INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts confirmed team owner and CEO Jim Irsay is being treated for a respiratory illness.
The team provided the following statement to 13News:
"Jim Irsay is currently being treated for a severe respiratory illness. While this unfortunately means he won't be able to perform with his band this week in Los Angeles, he is receiving excellent care and looks forward to returning to the stage as soon as possible. We’ll have no additional information at this time and we ask that you respect the privacy of Jim and his family as he recovers."
As the statement mentions, The Jim Irsay Collection will be in Los Angeles on Thursday, Jan. 11. Irsay was supposed to perform alongside The Jim Irsay Band at the free event, with special guests Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon), Billy F. Gibbons (ZZ Top), Buddy Guy (eight-time Grammy winner), Stephen Stills (Crosby, Stills & Nash), Ann Wilson (Heart/Tripsitter) and Peter Wolf (J. Geils Band).
The following musicians are part of The Jim Irsay Band:
- Kenny Aronoff – drums (Sir Paul McCartney, John Mellencamp, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan)
- Billy Branch – harmonica (three-time Grammy nominee)
- Tom Bukovac – guitar (played on more than 700 albums with major artists)
- Mike Mills – bass and vocals (founding member of R.E.M.)
- Danny Nucci – guitar and saxophone (actor, "Titanic," "The Rock")
- Michael Ramos – keyboards (Mellencamp, Patti Griffin, Paul Simon)
- Carmella Ramsey – violin, mandolin and vocals (Reba McEntire, Olivia Newton-John)
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd – guitar and vocals (five-time Grammy nominee)
- Mike Wanchic – guitar (Mellencamp)
The Irsay Collection is a traveling museum showcasing items from rock music, American history and pop culture, such as instruments owned by The Beatles, Sir Elton John, and Jimi Hendrix, a 1953 Jackie Robinson bat, Muhammad Ali's 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" championship belt, and U.S. presidential artifacts.