Stray Cats singer recovers after hospital trip

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico -- Grammy Award-winner Brian Setzer was unable to complete a performance in the state of New Mexico and was briefly hospitalized because of dehydration, high altitude sickness and vertigo.

But a posting on his Web site says Setzer recovered quickly and will perform as scheduled Tuesday night in Phoenix, Arizona. The rest of his current tour will continue as planned.

Setzer, who is 50, is the former frontman of the Stray Cats. He performed three Christmas-themed songs with his Brian Setzer Orchestra and then left the stage Monday night during a sold-out concert at Isleta Resort and Casino.

An announcer came on stage about 9 p.m. local time and said Setzer had been taken to a hospital.