Singer Guy Hovis, who performed at the second inauguration of President George W. Bush, died at 84 on Thursday after battling an undisclosed illness for several weeks. His daughter Julie told TMZ that he passed peacefully at a hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. His ex-wife and fellow musician, Ralna English, said on Facebook that Hovis “took a turn for the worse” after being hospitalized for several weeks. “Needless to say, at this time we are all devastated and simply trying to cope with this tragic news. Thank you for your prayers for Julie and Sis and Guys entire family,” English wrote. Hovis was a long-time performer on The Lawrence Welk Show as he and his then-wife, English, performed on the show as the singing duo “Guy & Ralna.” He performed “Let the Eagle Soar” at the 2005 inauguration for Bush.In 2021, he was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.
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