The Washington Post describes Newton as “America’s number one night club act” and at his peak being more prominent in Las Vegas than both Sinatra and Presley. In 1963, he achieved headliner status at the Flamingo, a casino hotel in Las Vegas, and soon became one of the city’s most popular performers. Entertainment”.Īs a teenager, Newton first performed in Las Vegas in the late 1950s and was mentored by some of the nation’s biggest artists including Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin and Elvis Presley.

He is known by the nicknames “The Midnight Idol”, “Mr. One of the most popular singers in the United States from the mid-to-late 20th century, Newton remains one of the best-known entertainers in Las Vegas and has performed there since 1963. Carson Wayne Newton (born April 3, 1942) is an American singer and actor.