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By Leila Navidi · May 15, 1905 · 9:55 a.m.

Known as "Mr. Las Vegas," Wayne Newton has dazzled audiences in many Strip casinos, including the Flamingo, Stardust, Las Vegas Hilton, Desert Inn, Frontier, Sands, Bally's, Caesars Palace and the MGM Grand. He now performs at the Tropicana in his new show, "Once Before I Go."

Wayne Newton in performance.
Readers' Memories of Wayne Newton
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
As part of our blowout coverage of Wayne Newton, we asked our readers for their favorite memories of Mr. Las Vegas.
Wayne Newton performs as a photo of him as a young man flashes on the screen during the opening night performance Wednesday of "Once Before I Go" at the Tropicana. The show traces Netwon's career and has him singing duets with the likes of Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin, who appear on video screens.
Wayne Newton: The story, but not the sound
REVIEW: The only thing fans will enjoy about this show is the memories it evokes
Monday, November 2, 2009
By Joe Brown
I had been warned that Wayne Newton can’t sing anymore. Apparently it’s been common knowledge for years that his voice is shot.
Wayne Newton sued twice this week over alleged unpaid bills
Courts:
Friday, July 17, 2009
By Steve Green
Entertainer Wayne Newton has been sued twice this week by creditors claiming to be owed tens of thousands of dollars. In one lawsuit, Newton is accused of failing to pay $32,384 for hay delivered to his Las Vegas ranch -- presumably for consumption by his horses at the ranch.
Showtime: How Sin City evolved into 'The Entertainment Capital of the World'
Thursday, May 15, 2008
By Ed Koch, Mary Manning, Dave Toplikar
Before central air conditioning and eye-catching neon lights, the Las Vegas Strip entertainment scene started in the western-themed El Rancho Vegas, a motor lodge located on Highway 91.
Wayne Newton owned the Strip
'Mr. Las Vegas' will go down as entertainer, but also owned the Aladdin
Thursday, May 15, 2008
By Ed Koch
In 1980, Wayne Newton, affectionately known as “Mr. Las Vegas,” got a taste of what Frank Sinatra had experienced for much of his life — accusations of mob association.
All the Joy and Wayne
Deep into a career that started in Las Vegas lounges nearly 50 years ago and made him a cultural icon, Mr. Las Vegas still does it his way.
Friday, December 7, 2007
By John Katsilometes
The car sits stationary, gleaming in the sun, but the wheels in Wayne’s Newton’s brain are spinning, burning rubber. His Rolls-Royce is dented. It’s the slightest imperfection, no larger than a dime, appearing as if someone has pressed a thumb hard into the car’s fender. The disfigurement is so indecipherable that it has long escaped notice by dozens of discriminating eyes that tend to the structures, vast menagerie and exotic vehicles at his home, Casa de Shenandoah.
Viva Wayne Vegas
Friday, June 10, 2005
By John Katsilometes
It is Wednesday afternoon, and Casa de Shenandoah is Casa de Chaos. Wayne Newton is conducting an orchestra of animals -- penguins, ducks, geese, cranes, horses, wallabies, swans, peacocks and an umbrella cockatoo -- as he performs promos for an MTV "TRL" crew. The assorted cameramen, producers and publicists are shooting a half-dozen or so spots featuring Newton at his famous ranch with his assortment of animals as part of the "TRL: Summer On The Strip" series.
Today, fans are the voice of Wayne Newton
Friday, May 2, 2003
By Jerry Fink
Wayne Newton is a phenomenon, a living icon -- of Las Vegas, of show business, of patriotism -- who continues to be a must-see for fans even though his singing voice has become troublesome.
Wayne's (other) World: World-renowned Arabian horses remain a passion for Mr. Las Vegas
Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Elizabeth McCall
The two are reunited in time to join five other foals and mares in a grass pasture flanked by white fences and shady trees. Newton is just warming up. He next grabs the lead rope to the glistening stallion, WN Ibn Ali, who is prancing and snorting, clearly intent on impressing two mares in an adjacent paddock.
Newton takes on role of gaming advocate
Monday, March 12, 2001
By Jeff German
The casino industry has enlisted the help of entertainer Wayne Newton in the first nationwide, grass-roots campaign to bolster its political clout in Washington.
Brush fire spreads onto Wayne Newton property
Monday, August 21, 2000
Mary Manning and Jean Reid Norman
An urban wildfire Sunday in a Clark County park scorched 37 acres of a nature preserve before jumping a 10-foot wall and burning an acre of brush on the property of entertainer Wayne Newton. The fire also burned 11 acres adjacent to the park that are believed to be owned by Newton.
Wayne Newton recalls resort's troubled past
Friday, August 18, 2000
By Ed Koch
Entertainer Wayne Newton marvels at the pending grand reopening of the Aladdin hotel-casino, a property he once owned, because he believes if Nevada gaming authorities of the late 1970s had their way, it would have vanished forever.
Newton proves he's still a master in Stardust debut
Friday, January 28, 2000
Joe Delaney
Wayne Newton had a blue-ribbon audience with celebrities plus local movers and shakers for his opening night Monday in the newly renamed Wayne Newton Theater at the Stardust.
New Year's Eve was a full day for Mr. Las Vegas
Monday, January 3, 2000
By John Katsilometes
I'm riding shotgun with my new very good friend, Wayne Newton, in a shiny black Rolls-Royce with the initials "W.N." painted in small letters on each door. We're screeching along Industrial Road, late for an interview with tiny broadcast journalism superstar Connie Chung at the Bellagio.
Columnist John Katsilometes: Herald the return of the Wayne-ster
Sunday, October 31, 1999
A funny thing happened to Wayne Newton over the past few years as he traipsed across the country, wowing audiences in outposts like Branson, Mo. and West Fargo, N.D.
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