Congo Room (Las Vegas, NV)
Experience rock and roll history at the Sahara Hotel's legendary Congo Room with performances by the Platters ("The Great Pretender", "Only You", "Twilight Time"), Cornell Gunter's Coasters ("Poison Ivy", "Charlie Brown" "Yakety Yak"), and the Marvelettes ("Please Mr. Postman", "Beechwood 4-5789", "Don't Mess with Bill").
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This is a wondeful night of entertainment. They all sound great, especially the Platters. Christy Love performed wiht the Platters and sounds great.
The Platters were terrific and it was great to hear the old familiar songs done so well by all the performers. The venue leaves much to be desired, though. Very shabby, run down and uncomfortable.
It was very fun;with audience participation. I didn't know I was going to know so many of the songs! A great deal for live entertainment in Vegas!
This show should be billed as a tribute show.
This show was fantastic! If you love the Oldies go see this Classic Show!
Our seats were right at the Stage! Enjoyed it immensely. Your ticket service works great.
It was great! You hear their music all your life and sometimes see them on TV, but to actually see them in person was overwellming they are all musical legeneds only about 15 feet in front of you. They came down and shook you hands as many people as they could and at the end of the concert the Platters Costers and the Marvalttes sang a new song together which they have on their CD. After the show they were all outside the theater, signing autographs taking pictures with the audience.
Since opening its doors in 1952, the Sahara has set the stage for Las Vegas' hottest entertainment and brightest stars, hosting such celebrated performers as Johnny Carson, Tina Turner, The Beatles and Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
That tradition continues today with a world of entertainment under one roof in the the popular Sahara Theater, the legendary Congo Room and the intimate ... More
Experience rock and roll history at The Sahara as the Platters, Cornell Gunter’s Coasters and the Marvelettes perform an evening full of hits.
The Platters, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, are one of the top 25 selling artists of all time and have had 14 top twenty hits including "The Great Pretender", "Only You" and "Twilight Time".
Cornell Gunter’s Coasters, who were also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, are known for such hits as "Poison Ivy", ”Charlie Brown” and “Yakety Yak”. Cornell Gunter’s Coasters will make you laugh and reminisce to these great songs.
The Marvelettes were Motown's first group to have a #1 song on the Billboard charts with the song “Please Mr. Postman”. A string of other hits followed including “Beechwood 4-5789” and “Don’t Mess with Bill”. The Marvelettes bring their soulful presence and charisma back to the Las Vegas stage.
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