Country star Mark Chesnutt has canceled a string of concerts after being hospitalized earlier this week.
The "Brother Jukebox" singer was scheduled to open for Alabama on Thursday at the Raising Cane's River Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but before he could take the stage, he fell ill.
"Mark was admitted to Baton Rouge General Hospital Thursday morning after his flight arrived for the concert with Alabama," Chesnutt's rep told Fox News Digital. "He is still in the hospital today for testing on a low sodium count and very high blood pressure. He is stable."
In addition to missing the Baton Rouge show, a concert scheduled for Oct. 18 in New Mexico has also been canceled.
Chesnutt's rep said, "Mark wants to apologize to the fans who came to see him in Baton Rouge and also to those who