FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2013
Media Contact: Tony Astran Publicity Manager Seneca Gaming Corporation Phone: 716-501-2066 E-mail: TAstran@SenecaCasinos.com
LEGENDARY SINGERS SMOKEY ROBINSON AND JOHNNY MATHIS JOIN SENECA CASINOS’ ‘SUMMER RUSH’ LINEUP
NIAGARA FALLS and SALAMANCA, N.Y. – Two of America’s timeless singers – Smokey Robinson and Johnny Mathis – join the Seneca Casinos’ “Summer Rush” lineup with performances that will match the thrill of summertime. Both will travel to the Seneca Niagara Events Center in Niagara Falls this July and August. In addition, another five musical acts are booked for those months at the nearby 440-seat Bear’s Den Showroom. Motown’s first No. 1 R&B hit, “Shop Around” by The Miracles, was sung by the group’s founder and lead singer, Smokey Robinson. More than 50 years later, Robinson continues to grace the stage with impeccable vocals and energy, and will perform live at Seneca Niagara Events Center on Saturday, July 26 at 8 p.m. He penned dozens of hits with The Miracles (“You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me,” “Ooo Baby Baby,” “Tears of a Clown,” “I Second That Emotion” and more), for other Motown greats (“The Way You Do the Things You Do,” “My Girl,” “Get Ready” and more) and for his own solo career, which began in 1973 (“Just to See Her,” “Cruisin’” and more). Robinson is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, a Kennedy Center honoree and a Grammy Living Legend Award winner.