New Frontier Hotel and Casino was subsequently rebuilt and renamed the Hotel Last Frontier in 1942. On April 4, 1955, it was renamed the New Frontier, following a modernization of the resort. The resort had the distinction of hosting Elvis Presley's first Vegas appearance in 1956, and the final performance of Diana Ross and The Supremes on January 14, 1970. In the 1950s and the early 1960s, the New Frontier went through a succession of owners and operators. In 1966 and 1967 (by which time it had been renamed The Frontier) the casino had secret ownership interests by Anthony Joseph Zerilli and Michael Polizzi, "two
The Supremes year, the Supremes released "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking", their final Top 40 hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100. On June 12, 1977, the Supremes performed their farewell concert at the Drury Lane Theater in London and disbanded. Several fictional works have been published and produced that are based in part on the career of the group. The 1976 film "Sparkle" features the story of a Supremes-like singing trio called "Sister & the Sisters" from Harlem, New York. The film's score was composed by Curtis Mayfield, and the soundtrack album by Aretha Franklin was a commercial success.