I wish it wasn't such a painful death... Seems unfair.

June Gordon said...

Glen SHOULD of been arrested many decades ago for what he did in a rest room.

TiniMartini said...

Saw Merle in concert in September and it was easily one of the best performances I've ever seen. If the above BI is about him, I feel super privileged and saddened.

Piloh said...

Kenny Rogers

Trixie said...

Glen Campbell didn't do a lot of time... but he has left his nursing home and is back with his family. Word was that he didn't have much time left & they brought him home with nursing care.

Zilla1 said...

Merle's son Ben got on Twitter and said his dad is still recovering from double pneumonia, but that he hasn't had a cancer reocurrence.

TopperMadison said...

The only one I associate fame with jail time is Johnny Cash, and he's already dead. I'll go with Merle only because I didn't know he was still alive, and I don't associate Glen or Randy with prison at all.

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