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Wayne Newton
From Wikipedia Wayne Newton Born April 3 1942 Is An American Singer And Entertainer Based In Las Vegas Nevada. He Performed Over 30 000 Solo Shows In Las Vegas Over A Period Of Over 40 Years Earning Him The Nickname Mr. Las Vegas. His Best Known Songs Include 1972's "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" His Biggest Hit Peaking At #4 On The Billboard Charts "Years" 1980 1 His Vocal Version Of "Red Roses For A Blue Lady" 1965 And His Signature Song "Danke Schoen" 1963 . Newton Was Born Carson Wayne Newton In Roanoke Virginia To Evelyn Marie "Smith" Née Plasters And Patrick Newton Who Was An Auto Mechanic. 2 3 His Father Was Of Irish-Powhatan Descent And His Mother Of German-Cherokee Ancestry. Citation Needed While His Father Was In The U.S. Navy Newton Spent His Early Childhood In Roanoke Learning The Piano Guitar And Steel Guitar At The Age Of Six. While Newton Was Still A Child His Family Moved To A Home Near Newark Ohio. He Began Singing In Local Clubs Theaters And Fairs With His Older Brother Jerry. Because Of His Connection With Newark The City Selected Newton To Be The Grand Marshal Of Its Bicentennial Parade In 2002. Wayne's Severe Asthma Forced The Family To Move To Phoenix Arizona In 1952 Where He Later Attended North High School. The Brothers As The Rascals In Rhythm Appeared With The Grand Ole Opry Roadshows And On ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee And Performed For The President And Auditioned Unsuccessfully For Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour. In The Spring Of 1958 Toward The End Of Wayne's Junior Year In High School A Las Vegas Booking Agent Saw A Local TV Show On Which The Two Newton Brothers Were Performing And Took Them Back For An Audition. Originally Signed For Two Weeks The Brothers Eventually Performed For Five Years Doing Six Shows A Day. On September 29 1962 They First Performed On The Jackie Gleason Show. He Would Perform On Gleason's Show 12 Times Over The Following Two Years. Many Other Entertainment Icons Such As Lucille Ball Bobby Darin Danny Thomas George Burns And Jack Benny Lent Newton Their Support. In Particular Benny Hired Newton As An Opening Act For His Show. After His Job With Benny Ended Newton Was Offered A Job To Open For Another Comic At The Flamingo Hotel But Newton Asked For And Was Given A Headline Act. From 1980 To 1982 Newton Was Part Owner Of The Aladdin Hotel In A Partnership That Led To A Number Of Lawsuits And A Failed Attempt By Newton To Purchase The Entire Hotel In 1983. 4 In 1994 Newton Performed His 25 000th Solo Show In Las Vegas. In 1999 Newton Signed A 10-Year Deal With The Stardust Calling For Him To Perform There 40 Weeks Out Of The Year For Six Shows A Week In A Showroom Named After Him. In 2005 In Preparation For The Eventual Demolition Of The Casino The Deal Was From All Reports Amicably Terminated Newton Began A 30-Show Stint That Summer At The Hilton. His Last Show At The Stardust Was On April 20 2005. 5 During A Break In His On Stage Performance He Announced To The Crowd That Night He Wanted To Spend More Time With His Wife And New Daughter As The Main Reasonings For Canceling The Contract. Newton Said The Boyd Family Made Him A Very Nice Offer To Stay On Past The Demolition Of The Hotel And Casino And To Play In Other Boyd Venues But Newton Declined Citing "another Deal In The Works For Vegas" But He Did Not Mention The Hilton Specifically. News Crews Were Expecting This Performance To End On Time To Make Their 10 Pm And 11 Pm Shows But The Show Finally Ended Around 11 30 Pm Thus Eliminating The Possibility. Mr. Las Vegas Went On At 7 30 That Night And Sang Nearly His Entire Repertoire And Songs Of Other Vegas Mainstays As Well. Newton Was Elected To The Gaming Hall Of Fame In 2000. 6 In 2001 Newton Succeeded Bob Hope As Chairman Of The USO Celebrity Circle. In January 2005 Newton Started A Reality Television Show On E! Called The Entertainer. The Winner Got A Spot In His Act Plus A Headlining Act Of Their Own For A Year. And Recently During Player Introductions At The 2007 NBA All-Star Weekend In Las Vegas Newton Sang Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas." Newton Was The Grand Marshal Of The 80th Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival In Winchester Virginia May 1–7 2007. 7 He Canceled A Sold-Out Show To Join The Festival. Newton Was Featured On The 2007 Fall Season Of Dancing With The Stars Partnered With Two-Time Champion Cheryl Burke. He Became The Third Contestant To Be Eliminated From The Contest. During The Taping Which Takes Place At CBS Television City He Also Became The First Guest On The Price Is Right Which Tapes Next Door Under Host Drew Carey Who Began Adding Guests To The Show Especially To Present Prizes. Newton Appeared After A Trip To Las Vegas Was Shown. In 2008 Newton Received A Woodrow Wilson Award For Public Service. The Woodrow Wilson International Center For Scholars A National Memorial To President Wilson Commemorates "the Ideals And Concerns Of Woodrow Wilson." The Award Honors Leaders Who Have Given Back To Their Communities. Beginning October 14th 2009 He Will Begin Performing His Newest Show "Once Before I Go" At The Tropicana In Las Vegas. 8 Information Wikipédia .

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