Las vegas performers from the past male

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra is often given credit for helping turn Las Vegas from a desert town into a thriving, glamorous entertainment destination.

He opened his first Las Vegas headlining show at the Desert Inn in 1951.

Las vegas performers from the past

Through the years Sinatra performed at such memorable venues as the Sands, Caesars Palace, and the Golden Nugget. The success of his Las Vegas shows in the 1950s combined with a resurgent film career and critically acclaimed albums helped turn Sinatra from a pop singer with a fading career into a legendary superstar.

Sinatra was not only known for his solo shows but also his performances with the "Rat Pack" including Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. The close personal and professional relationship with Black performer Davis, Jr.

helped lead toward greater desegregation in Las Vegas as a whole. Sinatra's final Las Vegas performance took place in 1994. When he died in 1998, the lights of the Las Vegas Strip were dimmed in his honor.

Wayne Newton

Born in Norfolk Virginia in 1942, Wayne Newton first beg

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