AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Glenn Hughes, Deep Purple legend, retires from touring ahead of open-heart surgery
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Glenn Hughes, 74, announced Tuesday that he is stepping away from live performance for good as he prepares for another open-heart surgery, closing out a career that spanned more than five decades. Hughes broke the news on his Facebook page, telling fans that a battery of medical tests left […] The post Glenn Hughes, Deep Purple legend, retires from touring ahead of open-heart surgery appeared first on American Almanac .
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Glenn Hughes, 74, announced Tuesday that he is stepping away from live performance for good as he prepares for another open-heart surgery, closing out a career that spanned more than five decades. Hughes broke the news on his Facebook page , telling fans that a battery of medical tests left him no room to keep going. MRIs, CT scans, and an echocardiogram all pointed the same direction, and his medical team told him surgery was necessary. Hughes, a singer, bassist, and songwriter born in Cannock, England, put it plainly in his statement: "The results from numerous MRIs, CT scans, and an echocardiogram have alerted my medical team, that I need another open-heart surgery. I really have no option and no choice as…Open