Country singer Charlie Robison dies at 59 after suffering cardiac arrest and other complications

A family representative says Charlie Robison died at a hospital in San Antonio after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 59. Photo: AP

Charlie Robison, the Texas singer-songwriter whose rootsy anthems made the country charts until he was forced to retire after complications from a medical procedure left him unable to sing, died Sunday. He was 59.

Robison died at a hospital in San Antonio after suffering cardiac arrest and other complications, according to a family representative.