Danny Gans was a fantastic performer and will be missed by me and millions of other fans. My heartfelt prayers go out to his family and friends who, along with his faith were the core of his life.

I can honestly say that If it were not for Danny’s success, I would probably not be working today as a singing impressionist in Las Vegas(or in the corporate world). The first time I visited Las Vegas in 1996 to research the venues, the city and shows, I saw Danny Gans at the Stratosphere and was amazed by his variety of voices and his show.

As a fellow ‘Singing’ impressionist, I have always been glad to see the model of his one-man show go through the roof and while our material is quite different, my show’s format is influenced by Danny’s model of ‘hit and run’ using a large multitude of short musical segments and lots of song parodies packed into every show in order to get more voices in . Even though is truly an honor, I am upset by the circumstance that would somehow suddenly make your mine be the longest running (albeit on a much smaller scale) impressionist show in Las Vegas (7 years).

As an Impressionist and Las Vegas entertainer, I can only hope to touch the surface of creating a legacy like his. In the meantime, like Danny, I’ll just keep doing what I love. Especially for the reason I have survived ‘terminal cancer’, drowning, and kidney failure; I am shocked and deeply saddened by the untimely passing of Las Vegas’ all-time top performers. I hope to meet him in heaven one day to say “Thank You Danny Gans, for bringing so much joy to so many people!”

RIP my friend.
All my best,
Larry G Jones

Dunkawho?

A friend once asked me to go on an Elks Junket to Vegas a long time ago., ( The next day, the MGM where we stayed , had that big fire ) I guess Newton wasn’t the big fixture there that he has become. That one visit was enough for me. Newton must be nuts wanting to be known as Mr. Vegas or whatever he’s called.. I never heard of this guy Gans , but the only thing I found in Vegas was sin and depravity… At that very time, Atlantic City was planning to adopt Gambling…Look at the mess that place is now..The fable that this stuff brings jobs and prosperity keeps the corruption flurishing . It brings nothing good but lots of despair, I remember Atlantic City from my youth, and there were plenty of jobs, and wholesome fare on the Steel Pier where you could spend the entire day if it was raining. Keep Vegas, and the City too.