Country music performer Randy Travis has been hospitalized in Texas, and is listed as being in critical condition. Travis is suffering from the effects of recently acquired viral cardiomyopathy, according to his publicist, but no other details have been revealed. The performer is being kept at a an unnamed Dallas hospital for the time being.
Cardiomyopathy is a disease which enlarges and weakens the heart muscles, in turn making it more difficult for the muscles to pump blood to the body.
Travis had recently finished a rehabilitation stint and was going back on tour. A short while into the trip, the singer contracted what he believed to be a cold, which worsened into pneumonia. His health quickly deteriorated and the singer was airlifted to the hospital on Sunday evening.
Travis is 54 years old. He's best known for country hits such as "Three Wooden Crosses," "Forever and Ever, Amen," and "Deeper Than The Holler." He has won six Grammy Awards for his work, including three for Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass, Gospel Album and twice for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. He last won in 2010 for his duet with Carrie Underwood, "I Told You So."
Travis has had struggles in recent years however, stemming from drinking issues. The musician was famously arrested in 2012, in the nude after crashing his Trans Am in a drunken accident. He was arrested again in January for driving while intoxicated. He was sentenced to two years of probation as well a mandatory monthlong stay at an alcohol treatment facility.
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