87-Year-Old Country Legend Bill Anderson Cancels Grand Ole Opry Performance Due To “Freak Accident”

Country star Bill Anderson, the longest-serving member of the Grand Ole Opry, had to cancel his scheduled Opry performance on Saturday (August 16) due to a “freak accident.” The 87-year-old singer shared in a statement on his website that he “simply twisted or tore some ligaments or muscles or something in the back of my left leg trying to climb into bed, and I fell to the floor unable to walk.” The incident left Anderson in “excruciating pain,” leading him to cancel his Opry appearance alongside T. Graham Brown, Jordan Davis, Wyatt Ellis, Kylie Morgan, Don Schlitz, and Monte Warden. Anderson also missed a songwriting appointment and an appearance at the Wilson County Fair due to his injury, but he assured fans he is recovering well with the help of ice packs and pain medication. “I’m feeling much better today, and hopefully this will all be behind me shortly,” he says. “Thanks for your thoughts and prayers and most of all for caring.” (People)