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October 15, 2011
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Michael Bolton at Casino Rama
Photos Maureen Vitelli
MICHAEL BOLTON CASINO RAMA OCT 14 2011
Michael Bolton performed Thursday, October 13 at Casino Rama and the crowd especially the ladies adored him.
They were very vocal in their appreciation of him and he joked that he had people placed statigically throughout the crowd to shout out these compliments.
He started the show with "Love is Everything"."To love Somebody" and "Dock of the Bay".Bolton wanted to showcase several genres of music including R+B,pop, vintage and the Blues.
He sang "Sweet Home Chicago" and "Summertime" Bolton is on what he called an endless tour, now playing his 177th show with this band.
He is promoting his new album called Gems:The Duet Collections. Canadian singer Kelly Leveque joined Bolton to sing an absolutely awe inspiring version of Andrea Bocelli's hit "The Prayer" and "Somewhere over the Rainbow"
They received a standing ovation from the crowd for this.
Bolton responded with a heartfelt "I love my job!".
Leveque is the new bride to Frazier of The Canadian Tenors, who also joined Bolton on stage for their version of Hallelujah.
This was Bolton's third standing ovation of the night.
To sing his mega hit "When a Man Loves A Woman", he came out into the crowd so they could all get up close and personal with him.
He closed the show with a big hits, "Time, Love and Tenderness", How am I supposed To Live without You" and finally U2's song "Pride in the Name of Love".
