In concert, Cross sits for an acoustic segment and stands for the rest of the show. My disability as far as my legs probably won't get better.' The neurologists don't know if I will heal more than I have because usually people with GBS don't heal completely.
I was in ICU for three weeks, and I was in a wheelchair for about five months,' said Cross, who will perform Saturday at Treasure Island Casino in Red Wing. 'I was paralyzed - initially I had facial and hand paralysis, too - but mainly my legs. He apparently was the second person to become paralyzed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome after contracting COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic. The voice of 'Sailing' and 'Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)' can now claim another distinction. Christopher Cross is known for two things: The first artist to sweep the 'Big Four' Grammy Awards in one year (best album, song, record and new artist, in 1981) and the unwitting father of yacht rock.
