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AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Ray LaMontagne collapses mid-song at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium during anniversary tour

Grammy-winning singer Ray LaMontagne fell backward on stage at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium while performing a song from his debut album, cutting the concert short and drawing emergency medical treatment for dehydration. LaMontagne, 53, was strumming his guitar and singing "Jolene," a track from his 2004 debut album "Trouble," when he began grunting audibly, grabbed the […] The post Ray LaMontagne collapses mid-song at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium during anniversary tour appeared first on American Almanac .

Grammy-winning singer Ray LaMontagne fell backward on stage at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium while performing a song from his debut album, cutting the concert short and drawing emergency medical treatment for dehydration. LaMontagne, 53, was strumming his guitar and singing "Jolene," a track from his 2004 debut album "Trouble," when he began grunting audibly, grabbed the microphone stand, and collapsed backward on stage during the September 5 show. Crew members rushed to his side. The concert stopped. Local EMS treated LaMontagne on-site for what his team later called "heat related dehydration," USA TODAY reported . The incident came during the second of two Nashville dates on his "Trouble" 20th Anniversary Tour, which launched August 23…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Grand Ole Opry pays tribute to Dolly Parton with star-studded Nashville concert

Nashville's most hallowed country music stage hosted an emotional tribute to Dolly Parton days after the icon's death at 80, a night that drew her niece, a surprise from Jelly Roll, and tears from a packed house at the Ryman Auditorium. Performers including Carly Pearce, Kathy Mattea, Ketch Secor, Molly Tuttle, and Channing Wilson took […] The post Grand Ole Opry pays tribute to Dolly Parton with star-studded Nashville concert appeared first on American Almanac .

Nashville's most hallowed country music stage hosted an emotional tribute to Dolly Parton days after the icon's death at 80, a night that drew her niece, a surprise from Jelly Roll, and tears from a packed house at the Ryman Auditorium. Performers including Carly Pearce, Kathy Mattea, Ketch Secor, Molly Tuttle, and Channing Wilson took the Grand Ole Opry stage on Saturday to honor the woman who first stood on it as a 13-year-old girl and walked off to three encores. Parton died Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer. By week's end, the Ryman, the building country music calls its spiritual home, had become the natural place for Nashville to say goodbye. The evening's most personal moment came from Jada Star, Parton's niece, who…Open