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Thu, 31 Jul 2008 8:30 PM
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Wayne Newton
Wayne Newton
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Sat, 2 Aug 2008 8:30 PM
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Wayne Newton
Wayne Newton
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Mon, 4 Aug 2008 8:30 PM
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Wayne Newton
Wayne Newton
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Wed, 6 Aug 2008 8:30 PM
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Wayne Newton
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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Newton was born in Roanoke, Virginia, the half-Indian son of an auto mechanic. (His father was Irish-Powhatan and his mother German-Cherokee.) Newton was active in show business at an early age. He learned the piano, guitar, and steel guitar at the age of six. Newton achieved nationwide recognition on September 29, 1962 when he and his brother 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. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Wayne Newton is currently performing at the Flamingo Hotel, where he is scheduled to remain through April 2006.
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