NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry was hospitalized with breathing problems that began after a guest performance with Billy Joel in New York on Saturday night.
Perry’s publicists said in a statement Sunday that the musician is alert and responsive in the hospital and is expected to return to the road later this month.
READ MORE: Anti-Violence Advocates Rally In Harlem Following Death Of 10-Year-Old Boy On SaturdayThe statement says Perry felt short of breath after the performance at Madison Square Garden. It adds paramedics backstage gave Perry oxygen and used a tracheal tube to clear his airway before taking him to the hospital.
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READ MORE: NYPD: 28-Year-Old Woman Shot To Death Outside Catering Hall In Cypress Hills, BrooklynPerry had to cancel a Sunday appearance at a rock fantasy camp in Florida.
The 68-year-old Perry had joined the 69-year-old Joel on stage on Saturday for a rendition of Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way.”
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