Category: Tribute Bands

Tony Kishman portrays Paul McCartney every night at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas. The Beatles, as re-created in the “Legends In Concert’ segment, are helping attract S.R.O. crowds to the show night after night. What’s it like to play Paul McCartney on .stage? Tony Kishman tells all. Q – Attorneys for the Beatles have just won a 10 million dollar judgment against the “Beatlemania” show, claiming it was a violation of the rights of publicity of the group. They stated, you could use a “limited illustration of the group”…

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Dennis Wise made Page One news in papers across the country back in 1978 when he under went 6 hours of cosmetic surgery to re-construct his face to resemble Elvis Presley. Now, he travels the world with his Elvis Tribute Show. What makes a man go to such elaborate lengths to emulate “The King Of Rock ‘n’ Roll”? Better let Dennis Wise explain that one. Q – Dennis, you have more than 600 Elvis songs in your repertoire? A – Well, I know all of the tunes that Elvis did…

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He calls his show, “Reflections Of The King”. Russ Howe you see is an Elvis look and sound-a-like. He’s appeared on “Entertainment Tonite”, Geraldo, and MTV. He even appeared with Priscialla Presley at Graceland in June of 1982. We talked with Russ Howe about his Elvis Tribute Show. Q – Russ, where do you perform? How many dates a year? Have you taken your act overseas? A – So, far, we’ve been in the United States. We are talking about England. Right now, we’re working with Celebrity Cruise Lines and…

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Uncanny. Unbelievable. Incredible. These are just some of the superlatives used to describe Heidi Thompson as Cher. The look, the voice, and the charisma is immediately apparent as Heidi delivers a medley of Cher’s hit songs in nightly performances of “Legends In Concert” at The Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Just for the record, Heidi is a Central New Yorker — born and raised in Rochester!! Q – Heidi, how did you get from Rochester, N.Y. to Las Vegas? Where did you catch your big break? A…

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It sure looks like Country music superstar Reba McEntire!! But, in fact, it’s Corrie Sachs. Corrie is part of the American Superstars show out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Every night Corrie performs in the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Vegas. We talked with Corrie about her Reba McEntire act. Q – Before you were doing this Reba act, what were you doing? A – I was a lead singer in a show in Atlantic City called “Basin Street Follies.” I was also the M.C. I do that oh, sometimes twice…

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Johni Ray is Madonna!! That’s right, every night at the Palace Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, you can find Johni Ray performing her Madonna Tribute Act. Johni has actually taken her Madonna act all over the world. We talked with Johni (She even talks and sounds like Madonna!) Ray about her Madonna act. Q – How long have you been making a living imper­sonating Madonna? Is impersonating the right word? A – Most of us prefer not to be called impersonators, because we’re not pretending to be that person. We’re doing…

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They’ve been described as “the next best thing to seeing The Beatles.” Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles is one of, if not the finest tribute Beatle groups touring the country today. Keyboardist, percussionist Mark Lewis is the founding member of “Rain”. We spoke with Mark about his group. Q – Mark, let me see if I have this right, you’ve never been part of the four members of “Rain”. You’re in the background playing keyboards. A – Correct. Q – You’re kind of like “The Fifth Beatle” then. A…

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