70s Rock Icon Battles for Survival After Major Cardiac Incident

70s rock legend Dave Edmunds is fighting for his life in hospital after suffering a major cardiac arrest.

The 81-year-old performer, famous for his 1970 Christmas No.1 hit “I Hear You Knocking,” is reportedly in intensive care due to a medical emergency that has resulted in brain damage.

In a heartfelt Facebook post on Tuesday, Dave’s devastated wife Cici revealed the shocking news, recounting the terrifying moment her husband briefly ‘died in my arms,’ before medical professionals revived him.

Detailing the incident that occurred at their Rockfield home in Monmouthshire, Cici wrote: ‘Dave Edmunds, my cherished husband of 40 years, suffered a severe cardiac arrest as I mentioned earlier. He died in my arms as I frantically attempted to keep him alive, endeavoring to clear his airways of the fluids released from a human body at the time of death.

‘While on the floor with Dave unresponsive and fluid emerging from his mouth and other places, I struggled to control my emotions, though I was utterly heartbroken and terrified at witnessing my beloved husband lifeless in my arms.

‘My nurse was also on the floor next to Dave and me, persistently performing vigorous CPR. She called out, “Cici, I’m going to stop, Dave is gone. He is dead, Cici.” Yet, I couldn’t bring myself to quit or lose hope in a miraculous intervention to bring my husband back to life. God bless him.’

70s rock legend Dave Edmunds is fighting for his life in hospital after suffering a major cardiac arrest

The performer, 81, renowned for his 1970 Christmas No1 “I Hear You Knocking,” is reported to be in intensive care after a medical crisis that has caused brain damage.

Cici went on to say that by a ‘miracle’, Dave was brought back to life, but is still critically ill in hospital as she urged fans to keep him in their prayers.

She added that he ‘very clearly’ has brain damage and memory loss, and is at ‘high risk’ of having another cardiac arrest.

She continued in her post: ‘The nurse bless her keeps pumping away even harder performing heavy duty CPR now. I’m still wiping fluid off his body parts, especially his mouth to clear his airways. Every second is vital. So no time for emotions here. 

‘But oh boy I’m in shock and extremely ill health end myself as most of you wonder kindhearted friends loved ones know. I’m still in shock and I believe I have PTSD from the horrific experience. My brilliant talented funny and special Dave could really use as many peoples prayers and good wishes so to speak. 

‘As I told you all in my previous post by a miracle they ( the doctors at the ICU operating room intubated Dave after by a miracle resurrecting him for a moment. He very clearly has brain damage and severe memory loss etc. And the risk of yet another major cardiac arrest is high . And if that occurs there is no chance for Dave…..’

She concluded: ‘Thank you all for your support and well wishes. It means the world to me. Dave will have a very long journey ahead of him if he survives. We both have. But knowing that there are kind hearted people such as you all. Makes this tremendously difficult journey a little easier. Bless you all. Sending you all much love and light and always.’

Cici’s post was met with a plethora of supportive messages from followers sending their love and prayers for Dave. 

Cardiff-born musician Dave had many hits in the 1970s and early 80s with tracks including Slipping Away, The Promised Land and Girls Talk. 

In an emotional Facebook post on Tuesday, Dave’s heartbroken wife Cici shared the shocking news and described the horrific moment her husband momentarily ‘died in my arms’, before being revived by medics

Going into detail about the incident, Cici wrote: ‘Dave Edmunds. My beloved husband of 40 years has had a major cardiac arrest… He died in my arms while I desperately tried to keep him alive’ [the couple pictured in 1992]

Cici went on to say that by a ‘miracle’, Dave was brought back to life, but is still critically ill in hospital as she urged fans to keep him in their prayers [Dave, left, with George Harrison in 1985]

She added that he ‘very clearly’ has brain damage and memory loss, and is at ‘high risk’ of having another cardiac arrest [Dave pictured in 1985]

Cardiff-born musician Dave had many hits in the 1970s and early 80s with tracks including Slipping Away, The Promised Land and Girls Talk

Throughout his music career, Dave was part of a number of bands, his most significant being Love Sculpture, who released their debut single in 1968.

Their most successful song was a high-speed cover of Sabre Dance, which peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart and even got the attention of DJ John Peel who played it twice on one of his shows.

After going solo, Dave went on to have a Christmas number 1 UK single with his cover of Smiley Lewis’ I Hear You Knocking, which sold three million copies and even reached No. 4 in the US. 

Meanwhile, Dave married Swedish wife Cecilia (Cici) back in 1983, and they live in Monmouth, Wales.