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Friday, Jljly 15, 1966 Las Vegas Review-Journal 23 BOBBY HACKETT BOBBY VINTON NORM CROSBY Epic Records Convention Returns To Sands Hotel; Opens Saturday | A four - day national* conven- tion of the Epic Record Comp- any will begin Saturday at the Sands Hotel and climax Tues- day night, when the firm will present a special show at the Sands, featuring top recording artists on the Epic label; The convention, which will at- tract delegates from throughout the United States and Canada, is an annual event at which new releases are discussed and plans for the coming year are an- nounced. and general manager of Epic, will attend the meetings and is expected to make a number of important announcements con- cerning Epic?╟╓s rising future in the recording business. Oil the entertainment side, the program will be headlined by popular young recording star Bobby Vinton, who has amassed an enviable list of million sell- ers, including his first Gold Rec- ord ?╟úRoses Are Red,?╟Ñ which has sold over three million since being released in 1962, Leonard Levy, vice president Since then; Vinton?╟╓s record sales have been discussed in terms of ?╟úmillions?╟Ñ and he has sold five million copies in a sin- gle year. Another headliner well known to Las Vegans is Norm Crosby who will serve as master -of- ceremonies for the Sands Grand Ballroom show. ' Crosby, the comedian who fractures history and the Eng- lish language in delightful style, is relatively new to the enter- tainment industry, but in four years has secured long - -term contracts at major hotels across die nation. An interesting sidelights j?╟÷ Crosby was an advertising* ex- ecutive with a major East Coast firm, until he became an enter- tainer. He was frequently called on to perform at parties- of friends and one night, the enter- tainment director of a notdd,ni- tery heard him and urged Cfos- by to turn professional. Today, he is a top comic and one blithe fastest rising personalities on the entertainment scene, Also on the show will be ?╟úthe Vibrations,?╟Ñ a top rhythm!-and- blues group with three best sell- ing singles during 1965; and a rising young singer named Walt- er Jackson, who has captured the imagination of Epic^igcu- tives and is being groomed for the future. Renowned cornetist and tam- peter Bobby Hackett, a timeless musician who is one of the most consistent long-play album ar- tists, will appear, and his3eg- ment will be a demonstration in versatility and interpretation. The show will be open to the public with five - hundred seats available. Tickets may be ob- tained at the Sands casino cage.