BATON ROUGE - Singer-songwriter Mark Chesnutt was admitted to the hospital Thursday night prior to him opening for the band Alabama at the Raising Cane's River Center, officials with the venue said.

Officials with the River Center provided a notice saying Chesnutt was admitted to a local hospital for medical reasons and that his band would be playing in his place.

Chesnutt is best known for songs "Brother Jukebox," 'I’ll Think of Something," and "It Sure Is Monday," all of which reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.