Liberace
Władziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987), mononymously known as Liberace, was an American pianist, singer, and actor.
A child prodigy and the son of working class immigrants, Liberace enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements.
At the height of his fame, from the 1950s to the 1970s, Liberace was the highest-paid entertainer in the world, with established residencies in Las Vegas, and an international touring schedule. Liberace embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off stage, acquiring the sobriquet "Mr. Showmanship".
Liberace was recognized during his career with two Emmy Awards, six gold albums and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Liberace also released a book on his life, and performed 56 sold out shows at Radio City Music Hall which set box office records a few months before his death in Palm Springs, California on February 4, 1987.
Throughout his entire life and career, Liberace publicly denied his homosexual orientation. When the Daily Mirror newspaper and Confidential magazine reported some of his gay relationships, he sued both publications and won damages and legal fees. Toward the end of his life, he was unsuccessfully sued for palimony, slander and conversion of property by his former chauffeur and lover, Scott Thorson. Liberace's death remains controversial because there had been rumors prior to his death that he had contracted HIV, which his management, publicist, friends, and even Liberace himself denied. Against the wishes of his estate, the Riverside County coroner ordered an official autopsy and determined that Liberace had died of an AIDS-related illness, making him the second major celebrity after Rock Hudson to officially succumb to the illness during the early days of media frenzy surrounding the disease.
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ALBUMS
- Love Letters released: 2013
- A Liberace Christmas released: 1995
- 16 Most Requested Songs released: 1989
- As Time Goes By released: 1985
- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas released: 1981
- Great Motion Picture Themes, Volume 1 released: 1977
- What Now My Love released: 1969
- Concertos for You released: 1953
- Christmas with Liberace released:
- Liberace's Greatest Hits released:
- Liberace - Concert Favorites released:
- The Best of Liberace released:
- Best of Liberace released:
A Liberace Christmas
Released 1995- Medley: O Tannenbaum / We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- What Child Is This?
- Medley: Jingle Bells / White Christmas / Adeste Fideles...
- Coventry Carol
- Jesu Bambino
- The Little Drummer Boy
- Medley: O Little Town of Bethlehem / Joy to the World
- Ave Maria
- Silver Bells
- O Holy Night
- Medley: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Here Comes
Liberace - Concert Favorites
- Warsaw Concerto: R. Addinsell
- Cornish Rhapsody: H. Bath
- Dream of Olwen: C. Williams
- Concerto in A minor: E. Grieg
- Spellbound Concerto: M. Rosza
- Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor: P. Tchaikovsky
- Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53: Heroic
- Waltz in D-flat major, Op. 64, No. 1: Minute Waltz
- Fantasie-Impromptu, Op. 66
- Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2
- Polonaise in A-major, Op. 40, No. 1: Military
- Chopin Fantasia: Arr. G. Robinson
The Best of Liberace
- Moon River
- Mack the Knife
- Over the Rainbow
- Theme From 'a Summer Place'
- Near You
- Schubert's Serenade
- September Song
- Never on Sunday
- Love Letters
- Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
- Tammy
- More (Theme From 'Mondo Cane')
- Bewitched
- Fascination
- Little Things Mean a Lot
- Gigi
- Third Man Theme
- I'll Be Seeing You
- Intermezzo
- Me and My Shadow
- Greensleeves
- Misty
- As Time Goes By
- Charade
Born: 1919-05-16
Died: 1987-02-04
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Over The Rainbow
by: LiberaceSomewhere over the rainbow, way up high
There's a land that I've heard of once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream,
Really do come true.
Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
High above the chimney tops,
That's where you'll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can't I?
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high
There's a land that I've heard of once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue
And the dreams that you dare to dream,
Really do come true.
Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
High above the chimney tops,
That's where you'll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow, blue birds fly
Birds fly over the rainbow
Why then, oh why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow
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