Country music legend, 87, breaks neck and is rushed to hospital ahead of new album launch

Yet doctors found no paralysis, no catastrophic damage—just strict orders for a brace, rest, and time.

Stevens, ever the showman, returned home determined to heal, his team insisting he remains mobile and upbeat.

Instead of canceling his moment, he chose to walk through it. Favorites Old & New, his 13-track collection of classics and fresh songs, will still arrive on Friday

, turning a health scare into an unlikely backdrop for one more act. For fans who grew up on Everything