NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music icon Merle Haggard has canceled the rest of his September schedule of shows due to illness.
Haggard publicist Tresa Redburn says Haggard has a chest infection and is doing well. The 73-year-old had surgery for lung cancer in 2008 but she says the illness is unrelated.
Haggard is touring in support of his latest album, “I Am What I Am,” his best selling record in decades.
He will receive Kennedy Center Honors and will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame in December.
