Mr. Las Vegas, Wayne Newton, Celebrates 50 Years on the Strip With Historic New Show Once Before I Go Opening at Tropicana Las Vegas Oct 29, 2009
SOUNDBITES: * Wayne Newton - Celebrities expected to walk the carpet and attend the show include: Drew Carey, starlet Holly Madison (PEEPSHOW), professional dancers Cheryl Burke, Kym Johnson, Edyta Sliwinska and Alec Mazo all of "Dancing with the Stars," as well as celebrity contestants Jennie Garth and Sabrina Bryan (Cheetah Girls), Vanna White (Wheel of Fortune) and Louis Prima Jr. (Entertainer). Las Vegas entertainers Carrot Top, Nathan Burton, Zowie Bowie, Frank Marino and cast members from... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Great ole dance still leading the fun at Santee event Aug 2, 2009
Always played by disc jockeys, the music includes longtime favorites: Just A Gigilo by Louis Prima and Keely Smith, Green Eyes by the Ravens and Annie Had A Baby by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters. Could our teenagers match that. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Put on your dancing shoes: TGIF returns Jun 18, 2009
The newest bands to join the lineup are the Screamin' Primas, who perform the music of swing/jazz bandleader Louis Prima, and Nathan ydeco Cha Chas. In a way, Tinsley Ellis' electric blues sound is new as well: The group had been scheduled to perform last year, but the city canceled the event after a West Nile virus scare. (North County Times)
Deaths in the news: Charlie Kennedy Apr 14, 2009
- Charlie Kennedy, a saxophonist who was a frequent featured soloist in the big bands of Gene Krupa and Louis Prima in the 1940s, died April 3 of pulmonary disease in Ventura, his daughter, Lorraine Sutton, told the Los Angeles Times ... - Charlie Kennedy, a saxophonist who was a frequent featured soloist in the big bands of Gene Krupa and Louis Prima in the 1940s, died April 3 of pulmonary disease in Ventura, his daughter, Lorraine Sutton, told the Los Angeles Times. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Keely Smith Brings Vegas to McCallum (1) Apr 12, 2009
Harking back to the wild and exhilarating lounge act she performed with her former husband, bandleader Louis Prima, Smith had this to say, "I'm doing the old Las Vegas Sahara lounge show. I'm singing a lot of Louis' songs, the fast crazy ones and I'm singing in Italian!". Keely has also appeared at Feinstein's at the Regency Hotel in New York every April for the past four seasons and on Jan. 31, actor Tony Danza presented Keely with the Night Life award for the Best Female Performance, voted on... (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Dallas Brass aims for art, entertainment, education Mar 29, 2009
He said the La Crosse show will be like a musical, featuring music by composers such as Aaron Copland, John Williams, John Philip Sousa, Henry Mancini, Samuel Barber and Louis Prima ( Sing, Sing, Sing ). Levine said he narrates the show and takes the audience on a journey through the American history of music. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
