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NATION, Page 27American NotesLAS VEGASStop the Music!
Lounge music may be to the symphony what Velveeta is to cheese,
but hey, it's all part of what makes Las Vegas great. That is why
195 musicians are on strike against five casinos that want to
replace them at least some of the time with audio tapes and
synthesizers. The musicians are getting tremendous support within
the community -- 87% of the callers to a local TV talk show
applauded the strike. Performers like Rodney Dangerfield, Connie
Francis and Dionne Warwick have canceled their shows. Lounge
lizards like Sammy Davis Jr. and Tony Orlando have vowed not to
cross the picket lines.
Casino operators will not say how much the canceled floor shows
are costing, but Bally's alone estimates that bands run $1.1
million a year and are becoming obsolete: visiting performers often
provide their own backup. Strikers argue that the live music lures
customers. Keeping the music, says picketer Elizabeth Smith, who
played the French horn with Bally's Jubilee!, "is something a
classy hotel should do."