87-Year-Old Country Legend Hospitalized Before Album Release

Country music legend Ray Stevens, 87, is recovering after a terrifying fall in Nashville on Sunday that left him with a broken neck.

The two-time winner, best known for his hits Everything Is Beautiful and Misty, was briefly hospitalized following the accident but is now back home, according to a statement from his team, per People.

Doctors have advised Stevens to for the next four weeks as part of his recovery, the statement confirmed.

Despite the injury, the country music icon reportedly remains mobile and in high spirits as he heals. 

Stevens' highly anticipated album Favorites Old & New is still set to drop on Friday.

This latest health scare comes just months after Stevens suffered a mild heart attack in early July 2025.

He was hospitalized at the time after experiencing chest pains and later underwent a minimally invasive heart catheterization procedure in Nashville. 

A few weeks later, Stevens underwent a second procedure where doctors inserted two stents to address further blockages. 

Doctors have advised Stevens to wear a neck brace for the next four weeks as part of his recovery, the statement confirmed; (pictured 1984)