Mel Tillis ‘On The Road to Recovery’ Following Friday Morning Surgery
“Doctors said he’s doing fine and on the right track,” Tillis' rep Don Murry Grubbs told the publication. “He’s awake and watching television.”
Our thoughts and prayers are with Mel Tillis at this time.
The 83-year-old singer is reportedly in critical condition following surgery in a Nashville hospital early Friday morning (1/15). The reason for surgery is still unclear.
Several tweets went out in support of the legend…
According to my friend Johnny Lee who has informed us that our friend Mel Tillis is in critical condition….please pray.
— Tony Orlando (@TonyOrlando) January 14, 2016
Prayers for our brother Mel Tillis who is very ill at this time… Bobby Bare will fill in for Mel on the Country Music Cruise…
— The Oak Ridge Boys (@oakridgeboys) January 15, 2016
just found out that Mel Tillis is in critical condition at the hospital right now. let’s pray for him
— Andrew Pope (@TheAndrewPope) January 13, 2016
Tillis is best known for the songs “I Ain’t Never,” “Good Woman Blues” and “Coca-Cola Cowboy.” In 1976, he was awarded the CMA Awards Entertainer of the Year and inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Mel is also the father to “Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)” singer Pam Tillis.
UPDATE:
Mel Tillis’ rep Don Murry Grubbs released a statement to The Tennessean. “Doctors said he’s doing fine and on the right track,” Grubbs told the publication. “He’s awake and watching television.”
Tillis reportedly had colon surgery Friday morning at Centennial Medical Center and is still hospitalized. Grubbs confirms that the singer is “on the road to recovery.”
