Vikki Carr Rings in the New Year with Spectacular Show at Spotlight 29 Casino
Carr will be joined by the popular Pat Rizzo Orchestra in Showroom on December 31st
COACHELLA, CA, December 17, 2010
Classic pop star of the 60s, Vikki Carr, will hit the stage with the Pat Rizzo Orchestra for a spectacular New Year's Eve concert Friday, December 31st at 8 pm in the Spotlight 29 Casino Showroom.Tickets are $55, $65, and $75 each. For tickets, visit http://www.Spotlight29.com or call Star Tickets (800) 585-3737. Tickets are also available for purchase at Spotlight's Club 29 Monday-Wednesday 10am-8pm, the Spotlight 29 Gift Shop Thursday-Sunday 10am-8pm, and the Spotlight Showroom Box Office 1:30pm-9:30pm on the day of the show.
Carr is a three-time Grammy Award winner, whose international success spans four decades. She has released 59 bestselling recordings including, "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "It Must Be Him." Carr's music embraces two languages, which made her among the first artists to bridge the cultures of the United States and Latin America. Carr was the first female to regularly guest host for Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show and she was frequently a guest on The Carol Burnett Show and a visitor and guest host on Michael Jackson's ABC radio show.
Born in El Paso, Texas, but raised in the San Gabriel Valley of California, Carr, the eldest of seven children, began performing at the tender age of four singing Adeste Fidelis in Latin at a Christmas program. Her career was officially launched in the early sixties when she was signed to a contract with Liberty Records.
Since making her first personal appearance in Mexico in 1972, the country has had a love affair with Carr. She is the first non-National named Mexico's "Visiting Entertainer of the Year". Playing nightly to standing ovations and appearing on numerous Mexican programs, her two-hour special broke ratings records, attracting more than half of the viewers in Mexico.
In 1980, because of the enormous success of her first Spanish language album, Columbia Records in Mexico offered her a contract and beginning with Vikki Carr y El Amor, her triumphs were unbridled, especially in Latin America.
Songs like Total, Disculpame, Esos Hombres, Mala Suerte earned her Gold and Platinum albums in the United States, Mexico, Chile, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Colombia and Ecuador. Carr followed with Grammy Award nominees Simplemente Mujer in 1985, Cosas del Amor in 1992, Brindo a la Vida, al Bolero y a Ti in 1993 and Recuerdo a Javier Solis in 1995, taking three of the four awards.
Carr will be joined by The Pat Rizzo Orchestra. Pat Rizzo, has performed as a saxophonist, vocalist, composer, arranger and producer. Rizzo has had a varied career spanning over more than three decades performing and recording with such diverse artists as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Sly and the Family Stone and War.
About Spotlight 29 Casino:
Spotlight 29 Casino is conveniently located off I-10, just minutes from all of the desert cities, featuring 2,000 slot machines, including the most penny machines in the Coachella Valley. There is a complete lineup of the most popular table games with flat screen televisions throughout and always a $5 table. The casino offers a wide variety of entertainment options; a 2,200 seat showroom for headline entertainment, the Blue Bar with dancing and a DJ, Groove lounge featuring classic rock music plus an array of dining choices including JEM Steakhouse and the all-you-can-eat buffet at Cafe Capitata. The casino underwent exciting renovations including a new poker room, a high limit slot area as well as a new lounge for Platinum Members. Open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, the fun never stops at Spotlight 29! Spotlight 29 Casino is a business venture of the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians. http://www.Spotlight29.com, 760-775-5566.