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Country star Ronnie McDowell suffered a stroke mid-performance at the Summer Solstice Music Festival in Pennsylvania earlier this summer.

McDowell slurred his words onstage June 21 in Oley, before his son and tour manager stepped in and paused to show to make sure his dad was OK.

In a new interview with Town & Country , McDowell revealed what he told his son at that moment.

"And I said, 'No, I think I'm having a stroke,'" he told the outlet. Ronnie was taken to a nearby hospital in Pennsylvania where the stroke was later confirmed.

COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER RONNIE MCDOWELL RUSHED TO HOSPITAL MID-PERFORMANCE AFTER SLURRING WORDS

At the hospital, McDowell was informed that surgery was needed to clear the blockage that cause

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