Country singer Moe Bandy recovering from bypass surgery

BRANSON, Mo. -- Country singer Moe Bandy is recovering from triple bypass surgery after suffering a mild heart attack, his spokeswoman said Monday.

Bandy, 58, was at his home after a show Saturday night when he began experiencing chest pains, spokeswoman Juanita Adams said. He was taken to Skaggs Medical Center in Branson, where he underwent the surgery early Sunday morning. He is expected to be released by the end of the week, Adams said.

Bandy canceled his remaining five shows of the season at his Branson theater.

His last hit, "Americana," released in 1988, became former President Bush's campaign song. Bandy played at Bush's inauguration and appeared twice at the White House in 1989.

He opened his own theater in Branson in 1991.

Bandy's other hits, mostly released in the 1970s, include "I Just Started Hatin' Cheatin' Songs Today," "It Was Always So Easy To Find An Unhappy Woman (Till I Started Lookin' For Mine)" and "Bandy the Rodeo Clown."

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