Liberace
Władziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987) was an American pianist, singer, and actor. A child prodigy born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin, he enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements. At the height of his fame from the 1950s to 1970s, he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world with established concert residencies in Las Vegas and an international touring schedule. He embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off stage. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 16, 1919 (West Allis), Died February 4, 1987 (Palm Springs)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1948 - 1963
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano
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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 110 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | L 11937 | 2/26/1960 | Bless this house | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 11938 | 2/26/1960 | Let there be peace on earth | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 11939 | 2/26/1960 | May the good Lord bless and keep you | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 11940 | 2/26/1960 | If I can help somebody | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 11941 | 3/1/1960 | A Tchaikovsky letter | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 11942 | 3/1/1960 | Love letters | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 11943 | 3/1/1960 | One little candle | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 11944 | 3/1/1960 | Consolation | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12293 | 1/6/1961 | To each his own | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12294 | 1/6/1961 | I'll be seeing you | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12295 | 1/6/1961 | Over the rainbow | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12296 | 1/6/1961 | Near you | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12297 | 1/12/1961 | My reverie | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12298 | 1/12/1961 | Tammy | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12299 | 1/12/1961 | Too young | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12300 | 1/12/1961 | I hear a rhapsody | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12301 | 1/19/1961 | Little things mean a lot | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12302 | 1/19/1961 | Love letters in the sand | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12303 | 1/19/1961 | You belong to me | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12304 | 1/19/1961 | Buttons and bows | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12540 | 6/13/1961 | I'm in the mood for love | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12541 | 6/13/1961 | As time goes by | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12542 | 6/13/1961 | Someone to watch over me | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12543 | 6/13/1961 | Sleepy time gal | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12544 | 6/13/1961 | My melancholy baby | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Liberace," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102095.
Liberace. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102095.
"Liberace." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Liberace, 1919-1987 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50050377
Wikidata: Liberace - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q347528
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/56796793
MusicBrainz: Liberace - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0ee4b304-4e38-4e84-94d7-41a639ab5d8b
ISNI: 0000 0003 6855 4205 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000368554205
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