Carson Wayne Newton (born April 3, 1942) is an American singer and
actor. One of the best-known entertainers in Las Vegas, Nevada, he is
known by the nicknames The Midnight Idol, Mr. Las Vegas and Mr.
Entertainment. His well known songs include 1972's "Daddy, Don't You
Walk So Fast" (his biggest hit, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard
chart), "Years" (1980), and his vocal version of "Red Roses for a Blue
Lady" (1965). His signature song "Danke Schoen" (1963) was notably
used in the score for Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).He was born
Carson Wayne Newton in Norfolk, Virginia, to Patrick Newton, an auto
mechanic, and his wife, Evelyn Marie "Smith" (née Plasters). He is of
Irish, German, and Native American ancestry (his mother is half
Cherokee and his father is half Powhatan). When his father was serving
in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Newton spent his early years in
Roanoke, learning the piano, guitar, and steel guitar at age six.While
he was a child, his family moved to near Newark, Ohio. He began
singing in local clubs, theaters, and fairs with his older brother,
Jerry. Because of Newton's severe asthma, his family moved to Phoenix
in 1952, where he left North High School just before finishing his
junior year. The brothers, as the Rascals in Rhythm, appeared with the
Grand Ole Opry roadshows and on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee; and performed
in front of then-president Dwight D. Eisenhower and auditioned
unsuccessfully for Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour.
actor. One of the best-known entertainers in Las Vegas, Nevada, he is
known by the nicknames The Midnight Idol, Mr. Las Vegas and Mr.
Entertainment. His well known songs include 1972's "Daddy, Don't You
Walk So Fast" (his biggest hit, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard
chart), "Years" (1980), and his vocal version of "Red Roses for a Blue
Lady" (1965). His signature song "Danke Schoen" (1963) was notably
used in the score for Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).He was born
Carson Wayne Newton in Norfolk, Virginia, to Patrick Newton, an auto
mechanic, and his wife, Evelyn Marie "Smith" (née Plasters). He is of
Irish, German, and Native American ancestry (his mother is half
Cherokee and his father is half Powhatan). When his father was serving
in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Newton spent his early years in
Roanoke, learning the piano, guitar, and steel guitar at age six.While
he was a child, his family moved to near Newark, Ohio. He began
singing in local clubs, theaters, and fairs with his older brother,
Jerry. Because of Newton's severe asthma, his family moved to Phoenix
in 1952, where he left North High School just before finishing his
junior year. The brothers, as the Rascals in Rhythm, appeared with the
Grand Ole Opry roadshows and on ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee; and performed
in front of then-president Dwight D. Eisenhower and auditioned
unsuccessfully for Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour.
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