Wayne Newton Live
What: Wayne Newton @ L’Auberge Du Lac Casino in Lake Charles
When: Fri/Sat June 26&27, 2009 at 7:00PM.
Wayne Newton, is an American singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has performed over 30,000 solo shows in Las Vegas over a period of over 40 years, earning him the nickname Mr. Las Vegas. Baton Rouge-based violinist Paris Paraschoudis will be joining Mr. Newton for his Lake Charles shows.
Wayne Newton, whose Las Vegas nightclub act grosses a million dollars a month, got his start on television variety shows in the 1950s while still a teenager. At 17, Wayne and his brother Jerry started their own Vegas act. When he was 21, after much frustration, Bobby Darin finally produced Newton’s single “Danke Schoen.” It became a hit, but it was Newton’s last, as his voice soon lowered. Newton’s Las Vegas act lived on, however, to become the highest grossing act in Las Vegas history. It featured fog machines, a spaceship, and Newton in very tight pants.
Newton earned enough to acquire the Aladdin casino in Las Vegas, an Arabian horse ranch, and a mansion on 50 acres which he calls Casa Shenandoah. In 1992, he was forced to declare bankruptcy when he acquired $20 million in debts while suing NBC for libel; the network had reported that he partnered with the mafia to buy the Aladdin. However, several multi-million dollar performances around the world have since put the singer back on top.
His best known songs include the “Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast” (1972) (his biggest hit, peaking at #4 on the Billboard charts), “Years” (1980), his vocal version of “Red Roses for a Blue Lady” (1965), and his signature song, “Danke Schoen” (1963).
L’Auberge Du Lac Casino location:
L’Auberge du Lac
777 Avenue L’Auberge
Lake Charles, LA 70601
Tel.: 337.395.7777 or 866.580.7444
For Tickets visit: http://www.ticketmaster.com/search?tm_link=tm_homeA_header_search&q=wayne+newton
