Crystal Gayle has pulled out of an upcoming appearance in Ireland after suffering a knee injury.
The 75-year-old country icon was slated to appear at the Your Roots Are Showing conference in Belfast this week. Doctors have advised against her travelling, after the Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue singer recently suffered a torn meniscus in her knee.
“I was truly looking forward to coming to Belfast, singing a few songs, sharing some stories, and spending time with everyone,” Gayle shared in a press release.
“But my doctor tells me this knee isn’t ready for those overseas miles just yet. I promise I’ll be Ready for the Times to Get Better,” she continued in a nod to her 1976 hit.
“Just not at 30,000 feet next week. Thank you for your understanding, and I hope we can make it up to you soon.”
Gayle was one of the most successful country singers of the 1970s and ’80s.
She scored a long string of hits that included I’ll Get Over You, Why Have You Left the One You Left Me For and her final No. 1 hit, Straight to the Heart, in 1986.
The country superstar has remained active in performing and recording in the decades since her chart successes.
She recently recorded a new version of the Burt Bacharach hit What the World Needs Now Is Love, for the upcoming album Melodic Genius – the Songs of Burt Bacharach, which is set for release in the spring.
