{"id":3691,"date":"2023-10-09T17:25:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T17:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=3691"},"modified":"2023-10-09T17:25:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T17:25:35","slug":"barry-manilow-surpasses-elvis-presleys-impressive-record-for-a-las-vegas-residency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=3691","title":{"rendered":"Barry Manilow surpasses Elvis Presley\u2019s impressive record for a Las Vegas residency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elvis Presley<\/a>\u00a0may be The King of Rock and Roll, but Barry Manilow is now the king of the Westgate Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Manilow, 80, recently surpassed Presley\u2019s previously held record of 636 shows at the venue. The \u201cCopacabana\u201d singer performed his 637th show at the Westgate on September 23.<\/p>\n

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It was a night to remember as Manilow donated all of the proceeds to several charities in Presley\u2019s honor. He also performed covers of several of The King\u2019s top hits.<\/p>\n

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In 1969, Presley began his residency at the Westgate, then known as International Hotel. By 1976 he had played 636 shows.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, his untimely death the following year put an end to his then record-setting residency.<\/p>\n

Manilow first played at the venue, then called the Las Vegas Hilton, in 1985. He returned to venue in 2005 and played there until 2009.<\/p>\n

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The iconic singer took a break from Las Vegas, performing in other locations, before returning to Sin City in 2018. On September 23, 2023, the 80-year-old played his 637th concert at the Westgate.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s great. I mean listen, what\u2019s [really] great is being in the same sentence as Elvis Presley,\u201d Manilow told\u00a0ET<\/a>\u00a0prior to the big night. \u201cThis is beyond just another singer. This was somebody who invented a style of music that wouldn\u2019t have been there if he hadn\u2019t done it, so this was a big [honor]. And it\u2019s great that both of us were working on this stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While many have compared the two iconic singers and their residencies, Manilow said there\u2019s little the two have in common.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat he did was so far away from what I do that I really don\u2019t even consider us in competition. He was an inventor of a style of music,\u201d he told the\u00a0Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/a>. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to give him credit for that. And I was an inventor of my kind of music, with the big ballads and the big backbeats. That\u2019s the only thing we have in common. I just admired his fame and his talent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ron Adar \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now that he\u2019s broken Presley\u2019s record, Manilow isn\u2019t taking a step back from show business. If anything, he\u2019s setting his eyes on the next record: Donny and Marie Osmond\u2019s 1,730 shows.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s crazy to think how many shows Barry Manilow has performed in Las Vegas\u2026 over 630! Have you ever seen him? What did you think of his show?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you enjoyed this story, you might like to read about\u00a0Barry Manilow\u2019s husband<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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