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Burt Bacharach cancels 2 concerts to recover from broken arm

Last Updated Aug 24, 2016 at 7:40 am MDT

FILE - In this April 23, 2016 file photo, Burt Bacharach attends the 2016 Newport Beach Film Festival Honors in Newport Beach, Calif. Bacharach is canceling two September concerts to recover from a broken arm. A spokeswoman for the 88-year-old composer and conductor said Tuesday that Bacharach will skip scheduled performances on Sept. 3 in Curacao and Sept. 17 in Lancaster, California. Publicist Tina Brausam said Bacharach plans to resume his touring schedule in October. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Burt Bacharach is cancelling two September concerts to recover from a broken arm.

A spokeswoman for the 88-year-old composer and conductor said Tuesday that Bacharach will skip scheduled performances on Sept. 3 in Curacao and Sept. 17 in Lancaster, California. Publicist Tina Brausam said Bacharach plans to resume his touring schedule in October.

She said she did not know how or when the six-time Grammy winner broke his arm.