Manilow Soars to Las Vegas Gig

Published: 3/14/06, 9:46 AM EDT
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) - Barry Manilow soars high above the traffic five days a week on his commute to the Las Vegas Hilton.

From his home in Palm Springs, the 59-year-old singer travels by jet to Sin City.

"There's just no quiet in Vegas," Manilow told the Los Angeles Times for a story Sunday.

But he embraces the five-shows-a-week gig, where his loyal fans - "Fanilows" - make up the bulk of his nightly audience.

He's also flying high on the success of his latest album, "The Greatest Songs of the Fifties," which debuted at No. 1 on U.S. pop charts.

Not even "Copacabana" did that.

"I was floored," he said. "It's unreal, absolutely unreal."
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