Neil Diamond fans getting a refund

Singer apologizes after complaints about his voice




COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Disappointed Neil Diamond fans volition get a refund later attending a concert at Ohio State University in which the 67-year-old singer's voice sounded raspy.

Some fans left the Monday concert early and others aforementioned Diamond realised the concert without mentioning anything to the hearing about his voice.

A statement from Diamond, the singer of such hits as "Sweet Caroline" and "Song Sung Blue," on Tuesday says a doctor has diagnosed intense laryngitis.

Diamond spokeswoman Eve Samuels says the singer is offering a refund to those wHO place a request before Sept. 5. "I haven't let you down ahead and I won't let you down now," the singer aforementioned in an apology on his Web site.

Another message said Wednesday's concert in Green Bay, Wis., will be rescheduled for Sept. 12, and Friday's concert in St. Louis, Mo., will instead take home Sept. 10.