by Bruce Klauber | Dec 18, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, Entertainment, South Jersey
Vocal artist, bandleader, broadcaster and cabaret performer Eddie Bruce has done just about everything there is to do in the entertainment business since he first broke in as a youngster over five decades ago, except to record with a really swinging jazz band. But...
by Bruce Klauber | Dec 11, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic City Casinos, Atlantic County, History, South Jersey
Who would have thought that a modestly talented afternoon television talk show host would eventually become not only a media mogul, but one of the top players in the hotel/casino business? Probably no one. But it happened and the legacy of Merv Griffin, both on...
by Bruce Klauber | Dec 11, 2025 | Features, Atlantic County, Entertainment, History, South Jersey
When fans of classic big band jazz gather, the talk invariably turns to the legendary drummers of yore who drove those ensembles. One of the names that seems to always come up is that of Sonny Payne, who spent 10 years with the band of Count Basie, 13 years with Harry...
by Bruce Klauber | Dec 4, 2025 | Features, Atlantic County, Business, Cape May County, Entertainment, South Jersey
As we’re entering the holiday season, this seems like a fitting time to celebrate the people and the businesses that have been a part of the Atlantic City region’s landscape for so long. All have contributed, decade after decade, to the area’s economy, as well as the...
by Bruce Klauber | Dec 4, 2025 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, History, South Jersey
Had he lived to Aug. 3, 2026, American pop legend Tony Bennett would have been 100 years old. Those who knew him and loved him believe if he were still around – he passed on July 21 of 2023 – he’d likely still be singing. Indeed, late in his career, he told Atlantic...
