For a little while there, we were all terribly worried about Elvis Costello. This past summer, the songwriting legend cancelled a few live dates, and he had a very good reason why: He was recovering from cancer surgery. But Costello is already bouncing back, to the point where he's getting ready to release a whole…

Elvis Costello is one of those legacy artists who always seems to be around in some capacity, so it's been easy to forget that a full five years have passed since his last release -- Wise Up Ghost, his 2013 collab with the Roots. That's about to change this fall. Costello's just announced a new…

Up until a few weeks ago, Elvis Costello was out on the road putting on his usual spectacular show, but the music legend had to cancel the last few dates of his European tour on doctor's orders. See, he'd secretly been playing the gigs while recovering from surgery to combat a cancer diagnosis.

Elvis Costello has been forced to cancel the remaining dates of his European tour under medical advice

Elvis Costello isn't just one of our greatest living songwriters. He's also a trooper. For the past few weeks, Costello has been playing live shows while recovering from cancer surgery. And he's been doing it without telling the world about it. Respect is due.