The Platters, Cornell Gunter's Coasters and the Marvelettes at the Sahara's Congo Room
Congo Room (Las Vegas, NV)
Rated 3.3 by 7 members who went.
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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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.