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 1-25 of 110 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 109768 | 10/25/1960 | Medley: Rhapsody in blue ; I got rhythm | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 109769 | 10/25/1960 | Mack the knife | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 109770 | 10/25/1960 | Tico tico | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 109771 | 10/25/1960 | Me and my shadow | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 109772 | 10/25/1960 | Medley: The last time I saw Paris ; The River Seine ; Autumn leaves ; Under Paris skies ; The poor people of Paris ; Can-Can | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 109773 | 10/25/1960 | Medley: Jalousie ; Boogie Woogie ; You made me love you | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | 109774 | 10/25/1960 | I'll be seeing you | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Signature | SRC 739 | 10-in. | approximately 1947-1948 | Sabre dance | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 740 | 10-in. | approximately 1947-1948 | Tica tico | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 741 | 10-in. | approximately 1947-1948 | I don't care | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 742 | 10-in. | approximately 1947-1948 | September song | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 743 | 10-in. | approximately 1947-1948 | Liberace boogie | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 774 | 10-in. | approximately 1947-1948 | Tea for two | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 775 | 10-in. | approximately 1947-1948 | Twelfth Street rag | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 776 | 10-in. | approximately 1947-1948 | Malaguena | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 777 | 10-in. | approximately 1947-1948 | Traumerei | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 778 | 10-in. | approximately 1947-1948 | Temptation | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 779 | 10-in. | approximately 1947-1948 | White Christmas | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 940 | 10-in. | approximately 1946-1949 | White Christmas | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 941 | 10-in. | approximately 1946-1949 | Clair de lune | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Signature | SRC 2061 | 10-in. | approximately 1949-1950 | Margie | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | ||
Decca | L 5745 | 7/19/1950 | It's shadow time | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 5746 | 7/19/1950 | Velvet moon | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 5747 | 7/19/1950 | Soft and warm | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano | |||
Decca | L 11462 | 4/3/1959 | This earth is mine | Liberace | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Liberace," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102095.
Liberace. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102095.
"Liberace." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 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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