By M&C News Aug 7, 2006, 18:22 GMT
Iconic singer Manilow will bow out temporarily from his Las Vegas Hilton gigs in order to undergo outpatient arthroscopic surgery on both of his hips, according to his publicist, Carol Marshall.
Manilow, 60, a veteran entertainer, suffers from labrum tears in both his hips, torn cartilage that often causes extreme pain and discomfort, which was discovered after doctors performed an MRI arthogram.
The operation will take place at a hospital in Southern California after Manilow's Aug. 27 concert appearance at the Emmys.
Las Vegas Hilton officials plan to postpone 20 of the singer's concerts to allow him eight weeks of recovery and rehabilitation time. The performances will be made up in 2007 as part of Manilow's current four-year contract with the hotel and casino.
"I'm anxious to make it through the Emmy Awards and then right to the hospital," the singer said. "The doctors have promised me that I'll come back even better than before. And I can't wait to hit the stage again."
Manilow is expected to return to work in October, before his latest The Greatest Songs of the Sixties, is released.
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