▁P end ul um ▁at ▁Fal con ' s ▁La ir " ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Castro ▁also ▁back ed ▁vocal ists ▁An ita ▁O ' Day ▁and ▁June ▁Christ y ▁and ▁was ▁music ▁director ▁for ▁Tony ▁Martin ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁Other ▁side men ▁for ▁Castro ' s ▁tri os ▁and ▁quart ets ▁included ▁Ch ico ▁Hamilton , ▁Red ▁Mitchell , ▁Ed ▁Sh onk ▁and ▁Howard ▁Roberts . ▁▁ ▁Castro ▁moved ▁to ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁accomp any ▁vocal ists ▁and ▁play ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁pit ▁bands ▁until ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁musical ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁Trop icana ▁Hotel ' s ▁Fol ies ▁Berg ere . ▁ ▁After ▁Castro ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Trop icana , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁perform ▁in ▁jazz ▁comb os ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁and ▁California . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁Lor etta ▁Fa ith ▁H add ad ▁of ▁Beck ley , ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁for ▁ 4 1 ▁years ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Lor etta ▁attended ▁Marshall ▁University ▁in ▁Hun ting ton , ▁West ▁Virginia , ▁where ▁she ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁music . ▁ ▁From ▁there ▁she ▁began ▁singing ▁at ▁the ▁historic ▁Green b rier ▁Hotel ▁in ▁White ▁Sul ph ur ▁Spr ings , ▁West