Sonny Knight cancels tour in wake of cancer diagnosis
March 16, 2017
Sonny Knight, the formidable soul singer who has enjoyed a late-career revival thanks to support from local record label and collective Secret Stash and his fiery horn-fueled band the Lakers, revealed this evening that he has been diagnosed with cancer. Sonny will be taking a break from performing to undergo and recover from chemotherapy, and all shows booked through June will be canceled.
In January we canceled a performance scheduled to take place at The Chalberg Theatre in the northern Minnesota city of Brainerd. The cancellation was to clear Sonny’s schedule for the biopsy of a nodule on his left lung. His doctors have determined that the nodule is cancer, which is also located in part of his rib cage and shoulder. It is believed that the cancer started in his shoulder, where he received pain mitigation treatment many times over the last two years. Today we canceled all performance engagements through the month of May so he may undergo and recover from chemotherapy. We will resume touring in June.
For more on Sonny's incredible new music and revitalized career, here's a session I recorded with Sonny Knight and the Lakers for The Local Show in October to coincide with the release of their latest album Sooner or Later.
