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 76-100 of 110 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | L 12547 | 6/19/1961 | Love is like a violin | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12548 | 6/19/1961 | It's all in the game | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12549 | 6/19/1961 | September song | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12550 | 6/23/1961 | Don't take your love from me | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12551 | 6/23/1961 | Misty | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12552 | 6/23/1961 | These foolish things | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12553 | 6/23/1961 | Terry's theme | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12741 | 1/4/1962 | Rhapsody by candlelight | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12742 | 1/4/1962 | Clair de lune | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12743 | 1/4/1962 | Laura | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12744 | 1/4/1962 | Rhapsody of love | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12749 | 1/11/1962 | I'm always chasing rainbows | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12750 | 1/11/1962 | Sincerely yours | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12751 | 1/11/1962 | Night song | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12752 | 1/11/1962 | Dream of love | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12753 | 1/18/1962 | Story of three loves | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12754 | 1/18/1962 | Schubert's serenade | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12755 | 1/18/1962 | Intermezzo | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 12756 | 1/18/1962 | Barcarolle | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 13249 | 8/21/1963 | Days of wine and roses | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 13250 | 8/21/1963 | Theme from Exodus | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 13251 | 8/21/1963 | Moon river | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 13252 | 8/21/1963 | Irma la Douce | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 13253 | 8/21/1963 | More (Theme from Mondo Cane) | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 13254 | 8/21/1963 | Never on Sunday | 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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