Ray Stevens Rushed to ICU: A Health Scare Shakes Fans Nationwide
On the evening of Friday, July 4, 2025, country music legend Ray Stevens, then aged 86, collapsed amid chest pain and was immediately rushed to a Nashville hospital. Following his admission, doctors performed a heart catheterization, confirming he had suffered a mild heart attack. The procedure went smoothly and Stevens was moved to the intensive care unit (ICU) for close monitoring—a necessary precaution after such an event.
By the morning after his surgery, medical staff had identified the heart attack as minor, and updates showed initial success in mitigating risk. Despite that relief, his team’s announcement that all performances at his CabaRay Showroom—his own supper-club-style venue in West Nashville—would be canceled for the remainder of July underscored the seriousness of caution over his recovery.
