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"Hip" surgery, heh...
Barry Manilow to Have Hip Surgery By Associated Press
August 18, 2006, 10:27 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES -- Barry Manilow has canceled his three remaining performances at the Las Vegas Hilton to undergo surgery to repair torn cartilage in both hips, his publicist said.
The 60-year-old singer, who has a four-year concert contract with the hotel, suffers from labrum tears in his hips -- a painful condition exacerbated by his high energy performances, publicist Carol Marshall said in a statement Thursday.
Manilow announced Aug. 7 that he would continue performing through his appearance at the upcoming Emmy Awards and then go in for surgery. But during a show Wednesday, Manilow announced the pain has made it too difficult to continue performing.
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