At several times close to joining George Hamilton in the select group of persons more famous for their celebrity status than for any active artistic creation, Wayne Newton recorded for the 1960s album market and scored several hits during that time, but has become most renowned for his connections to Las Vegas, where he commanded up to one million dollars per month at his peak and invested heavily into the city's real estate.
Born in 1942 in Norfolk, Virginia, Newton began singing professionally at the age of six, and formed a rockabilly duo with his brother Jerry after the ...