Welcome to Birthday Thursdays! Each week I will feature someone from the world of music whose birthday falls on this day. There wonât be any chit chat from me, no facts and figures â just some great tunes (and an occasional surprise). Check it out right here every Thursday and enjoy the music.
Happy Birthday to Liberace
Born May 16, 1919 in West Allis, Wisconsin
“Chopsticks”
“Gershwin Medley”
“Boogie Woogie”
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Happy birthday, Liberace!
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Quite a fabulous pianist!
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One of a kind!
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That’s for sure! Unforgettable entertainer!
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Happy Birthday Liberace! Watched plenty of him with my grandmother who was a huge fan. đđ
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I’m sure all the old ladies loved him! What a great talent! đ€©
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Probably so. Liberace and Lawrence Welk, my grandmother’s favorites. đ
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I think we had the same grandmother! đ
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It is possible! Lord knows her family was big enough! đ
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Amazing music and composer!
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He was indeed a giant.
Thanks, CA.
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A legacy to remember and celebrateđč
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For sure, there was no other showman or pianist like him!
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One of a kind….
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Very unlikely that we’ll ever see the likes of Liberace again
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Very much so, more the pity. A virtuoso!
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Impossible not to love Liberace!
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The consummate performer and pianist!
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That he was!!
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Mr. Entertainer! Happy Birthday!
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Absolutely the best ever! An amazing entertainer and serious musician.
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Yuk!
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His piano playing is in a league of its own.
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Maybe, but I just found him too repulsive to listen!
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His speaking voice is really over the top; I concentrate on his musicality
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Effete doesnât begin to describe it!
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This can’t be the first time you’re seeing Liberace, is it?
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Nope. He was on tv quite a lot here in the 60s, back in the days when we only had three channels and he was much harder to avoid! Changing channels meant having to walk over to the tv and it was easier just to read a book or a magazine!
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What a talented fella! Happy Birthday Liberace
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He was that and a whole lot more!
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