The Copa Room was an entertainment nightclub showroom

Showroom

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 at the now-defunct Sands Hotel

Sands Hotel

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 on The Las Vegas Strip

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 in Las Vegas

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, Nevada

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It was noteworthy for the large numbers of popular entertainers who performed there, including members of The Rat Pack, Count Basie

Count Basie

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, Judy Garland

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, Lena Horne

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, Jimmy Durante

Jimmy Durante

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, Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett

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, Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin

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, Bob Dylan

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 & Phil Lesh and Friends

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It was also the recording venue for several live albums, including Frank Sinatra

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's Sinatra at the Sands

Sinatra at the Sands

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, Sammy Davis, Jr.

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's That's All!

That's All!

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and The Sounds of '66

The Sounds of '66

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, and Dean Martin

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's Live at the Sands Hotel - An Evening of Music, Laughter and Hard Liquor.

The Copa Room's showgirl

Showgirl

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s were known as "The Copa Girls."

The musical director during the Copa Room's 1950s and 1960s heyday was Antonio Morelli

Antonio Morelli

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The showroom took its name from the famed Copacabana

Copacabana (nightclub)

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 in New York City

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