Singer Wayne Newton renews legendary Vegas residency — and records one for the Gipper

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President Ronald Reagan took form on a nippy night in an area recording studio.There, amidst an array of electronics and under the watchful eyes of a producer, an engineer and Newton’s wife, attorney Kathleen McCrone, the 82-year-old known as Mr.

Las Vegas laid down the vocals for “This Is America,” a song the hit biopic “Reagan,” starring Dennis Quaid, inspired.“Ronald Reagan was a dear friend of mine,” Newton told The Post in an exclusive interview. “I loved him dearly.

He was a dear friend. I went on the road when he was running for governor to do shows for him and also both times he ran for president.”He added, “I found him personally one of the nicest, most genuine people I had ever met, even being in politics and the rest of it.”Viewing a rough cut of the movie — which topped streaming sales charts on its release last month — the man with more than six decades of performing on the Las Vegas Strip under his belt was deeply moved.“When they brought the film here — they showed it to us way before it was finished — I found myself sitting there with tears coming down my face,” Newton said. “Since he meant so much to me and everything he stood for meant so much to me, I decided any way I can be a part of this project, I would pay to do it.”Reagan “was just such a genuinely nice person, and what he said he believed, and he wouldn’t let himself get sucked into calling other people names and the rest,” Newton added.