{"id":20911,"date":"2020-01-10T11:32:56","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T18:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1816463"},"modified":"2020-01-10T11:32:56","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T18:32:56","slug":"why-randy-travis-didnt-want-to-hear-his-own-songs-for-eight-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/music-news\/why-randy-travis-didnt-want-to-hear-his-own-songs-for-eight-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Randy Travis Didn\u2019t Want to Hear His Own Songs for Eight Months"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span>
\n6m ago<\/span>
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In 2013, Randy Travis had viral cardiomyopathy that led to a massive stroke. <\/p>\n

And once he was finally released from the hospital, he had to spend weeks in a rehab facility. <\/p>\n

And once he was finally able to go home with his significant other, Mary (now his wife), she tried to play him some of his music from his 35 years as a country star during their car ride home. But he wouldn\u2019t hear of it. <\/p>\n

In a new Cowboys & Indians <\/em>interview with Travis and his wife, together they tell the story of what has and hasn\u2019t worked for him throughout his recovery. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was too much. It took him a while,\u201d Mary says during the interview at their ranch outside of Tioga, Texas. But finally, when Travis was about eight months post-stroke, he was willing to listen to his songs. First up was \u201cHe Walked on Water,\u201d Travis\u2019 1990 ballad from the pen of songwriter Allen Shamblin.
https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eCVw8Qjeg84
Now, even though Travis still suffers from aphasia \u2014 a kind of brain damage that robbed him of his ability to use words \u2014 he can understand everything happening around him. So when the Travis\u2019 go to Nashville for meetings, take part in media interviews, or make appearances for his memoir Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith, and Braving the Storms of Life<\/em>, he can take it all in. <\/p>\n

And Mary explains that that\u2019s what works wonders. \u201cWe like to be out here,\u201d she says. \u201cWe like for him to be touched and loved on.\u201d Connecting with fans, mostly, sounds like it has been the best way for his legendary voice to live on. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re still singing. It\u2019s just a different type of song now.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Alison makes her living loving country music. She’s based in Chicago, but she’s always leaving her heart in Nashville. <\/div>\n

@alisonbonaguro<\/a> <\/div>\n

via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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