Ailing Loretta Lynn Forced To Cancel Every Concert In 2017

Loretta Lynn has been forced to cancel all of her tour dates as the ailing country diva struggles to recover from a stroke!

The troubling announcement was still made with good humor, as Loretta tried to reassure her fans while revealing that she doesn't expect to be well enough to play a live concert throughout 2017. "My main focus now is making a full recovery," said Loretta, "so that I can get back to putting all of me into what I love, sharing my music with all of you."

Loretta also revealed that she was postponing the release of her new album, "Wouldn't It Be Great," in hopes of being able to tour behind the album release in 2018. But despite that optimism, Loretta also enjoyed some gallows humor as she continues to outlive country legends like Merle Haggard.

The star invoked her pal Willie Nelson to declare: "I’m just letting everybody know that Willie ain’t dead yet and neither am I, and I can’t wait to see all of you on the road!"