TRAVIS TRITT

The guitarist disclosed in 2017 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Guitarist Jeff Cook, who co-founded the successful country group Alabama and steered them up the charts with such hits as “Song of the South” and “Dixieland Delight,” has died. Cook had Parkinson's disease and disclosed his diagnosis in 2017. Tributes poured in from country stars, including Travis Tritt who called Cook “a great guy and one heckuva bass fisherman” and Charlie Daniels, who tweeted that “Heaven gained another guitar/fiddle player today.”

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Country musician Travis Tritt sang the national anthem before Game 6 of the NL Championship Series, just days after canceling shows at venues that required a COVID-19 vaccine or masks.

NLCS Braves Dodgers Baseball Braves third baseman Austin Riley, left, and pitcher A.J. Minter run sprints as they prepare to play the Dodgers in game 5 of the NLCS on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Los Angeles. "Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com"/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)inning of Game 5 of the baseball NL Championship Series, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in Los Angeles. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) (Curtis Compton)ATLANTA — (AP) — Country musician Travis Tritt, who canceled shows at venues that required a COVID-19 vaccine or mask-wearing, was set to sing the national anthem before Game 6 of the NL Championship Series on Saturday night. “FYI - I will be singing our National Anthem for Game 6 of the NLCS in Atlanta tonight between the @Braves and @Dodgers,” he wrote, adding an American flag to his post.

Travis Tritt cancels 4 shows at venues with strict COVID-19 protocols In this Friday, June 6, 2014, file photo, Travis Tritt performs during the CMA Fest at LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. Tritt announced Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, that he will not perform at any venue imposing strict COVID-19 protocols, resulting in the immediate cancellations of four upcoming shows. Country music star Travis Tritt on Monday canceled four concerts, claiming he’s “putting my money where my mouth is” when it comes to restrictive COVID-19 protocols. >> Read more trending newsThe four specific venues at which he canceled upcoming shows required COVID-19 vaccination proof, coronavirus testing or mask mandates, The Tennessean reported. 🇺🇸 — Travis Tritt (@Travistritt) October 18, 2021More coronavirus pandemic coverage:>> Coronavirus: How long between exposure to the virus and the start of symptoms? This tool will tell you>> How to not let coronavirus pandemic fatigue set in, battle back if it doesExpand Autoplay Image 1 of 21 Travis Tritt Travis Tritt during Travis Tritt - September 5, 1992 at Star Plaza Theater in Merrilville, Indiana, United States.

The music industry is moving toward vaccine mandates for concertgoers, but local and state laws have created murky legal waters for COVID-19 rules in venues.

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PARIS, Tenn. The 27-year-old daughter of country singer Hank Williams Jr. was killed in a highway accident in Tennessee, police said. Katherine Williams-Dunning of Springville was the driver of an SUV that was towing a boat when it crossed the median and rolled over Saturday night on U.S. Route 79 northeast of Paris, said Tennessee Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Brad Wilbanks. In a Facebook post, Williams-Dunning's brother, Sam Williams asked for prayers for his sister and brother-in-law. Country star Travis Tritt wrote on Twitter that the news was heartbreaking.My family and I knew Katie ever since she was a kid," Tritt said. I cannot even imagine what Hank, Mary Jane and the rest of the Williams family are going through right now.Wilbanks said the accident remains under investigation.

In this Aug. 8, 2012, photo provided by Meghan Boyd Carrier, her father, Cleon Boyd, left, and his twin brother Leon Boyd perform during her wedding in Readsboro, Vt. Cleon died from the coronavirus on April 3, 2020. It also claimed his twin brother Leon, who died a week later at a hospital across the border in New Hampshire. With all the pandemic stuff going on and the way my dad died first from the virus, I think it has left a mark on people. The procession made its way past an elementary school, the Boyd Family Farm and the homes of relatives. Bill Adams had played fiddle with Cleon and Leon Boyd and dedicated a version of Amazing Grace to the men after they died.