Tie a yellow ribbon around it! Knock Three Times crooner Tony Orlando, 73, chops part of his finger off in garage door accident

By Ross Mcdonagh For Dailymail.com

Published: 11:32 EST, 21 September 2017 | Updated: 16:30 EST, 21 September 2017

Tying yellow ribbons around ole oak trees just became a lot more difficult.

Tony Orlando lost part of his finger in an accident at his Missouri home, TMZ has reported.

The Seventies crooner chopped the top of his left middle finger off after getting it caught in the garage door mechanism.

Tie a yellow ribbon around it! Seventies crooner Tony Orlando has chopped part of his finger off in garage door accident; here he is seen in 2016

Tie a yellow ribbon around it! Seventies crooner Tony Orlando has chopped part of his finger off in garage door accident; here he is seen in 2016

The 73-year-old's son John told the site his dad was calm and collected after the accident.

He found the tip of his finger on the floor, before driving himself to the hospital.

Surgeons attempted to reattach the digit, but there has been no word on the outcome yet.

Gruesome pictures of the accident show the singer's bloodied stump, with the top below the nail completely severed.

Grim: Gruesome pictures of the accident show the singer's bloodied stump, with the top below the nail completely severed

Grim: Gruesome pictures of the accident show the singer's bloodied stump, with the top below the nail completely severed

Back in the day: Tony Orlando and Dawn's signature hits include Knock Three Times, Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree, Candida, and He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)

Back in the day: Tony Orlando and Dawn's signature hits include Knock Three Times, Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree, Candida, and He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)

Ouch! The singer chopped the top of his left middle finger off after getting it caught in the garage door mechanism

Ouch! The singer chopped the top of his left middle finger off after getting it caught in the garage door mechanism

Tony first entered the charts in 1961 as a 16-year-old with songs like Halfway To Paradise and Bless You.

In the Seventies he began performing under the name Dawn, eventually becoming Tony Orlando and Dawn. 

Their signature hits include Knock Three Times, Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree, Candida, and He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)

Severed digits can be successfully reattached hours and even days after the trauma. 

Recommended procedure is to place the finger in a plastic bag, and place it on ice. 

Calm: The 73-year-old found the tip of his finger on the floor, before driving himself to the hospital (pictured September 4)

Calm: The 73-year-old found the tip of his finger on the floor, before driving himself to the hospital (pictured September 4)

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