Vegas, NV
Music connected to Vegas
About Vegas
- • Ne-Yo, the R&B singer-songwriter, was raised in Las Vegas.
- • The Rat Pack, with their iconic Vegas performances, originated here.
- • The Hoover Dam construction and legalized gambling propelled the city to prominence.
- • Beneath the Strip, a network of tunnels houses a hidden community.
- • The 1940s post-war boom transformed Vegas into a gambling mecca.
- • "Las Vegas" means "The Meadows" in Spanish, founded in 1905.
- • With 650,000+ residents, it's Nevada's most populous city.
- • At 2,030 feet, the elevation gives it a dry desert climate.
- • Tourism and hospitality drive the economy, employing many residents.
- • It's a glittering, surreal, and exciting sensory overload.
- • The Vegas Golden Knights reached the Stanley Cup Finals in their inaugural season.
- • Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield's ear in their infamous 1997 Vegas fight.