Humperdinck

American

[hoom-puhr-dingk, huhm-per-dingk] / ˈhʊm pərˌdɪŋk, ˈhʌm pərˌdɪŋk /

noun

Engelbert 1854–1921, German composer.

Humperdinck British

/ ˈhʊmpərdɪŋk /

noun

Engelbert (ˈɛŋəlbɛrt). 1854–1921, German composer, esp of operas, including Hansel and Gretel (1893)

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Rossi was the name of his stepfather, who at the time was a popular Engelbert Humperdinck impersonator in Rhode Island.

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He was hired as a support act for Engelbert Humperdinck's Las Vegas residency in 1988, before receiving his multiple sclerosis diagnosis a short time later.

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Rossi was the name of his stepfather, who at the time was Rhode Island's premiere Engelbert Humperdinck impersonator.

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He worked with Humperdinck in the early 1970s, playing on his albums and joining him on a tour of the US.

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Doing a Vegas residency nowadays is not the same as it was for Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck.

From Los Angeles Times

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