Randy Travis

Randy Travis has been released from hospital after spending over a month in Baylor Heart in Plano, Texas. He has been relocated to a physical therapy facility where he will receive treatment following his stroke. 

Randy Travis outside the Ed Sullivan Theater appearing before The Late Show with David Letterman in 2008.

The country star was admitted to hospital on July 7th following a viral infection. He was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. Cardiomyopathy is an infected or inflamed heart which can lead to congestive heart failure, where the heart weakens and is not capable of pumping the necessary quantities of blood around the body. Following his diagnosis, Travis underwent a number of surgical procedures including one on 10th July to relieve pressure on his brain, after which he suffered a stroke. 

Continue reading: Randy Travis Leaves Hospital And Heads To Physical Therapy Facility

The Travis family just can’t catch a break; first Randy – the world famous country singer faces life-threatening illness with viral issues, heart problems and a stroke in close proximity, then his brother - David Traywick - is arrested after the authorities in Union County, N.C found a methamphetamine lab inside his home.

Travis is currently hospital after myriad health issues

For fans of Breaking Bad, this will bring back memories of the AMC TV show, for Traywick’s family, though, it’ll bring back memories of last September, when deputies arrested Traywick for allegedly cooking meth in a makeshift lab near his home in Marshville.

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The Travis family have had their fair share of heartache recently: as country singer Randy recovers in hospital after a string of health complications, including heart scarring, a stroke and brain surgery, his brother David Traywick has now been arrested after cops found his home methamphetamine lab where he was brewing illegal drugs with his wife Jessica, reports the Associated Press via CBS News.

First Randy Travis In Life-Threatening Condition, Now His Brother Is Arrested.

Along with Traywick and his wife, two other women were also arrested in connection with the illegal lab activities after the police had raided the 50 year-old's Marshville home. Both are scheduled to appear in court next Wednesday (24th July) with their Bond reportedly set at $500,000 each, though it's not apparent whether either person has an attorney. There's been a major clean-up at the scene, near Charlotte in North Carolina, with a worried neighbour informing local news station WSOC-TV of their relief that that locals are safe after the concerning news:  "They say meth labs can blow up. You just don't know what could happen."

Continue reading: Randy Travis' Brother Arrested After Meth Lab Discovered

Randy Travis’s struggle to recover after a stroke continues, and there are very few encouraging developments to report. The country star is still in a critical condition at a Nashville Tennessee hospital. His doctors report that Randy is heavily sedated, and has remained so since the emergency brain surgery he underwent after suffering a stroke.

Randy's condition hasn't improved much since Wednesday.

The singer has been hospitalized since Sunday, when he was signed in with congestive heart failure, due to a viral infection. While Travis was recovering from his heart problems, he suffered a stroke on Wednesday night. The professionals at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano were quick to react and Travis went under the knife for an operation to relieve the pressure on his brain. Unfortunately, while the operation had the desired effect, the 54-year-old singer remains in critical condition.

Continue reading: Despite Doctors' Best Efforts, Randy Travis Remains In Critical Condition

Randy Travis' publicist announced yesterday (Wednesday 9th July) that his client had suffered a stroke after being admitted into The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano. He was taken into surgery but remains in a critical condition. The latest surgery was in order to remove pressure from the singer's brain, following the stroke.

Randy Travis outside the Ed Sullivan Theater, New York, arriving for the Late Show With David Letterman in 2008.

According to the NHS Health Library, congestive heart failure 'occurs when the heart is not strong enough to pump blood efficiently around the body' this caused a build-up - 'congestion' - of fluid in the lungs and body tissue. 

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Randy Travis condition is improving according to the country singer's doctors. In a video statement made by Dr William Gray (on behalf of himself and Dr Michael Mack) said Travis' "condition has stabilized, and he has shown signs of improvement"

Randy Travis arriving for Late Night With David Letterman Show in 2008. 

Travis was admitted to a Texas hospital earlier this week. According to NY Daily News, the singer was well until he contracted a viral upper respiratory infection three weeks ago. His condition escalated and caused, what TMZ believe to be, presumptive cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure. Travis' doctors believe the infection weakened the heart muscles which led to his heart failure. 

Continue reading: Randy Travis' Condition "Has Stabilized" And Is Improving

Singer Randy Travis has reportedly been rushed into a Texas hospital after suffering from problems with his heart, with early reports indicating that the country singer is in a 'critical condition.' TMZ first reported that the 54-year-old Grammy winning artist has been placed under intensive care in an unspecified Texas hospital, with the singer being admitted into the hospital late on Sunday (July 7) night.

Travis has just about gotten over some of his past demons

A rep for the singer told TMZ that Travis is suffering from complications with his heart that have stemmed from his recently acquired viral cardiomyopathy - a heart condition caused by a viral infection. The rep did not specify exactly what was wrong with Travis, they only disclosed the information that he is in hospital and in a potentially life threatening condition. Prior to his admittance into hospital, Travis was scheduled to perform in Deadwood, South Dakota this coming Wednesday (July 10). Obviously, given his recent condition, he obviously won't be performing that gig anymore.

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Randy Travis reckons he’s not guilty of assaulting a man in a church parking lot back in August and he’s requested a jury trial. On Friday (December 21, 2012), country singer Travis appeared in a Plano Texas courtroom, LA Times reports, to answer charges of assault. The incident occurred at the end of summer, when Randy allegedly got himself embroiled in an argument with his girlfriend and her estranged husband.

Travis’ attorney, Larry Friedman, insists that Travis was merely acting as a good Samaritan, when two men started harassing his girlfriend, and her 17 year-old daughter. According to Friedman’s version of events, one of the men attacked Travis before the police arrived and the singer had merely been defending himself. However, Travis’s public behaviour record has been far from clean, of late. In February, he was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication and he also got himself arrested in the summer for DUI. Oh and he was also charged with retaliation / obstruction, after he allegedly threatened an officer during the arrest process.

A court date has been set for March 11 and Friedman’s doing his best to clean up Randy Travis’ image in the meantime, insisting that he’s off the strong stuff, for a start. “Randy is no longer drinking any alcohol,” Friedman has told Dallas Morning News. “He’s committed to a new fitness regime that includes a strict three-hour workout every day and a new high-protein diet.” We’re not sure that anyone ever got off an assault charge by promising to eat more protein, but we’ll watch to see how this one pans out.

Singer Randy Travis has pleaded not guilty to the charge of simple assault at a Plano courtroom yesterday (Dec 21).

The Grammy-winning country star is accused of getting caught up in a dispute between his girlfriend Mary Beougher and her estranged husband, whilst outside Prestonwood Baptist Church in Texas this August. All three were arrested on the scene, with Travis taken in on class C assault charges, a misdemeanour.

Travis, who received an increasing amount of bad press in the build up to this particular case, had only one comment to give outside the courtroom yesterday, addressed to his fans. He said: "Don't believe everything you see and hear. Merry Christmas, have a happy and healthy New Year. God bless."

Continue reading: Randy Travis Pleads Not Guilty To Simple Assault Charge

American country singer Randy Travis was arrested over the summer for allegedly having a fight outside a church in Texas. Having appeared in court today (21st Dec.) he has plead not guilty after asking for a jury trial at the court date in Plano, Texas.

The original scuffle allegedly came amount as part of a family dispute in a church carpark back in August, according to TMZ. According TMZ Larry Friedman, Travis' lawyer, told them that the fight was due to Travis' fiancée arguing with her estranged husband. Apparently, the singer came "to the rescue", but was not responsible. However, according to Dallas Morning News Friedman has changed the story to Travis being a 'good samaritan', as he defended a woman and her daughter from two men, explaining: "He intervened in an assault by two men who were beating two women, one of whom was a minor. When he intervened, one of those two attackers attacked Randy, and he defended himself." 

"Randy is no longer drinking any alcohol," Friedman added to Dallas Morning News. "He's committed to a new fitness regimen that includes a strict three-hour workout every day and a new high-protein diet." Which is good news considering two prior arrests involving alcohol. The case will head to court in March where there'll be a hearing with a jury.