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Join us as we return to the glory days of
THE LATIN CASINO
WHEN CHERRY HILL WAS AT THE CENTER
OF THE ENTERTAINMENT UNIVERSE
featuring Patrick Oberstaedt and his Orchestra
June 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Who Played The Latin Casino?
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Frank Sinatra
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Dean Martin
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Aretha Franklin
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Little Richard
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Sammy Davis, Jr.
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Tony Bennett
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Diana Ross
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The Temptations
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The Four Seasons
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Nat King Cole
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Eddie Fisher
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Jerry Vale
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Sonny & Cher
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Gladys Knight
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Liza Minelli
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Ella Fitzgerald
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Donna Summer
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Louis Armstrong
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Jackie Wilson
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Ray Charles
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B.B. King
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Tom Jones
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Dionne Warwick
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Bobby Darin
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Steve & Eyde
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Wayne Newton
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Al Green
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Engelberdt
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James Brown
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Stan Getz
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The Spinners
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The Dovells
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B.B. King
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Gloria Gaynor
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Marlene Deitrich
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Harry Belafonte
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Al Martino
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Johnny Mathis
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Jose Felicano
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Tony Orlando
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Liberace
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Danny Thomas
About The Latin Casino:
* The Route 70 site eventually became the headquarters of Subaru of America
* Jackie Wilson had a heart attack on stage; his final performance ever
* James Brown and The Famous Flames recorded their 1967 live album "Live at the Garden" at the Latin Casino, but passed it off as being recorded at Madison Square Garden with dubbed crowd noise
* Brenda Lee broke her neck onstage during a June 12, 1962 performance
* Tom Jones was accosted by two female fans after a show in the parking lot
* Martin Scorsese recreated the club for his 2019 movie The Irishman
* The club also played host to the great comedians of the day, including Richard Pryor, The Three Stooges, Don Rickles and many more
* The owners moved their popular nightclub to Cherry Hill after nine years on Walnut Street in Philadelphia in 1960, tired of customers’ complaints about parking and the city’s blue laws
* The club seated as many as 2,000 people
* At its height, the Latin Casino employed as many as 300 people
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