Tony Orlando had us tying yellow ribbons around trees — oaks and otherwise — in 1973, while Wayne Newton had, one decade earlier, taught the world to say “thank you” in German.
In both cases, it was due to hit songs (“Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” and “Danke Schoen,” respectively) from the musicmakers who are combining for the first of what’s being billed as a co-headlining “icons” tour, arriving Saturday night at the Hard Rock Casino in Gary, Indiana.
