Cork Proctor worked the lounge circuit in Las Vegas and Reno beginning in the 1970s, when he opened for such stars as the Supremes and Mel Tillis.
Music
Chazz Palminteri knows talent, and he knows the Bronx Wanderers. This is how a hit show came to be.
Rapper Flavor Flav dropped in to Red Lobster on Flamingo Road and Eastern Avenue last week, ordering the entire menu for himself and his family.
The Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender, George Clinton and P-Funk, and Zach Bryan lead this week’s entertainment lineup.
The company seeks another sellout as its presents Giacomo Puccini’s classic “La bohème” this weekend.
I met Paul McCartney at The Mirage. Maybe “met” is stretching it. But we did swap greetings in June 2006, as he moved through a party on the pool deck.
Leonard Slatkin is working as a consultant as Donato Cabrera leaves his post as current conductor and music director in May.
The adventurously tattooed superstar singer will play Dec. 30-31, according to sources.
Look for the “Game of Thrones: The Dragons” next to the BattleBots venue, near the Strip.
Barry Manilow says of Elvis, “He invented a style of music, which is still popular today. How many people can say that?”
Adele says of her new Colosseum show, “It’s all about the music, and it’s really, really nostalgic. It’s gonna be really beautiful.”
Jeff Beck, lauded as one of the all-time great guitarists since the mid-’60s, plays Pearl Concert Theater in November
Lyle Lovett jokes — or is he serious — about flipping a coin with Chris Isaak to see who will open in Vegas.
Miranda Lambert has seen a few shows, and wants to see more (Silk Sonic) as she preps for “The Velvet Rodeo.”
Former “mob lawyer” Oscar Goodman continues to be pursued as an expert about the skeletal remains found in a barrel at Lake Mead.