Luck Strikes Twice For Fabian

Fabian escaped serious injury twice over the weekend — first in a car crash, then a concert accident.

The 64-year-old singer was riding with his manager and daughter near Palm Desert on Friday night when a car sideswiped their vehicle and it rolled several times, Fabian's spokesman Steve Moyer said in a statement released late Sunday.

Fabian and his daughter, Julia Forte, were examined and released. His manager, Oscar Arslanian, was taken to a hospital for scalp lacerations and blood loss and was expected to make a full recovery, Moyer said.

On Saturday, Fabian was performing at the Spotlight Casino along with fellow former teen idols Frankie Avalon and Lou Christie when he fell off the stage. He suffered a scrape to his chin, said Paul Speirs, a casino spokesman.

"It's a miracle that we survived that accident," Fabian said in the statement. "Except for being sore, I thought I could do the show. I didn't want to disappoint the audience."

Fabian, born Fabian Anthony Forte, gained fame in the 1950s and 1960s with songs such as "Turn Me Loose" and "Tiger." He also made guest appearance on such TV shows as "Laverne & Shirley," "Facts of Life" and "Murphy Brown."

Fabian will rejoin Avalon and Bobby Rydell for several shows in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.