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.
Buzz around the music scene is, Zac Brown Band is prepping for a residency at the Sphere. The person providing the buzz is Zac Brown.
The Animazing Gallery is hosting an art and photography exhibit later this month that looks back at the work of Grateful Dead artists, coinciding with the band’s residency at the Sphere.
The “Lovers & Friends” festival has been canceled, according to event organizers. This was to be the third installment of the annual hip-hop and R&B festival.
Duran Duran bassist John Taylor likes “A View to a Kill,” the James Bond film from 1985.
Pamela Anderson is now portraying a Vegas performer theatrically, in Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl.”
The Lovers & Friends fest, San Gennaro Feast and comedian Matt Rife top this week’s entertainment lineup.
Pete Barbutti hosted the show, which was syndicated in Canada, taped in Calgary, and ran for 130 episodes. He is coming to Las Vegas.
One just got an extension at the Strip venue that will soon become Hard Rock Las Vegas. The other is moving to a new venue this summer.
Bruno Mars told a packed house Saturday, “At the end of the night, The Pinky Ring turns into a strip club!” He was speaking euphemistically.
Vegas musician Nina Di Gregorio spent years learning Eddie Van Halen’s epic guitar solo on a customized violin.