By JERRY FINK, Las Vegas Sun

Bobby Vinton a rap star?
"Roses Are Red" Bobby Vinton? "Sealed With a Kiss" Bobby Vinton? That Bobby Vinton? A rap artist?

Engelbert Humperdinck may be a little vain about his good looks and his vocal cords, which seem to be as soothing today as they were when he burst to international stardom in 1967 with the release of "Release Me."
But when you've got it, flaunt it.

Despite what many might think, Julius La Rosa is still very much alive and singing -- coming out of semiretirement, for instance, to perform at a recent benefit concert.
La Rosa, 79, performed on Arthur Godfrey's radio and television show in the 1950s and was fired on the air by the host.

After a dozen years of paying his dues on the road, country singer Rodney Atkins is stepping out of the superstars' shadows.

Larry G. Jones steps onstage and for 70 minutes wows audiences with impressions of Tom Jones that he has perfected over the past 15 years.
The tiny, bare-bones showroom at the Royal Resort in Las Vegas is almost full, 50 fans in a room that holds about 60. It's perhaps the smallest showroom in Las Vegas.

For $2,000, you can see Barbra Streisand. For $10, you can see her kid sister.Roslyn Kind's career continues to bloom, despite living in the shadow of her superstar sister.

Keeping up is hard to do with 69-year-old songwriting genius Neil Sedaka. He's now churning out not only pop hits but symphonies, a children's album and an upcoming salsa number.

Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong burned a niche in American culture before their comedy team went up in smoke in 1985.They first worked together in a Vancouver, British Columbia, nightclub in 1968 and forged a counterculture union that resonated with anti-establishment audiences.

There are five seasons for comedian Dennis Miller - summer, fall, winter, spring and political.With the presidential election just around the corner, Miller is armed with an arsenal of observations about politics and politicians sure to amuse his fans and outrage those who don't agree with his conservative libertarian point of view.