Tony Martini will be stopping by to share some of his stories with Phillips & Cash about his 50 years of entertaining in Las Vegas.
Tony Martini started his professional career as a Las Vegas lounge singer with Wayne Newton (The Newton Brothers) at the Fremont Hotel. He has traveled the world from Australia, Malaysia, China, the Philippines, Japan, Vietnam, Canada, and Mexico. Tony ended his tour in Las Vegas at the Tropicana, opposite Rodney Dangerfield.
Tony has produced for many stars in concert in Hawaii. Stars like, Johnny Mathis, Tina Turner, Ray Charles, Jose Feliciano, Glen Campbell, The Platters, The Four Freshman, Redd Foxx, Marlene Dietrich, The Fifth Dimension, as well as wrote, produced and directed The Grammy Awards “Nani” in Hawaii in 1979. The guest of honor/speaker for the awards was Frank Sinatra’s world famous musical director, Don Costa.
He has also taken on a new role as Director of Public Relations for VEGAS UNWRAPPED INTERNET RADIO.
You may also remember Tony from many appearances on Hawaii 5-0 with Jack Lord.
Tony considers San Diego home, but Las Vegas is where Tony’s entertainment roots are well entrenched. Tony’s greatest passion still to this day is his singing. He now spends all of his time with his son Anthony who is following his father’s footsteps by training as an actor and singer.
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