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Smokey Robinson <\/strong>and Gladys Knight<\/strong> gained fame while leading the Miracles and the Pips, respectively. Now they are combining their star power for a date in Vegas.<\/p>\n Dubbed \u201cJust The Two of Us,\u201d the Robinson-Knight twinbill plays Pearl at the Palms at 8 p.m. April 25 (tickets are on sale at 10 a.m. Pacific time Friday at AXS.com). Both artists are Motown trailblazers and inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n Knight\u2019s recording career dates to 1961. With the Pips, she recorded such classics as \u201cI Heard It Through the Grapevine\u201d and \u201cMidnight Train to Georgia,\u201d In 2024, Knight was honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.<\/p>\n The 81-year-old Knight has performed in several Las Vegas venues, most recently in last year\u2019s \u201cFour Queens, One Stage\u201d tour at Mandalay Bay\u2019s Michelob Ultra Arena. Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle and Stephanie Mills<\/strong> filled out the all-star bill. She starred in a residency production at the Flamingo for three years ending in 2005, and also Tropicana in 2011.<\/p>\n Knight owns a home in Las Vegas, but spends most of her time in Fairview, N.C., just outside Asheville. Her brother Merald \u201cBubba\u201d Knight<\/strong> still lives in Vegas, still active in the local entertainment community (the \u201cWoo-Woo!\u201d in \u201cGrapevine\u201d was his idea).<\/p>\n Robinson, who still has a residence here, has of course written and performed a stack of hits, among them \u201cYou\u2019ve Really Got a Hold on Me\u201d \u201cMy Girl, and \u201cI Second That Emotion.\u201d The 85-year-old legend has written for the Temptations and Marvin Gaye. He has also as lent his name and superstar endorsement to Human Nature,<\/strong> the Australian Motown-tilted act that opened on the Strip (at the old Imperial Palace) in 2009 and still performs several dates at South Point Showroom.<\/p>\n Four-time Super Bowl champ, broadcast vet, former Vegas showman AND Pro Football Hall of Fame QB Terry Bradshaw<\/strong> is hosting a \u201cSmoke & Sip\u201d night at Eight Lounge at Resorts World at 8:30 p.m. Sunday. The night will serve as the debut of Bradshaw Bourbon\u2019s six- and 12-year, single-barrel bourbons, will feature cigar pairings, guest bartending and a bourbon Q&A with the NFL legend. Nudge him and maybe he\u2019ll uncork a Jerry Reed tune. The man can sing. Go to eightloungelv.com.<\/span><\/p>\n The American Music Awards show is coming back to Las Vegas this summer. But it won\u2019t be at BleauLive Theater. Think bigger. Dick Clark Productions produces the Academy of Country Music Awards, announced for May at MGM Grand Garden Arena, and also the AMAs. I\u2019m feeling the big, regal, green venue for this show.<\/p>\n Rockers Paul Shortino <\/strong>of Rough Cutt, Quiet <\/strong>Rio<\/strong>t and (the original) Spinal Tap (portraying Duke Fame) and Mitch Perry <\/strong>(Cher<\/strong> and Edgar <\/strong>Winter<\/strong>) are at Breeze Bar at Treasure Island from 7-10 p.m. Feb. 6-7. Acoustic, anthemic, great vocals, free parking, no cover. It might not be the Enormodome, but the site lines are better and the the guys will rock it.<\/p>\n John Katsilometes\u2019 column runs daily in the A section. Contact him at jkatsilometes@reviewjournal.com.<\/a> Follow @johnnykats<\/a> on X, @JohnnyKats1<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nTerry to smoke<\/h2>\n
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