It could be at least a month before 76-year-old Robin Leach returns to coming the scene and writing his daily column in the R-J.
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The Killers and Imagine Dragons are eager to participate in major concert event in the works to benefit the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund.
The past and current owners of the Palms are honoring Hugh Hefner today, a day after the publishing icon and cultural trailblazer died at age 91 at Playboy Mansion.
Hugh Hefner didn’t remember much about his first Las Vegas trip: “I was pretty hung over by then.”
“Power of Peace” is filled with such classic covers as Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground,” Billie Holiday’s “God Bless the Child,” and Curtis Mayfield’s “Gypsy Woman.”
If there’s a martini and a way to make a wager involved, Oscar Goodman is in. Adding a bonafide rock star from Las Vegas only sweetens the deal.
Lon Bronson’s first call upon hearing of Gregg Allman’s death was to Jim Buck. Buck was busy, but he found a way to play “Whipping Post” to honor Allman.
Larry King has been working in broadcasting since 1957, and has seen many stars come and go. The latest is Bill O’Reilly.
Appearing at CinemaCon at Caesars Palace, Ryan Gosling spoke about shooting “Blade Runner 2049.”
Louie Anderson, a longtime Vegas headliner and recent Emmy Award-winner, is hosting a series of comedy show at The Space.
Brian Dewhurst helped launch two Cirque du Soleil shows on the Strip — “Mystere” and “O” — and is still a full-time performer at age 84.
Most recently a three-day event at Las Vegas Festival Grounds, the Academy of Country Music’s “Party for a Cause” is branching out to such locales as Hard Rock Hotel, Red Rock Resort and Toby Keith’s joint at Harrah’s.
Clint Holmes is closing his show at Palazzo Theater, joining more than two dozen Vegas shows that have closed this year.
Joe Esposito was a ubiquitous figure in Elvis’ life, from the time they met in West Germany in 1958 through the end of Presley’s life 19 years later.
“Cherry Boom Boom” had a marketing campaign set for November. But the show closed Thursday.
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