Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Jake Owen Has His Finger Amputated!


A total bummer for Jake Owen! The singer/guitarist had to have his finger amputated due to an infection stemming from his go-karting accident in July!

Jake Owen wanted to bring the fun back to the Nashville community, and he met that admirable goal by hosting a free "block party" off Music Row, Monday night (Aug. 19), to help celebrate his No. 1 hit "Anywhere With You." Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett and Dierks Bentley made special appearances at the big show, which drew an estimated 20,000 fans, who came to party and hear some late-summer tunes.

Impressively, Jake proved the old show-biz adage that "the show must go on”": Prior to the concert, Jake revealed to reporters that doctors had to amputate part of his finger that morning, the result of injuries he suffered in July during a go-kart accident. "I started playing guitar again and my finger felt great," Jake said. "It started bleeding [this morning]. So I went to the doctor and he said, "That’s not good." So they just went ahead and amputated the last half of it off.

More: Country Weekly

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