Country music legend Bill Anderson has called off a slate of shows, including a performance at the Grand Ole Opry, after he said a freak accident resulted in a nasty injury.
The 87-year-old has cancelled three shows so far.
“It was a freak accident where I twisted or tore some ligaments or muscles or something in the back of my left leg trying to climb into bed,” Anderson wrote on his website. “And I fell to the floor unable to walk.
“I was in excruciating pain.”
Anderson was not happy to have to call off the shows.
“If you know me, you know how much it bothers me to go back on any commitment I have made,” he wrote.
If there is good news it is that he said he feels like he is healing up.
“I appreciate your concern, but I’m here to let you know I’m fine,” he wrote. “Thanks to a bunch of ice packs and pain pills I’m feeling much better today, and hopefully this will all be behind me shortly.
“Thanks for your thoughts and prayers and most of all for caring.”
Taste of Country said that “Whisperin’ Bill” — a name he was given because of his soft-spoken style, has had success in mainstream country since the 1950s.
He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on July 15, 1961, and his 64-year-run makes him the longest-serving member of the Opry.
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