This is the same venue Elvis played in for his 1970s shows. I saw Liberace several times when he was on tour. He truly was Mr. Showmanship. Always put on a great show. His last years were not great personally, but he gave us a great musical legacy.
I’m 67. Back in 1973 I was 16 years old. My mom told me she bought us tickets to see Liberace. I said: “Who’s that?” She said “he plays the piano and is a great entertainer”. Dutifully I went to the concert. Oh my goodness, from the opening of the show he had me mesmerized, his artistry, his charm, his wit, the show!!! I LOVED IT! It was magical… I’ve been a fan ever since… there will never be another Liberace… ❤️
I saw this show in Atlanta in 1980. I was 15 years old. I had a chance to go backstage and meet him, and he was the kindest, sweetest, funniest guy. He was like a big kid with a bunch of cool toys that he wanted to share with everybody. I'll never forget his genuine warmth and thoughtfulness.
@sandrafarmer5351 Unfortunately the world has a lot of these Flamer Effeminate Homos, but the Pendulum is swinging back to the Right and hopefully we'll see fewer of them. That can't come soon enough!
I was in Palm Springs not too long after his passing. I took a guided tour, and when we stopped at Liberace’s house, the Guide told us that he was so well loved here that just before and after his death, thousands of locals would gather for candlelight vigils
Liberace’s private life was just that, and even though he was never public about it, it really wasn’t a Secret that he was gay. But I think that most of his fans just enjoyed his music And didn’t care about what he did in his private life.
Professional, complex, intricate, technical. Such a modest man and spectacular musician and performer. There are times I wonder if he has been forgotten. Legend.
Holy cow! I watched this with my mom. As a pianist…even a straight one!…I LOVED Lee, and absolutely adored his playing. Between him and Billy Joel and Barry Manilow, I styled my playing after all 3, for better or for worse! ‘Thank you for the great memories of this show. RIP, mum!
Well Just like you i Styled myself on this chap, Everyone use to say to me, Oh Richard Clayderman Have you Heard him Oh He's Amazing, And Im'e thinking, I Don't think so Richard Isn't Bad But My God, He cant play no where near to the same level as him, Not a chance. Anyway I styled my playing on Liberace, The one and only, Russ Conway, And, Drumroll please, Less Dawson, He when he wasn't messing around could do a very good Liberace. And you Won't Believe This, What if i told you Reg Varney could Do the Great Liberace, He was Flipping Jaw Dropping Mate, He had his own show. And on it he comes on dressed up as The Great Man, And Im'e You know, Thinking, What Ever No way, It's a Joke, He can't Play, And After Mucking around for 6-7 minutes, 1234, He does the Boogie Woogie, And, OMG, If you closed your eyes you would swear it was Liberace himself, Simply Wonderful My friend.
Liberace was my favorite pianist when I was growing up. I love the piano but no one could play the piano, know what his audience wanted and entertain his audience with his humor and costumes. He really was Mr. Showmanship.
@@MJ-qb5ph Funny, when somebody mentions a gay man's sexuality, somebody will jump in to "defend" him by pointing out that's just a small part of what he was. But nobody would ever say that about a straight "dude" known to be a player. Sinatra, for example.
Thank you. I remember watching this with my family. I was 12 and though part of me was in that tween mentality, you cannot say he was not the utmost showman of his time. Thank you sir Lee for all the beauty and music you brought into our lives.
The pioneer of flamboyant showmanship. Long before David Bowie, Elton John and many more that borrowed his style. He was the very first of the greatest showmen.. Very missed. God Bless and rest now with the angels Lee.
I have loved him and his music for along as I can remember. I saw him on the stage once and wanted to go up and sit beside him. As a young girl I listened to his program on the radio. I am delighted to be able to watch these videos. Thank you.
I don't care what kind of lifestyle he led or his preference!!?; I may not agree with it, just as Freddie Mercury, but the talent that GOD gave them as well as others is so spectacular it's hard to even fathom!;;;;;!!!???? Simple raw talent that can never be duplicate
What a beautiful Man, a total performer. No matter what he chose to do in his personal life. It was his to do. But as an Entertainer he wrote the book.
The sad fact is that while Walter / Lee was a VERY successful musician and performer (I've played keyboards for 50 years), a d he had a wonderful, happy stage appearance, BUT, unfortunately, he was a sex addition to that did NOT have a happy personal life. It's sad that a lot of prodigies have wonderful professional lives, but their personal lives were in shambles. Before I'm flamed from every angle, I've been a massive fan of Władziu Valentino Liberace since I was old enough to know who he was, and, for *decades*, I've successfully incorporated many of his playing styles and techniques into many other genres of music, and / or / but, it was tragic that, as is so very common, Lee's personal life didn't have the illustrious silver lining that his professional life did.😢😢 Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford
@@michaelkeller2604 Happened to another prodigy, Van Cliburn. Less flamboyant, so much less remembered. The similarities of each man's story are remarkable. The mother attachment, illness, and lover's blackmail.
One of the kind!!!!! Rest in peace, unigue pianist snd musitian! Love, Olga, Russian, Kirghizstan, 75, your music and your memory is lmmortable through the generаtions. Thousand bravo, maestro!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
@@JesusismyRock773 perhaps, he would accept Jesus Christ at the last breath of his life, after all,, the first to enter the Heaven was the repentant sinner,..
I think Lee mixed in a little of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in his South of the Border medley, starting at 11:33 and then again at hyper speed 12:16!
Tiempos que no volverán, otra época, glamour, excentricidad, años dorados. Cuanto los anhelo. Donde quiera que tu Alma se encuentre, gracias Liberace por haber existido. Saludos desde CHILE.
Liberace was my all time favorite entertainer! ❤ This past Sunday was the 37 year anniversary of his death! I saw him live 3 times first in Allentown Pa. When I was only 12 later in Hershey Pa. In 1977, last time was in Radio City Music Hall New York City in 1985. I greatly missed him!!!
> What really made him a stand-out was his ability to project humility & humbleness despite his completely outrageous over-the-top stage shows & appearance. A true gentleman in every sense of the word.
The sad fact is that while Walter / Lee was a VERY successful musician and performer (I've played keyboards for 50 years), and he had a wonderful, happy stage appearance, BUT, unfortunately, he was a sex addition to that did NOT have a happy personal life. It's sad that a lot of prodigies have wonderful professional lives, but their personal lives were in shambles. Before I'm flamed from every angle, I've been a massive fan of Władziu Valentino Liberace since I was old enough to know who he was, and, for *decades*, I've successfully incorporated many of his playing styles and techniques into many other genres of music, and / or / but, it was tragic that, as is so very common, Lee's personal life didn't have the illustrious silver lining that his professional life did.😢😢 Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford
As a child watching, Liberace he was larger than life. I recall his scandal in the UK, performances in Weston Super mare when I still lived there. Years later in America I was able to see his homes and museum. It's hard to relate to the fact he lived and passed so many years ago. knowing you survived him and nostalgically Look back at his fame and fortune accumulated in his 67 years.
My grandmother adored him. I don't get it, over the top costumes, heavily embellished music. She'd make the whole house be quiet when he was on TV. She was a piano player. When she died, I wrapped all of her Liberace albums up, and gave them to a very campy gave friend for Christmas.
To this point a solo piano player could never be expected to host a show in Las Vegas. He added glamour and glitz to make it truly a magnificent show. Imagine him going onstage without those elements and playing classical music. Snooze fest. What I always found Iinteresting is how Liberace always denied he was gay (especially when he had to after suing The Daily Mirror and winning a libel case when they suggested he was gay) yet he camped it up so much with the way he spoke, acted, and pranced in those crazy outfits. Almost like he was playing with us. As a young boy and later as a man, it was always this mixed bag of being amazed at his piano abilities and appreciating that yet keeping our feelings not known of our appreciation of him without being accused of being gay. Times have changed!!
A capacidade de tornar qualquer cancao,melhor que o original,e extrairdinaria,sem partitura tudo de ouvido:G E N IO INSUPERAVEL,INCLUDIVE P GLEN GOULD!,,
One must forgive or overlook his ludicrous showbiz behavior, because Liberace was one of the greatest pianists of all. Look post his show biz glitz and you will see one of the finest musicians of our time.that
When nosey people ask questions that are none of their business a person has a right to give whatever answer they want. Same goes for How much $$ do you make, or how many people have you bedded. Decent people observe boundaries.
"His perverted way of life caused his demise, he thought money and fame could prevent him from his ignominious downfall... good American-Polish pianist but just as Freddie Mercury lived, this man decided to live a life without any boundaries, just a very sad and disastrous life... talented but really promiscuous...just as anybody who based his life on glamour and fame, ended up dying alone, left behind by all his so-called friends"
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This is the same venue Elvis played in for his 1970s shows. I saw Liberace several times when he was on tour. He truly was Mr. Showmanship. Always put on a great show. His last years were not great personally, but he gave us a great musical legacy.
That is not the Odessey, for Elvis
I hope Liberace was as happy in life as he was on stage. One of a kind!
I wish most people these days were as kind and pleasant as he was.
was he generous too ? thats more important than being kind and pleasant ...
I’m 67. Back in 1973 I was 16 years old. My mom told me she bought us tickets to see Liberace. I said: “Who’s that?” She said “he plays the piano and is a great entertainer”. Dutifully I went to the concert. Oh my goodness, from the opening of the show he had me mesmerized, his artistry, his charm, his wit, the show!!! I LOVED IT! It was magical…
I’ve been a fan ever since… there will never be another Liberace… ❤️
I saw this show in Atlanta in 1980. I was 15 years old. I had a chance to go backstage and meet him, and he was the kindest, sweetest, funniest guy.
He was like a big kid with a bunch of cool toys that he wanted to share with everybody.
I'll never forget his genuine warmth and thoughtfulness.
If you were a 15 yr old boy he'd really liked you 😂
@@billinorlando2887
It's obvious your ignorance knows no bounds!!! Someday, your nastiness will catch up with you, and you remember, why😮
Lee was the best performer, he gave us his all! There will never be another like him!❤❤🥰🥰
Never is right. Thank God for film
yeap! he should be carried around in a circus playing with himself as the circus freak he was LOL
@sandrafarmer5351
Unfortunately the world has a lot of these Flamer Effeminate Homos, but the Pendulum is swinging back to the Right and hopefully we'll see fewer of them. That can't come soon enough!
Lee. Or LI
Brilliant so he was
He sure was awesome and had a heck of a sense of humor. One of the greatest entertainers of all time !!!
I was in Palm Springs not too long after his passing. I took a guided tour, and when we stopped at Liberace’s house, the Guide told us that he was so well loved here that just before and after his death, thousands of locals would gather for candlelight vigils
It's impossible to feel anything but love and admiration for such a wonderful performer!
Not impossible at all. I always thought he was ridiculous over-dressed histrionic no talent stiff.
@@sammysouth8372 I'm sure you have a multitude of intelligent thoughts every day thank you for sharing them with me
He had a welcoming heart for everyone. Just like God.
So was Sammy Davis Jr.
One of the GREATEST entertainers who ever lived!!! THAT'S the truth no matter what people thought about him or his personal life!!!!
Liberace’s private life was just that, and even though he was never public about it, it really wasn’t a Secret that he was gay. But I think that most of his fans just enjoyed his music
And didn’t care about what he did in his private life.
LOL....true true, to the music that he mocked, twisted he truly was a murrain and a great one at that
Absolutely!
ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT…. I expected to watch 5 min max but was hooked from the second performance hahahahaha BRILLIANT
Professional, complex, intricate, technical. Such a modest man and spectacular musician and performer. There are times I wonder if he has been forgotten. Legend.
He NEVER wiil!
Liberace was one of the few musicians who could take a song as simple as chopsticks and make it magnificent.
Holy cow! I watched this with my mom. As a pianist…even a straight one!…I LOVED Lee, and absolutely adored his playing. Between him and Billy Joel and Barry Manilow, I styled my playing after all 3, for better or for worse! ‘Thank you for the great memories of this show. RIP, mum!
Well Just like you i Styled myself on this chap, Everyone use to
say to me, Oh Richard Clayderman Have you Heard him Oh He's
Amazing, And Im'e thinking, I Don't think so Richard Isn't Bad But
My God, He cant play no where near to the same level as him, Not
a chance. Anyway I styled my playing on Liberace, The one and
only, Russ Conway, And, Drumroll please, Less Dawson, He when
he wasn't messing around could do a very good Liberace. And you
Won't Believe This, What if i told you Reg Varney could Do the Great
Liberace, He was Flipping Jaw Dropping Mate, He had his own show.
And on it he comes on dressed up as The Great Man, And Im'e You
know, Thinking, What Ever No way, It's a Joke, He can't Play, And
After Mucking around for 6-7 minutes, 1234, He does the Boogie
Woogie, And, OMG, If you closed your eyes you would swear it
was Liberace himself, Simply Wonderful My friend.
Liberace was and is one of a kind and be never forgotten, thank you dear friend!❤❤❤
@14:33 - An amazing outfit. I could never wear anything like that but to see Liberace pull it off was amazing. He knew how to make an entrance.
His heart was filled with kindness, love and respect for all.
Except all the men he used ….
Liberace was my favorite pianist when I was growing up. I love the piano but no one could play the piano, know what his audience wanted and entertain his audience with his humor and costumes. He really was Mr. Showmanship.
A talented man and pianist, performer! Great enteertainment!
He seemed like a fascinating man. It would have been great to have met him.
Yes if you were male and young he would have made your pants disappear..that's fascinating
Sexuality was ONE aspect of the dude’s makeup - he would have been amazing to meet a
@@MJ-qb5ph Funny, when somebody mentions a gay man's sexuality, somebody will jump in to "defend" him by pointing out that's just a small part of what he was. But nobody would ever say that about a straight "dude" known to be a player. Sinatra, for example.
His show was AMAZNG in person!
@@mikrich76 Were you born in 1976?
I liked how he valued music and culture from my country Mexico. Unfortunately many young people from my country don’t value it.
He practised every day of his life gor 4 hours a day. Perfection. He put the work in every day. Fabulous
Theres never been another Liberace 🎹 🌍
A true genius. Liberace knew how to give people a great time! He didn't speak of politics or anything. He said his job was to entertain! Miss him 😢
Thank you. I remember watching this with my family. I was 12 and though part of me was in that tween mentality, you cannot say he was not the utmost showman of his time. Thank you sir Lee for all the beauty and music you brought into our lives.
Love the second piano. Gorgeous.
The pioneer of flamboyant showmanship. Long before David Bowie, Elton John and many more that borrowed his style.
He was the very first of the greatest showmen.. Very missed. God Bless and rest now with the angels Lee.
I have loved him and his music for along as I can remember. I saw him on the stage once and wanted to go up and sit beside him. As a young girl I listened to his program on the radio. I am delighted to be able to watch these videos. Thank you.
No sheet music just amazing the very best he is sorely missed
A True Showman ❤
Awesome talent. A great pianist. A showman. Flamboyance. Style. Fun.
He’s a great showman snd musician. He should always be remembered.
What a great performance
I don't care what kind of lifestyle he led or his preference!!?; I may not agree with it, just as Freddie Mercury, but the talent that GOD gave them as well as others is so spectacular it's hard to even fathom!;;;;;!!!???? Simple raw talent that can never be duplicate
This is wonderful to see one of his shows.
What a beautiful Man, a total performer. No matter what he chose to do in his personal life. It was his to do. But as an Entertainer he wrote the book.
No not beautiful. Spooky.
Thank you so much for posting this special. I had this special on a VHS tape but it no longer plays. Liberace was so awesome in this special!
Some people I believe were put on the earth 🌍 to entertain us and Liberace was one of the best if not the ultimate ❤
My mother took her cute elderly mother to one of his performances in Greenville, SC. She loved it!
Liberace was a child prodigy and later a great pianist prodigy. I am very glad that he had a happy life.
The sad fact is that while Walter / Lee was a VERY successful musician and performer (I've played keyboards for 50 years), a d he had a wonderful, happy stage appearance, BUT, unfortunately, he was a sex addition to that did NOT have a happy personal life.
It's sad that a lot of prodigies have wonderful professional lives, but their personal lives were in shambles.
Before I'm flamed from every angle, I've been a massive fan of Władziu Valentino Liberace since I was old enough to know who he was, and, for *decades*, I've successfully incorporated many of his playing styles and techniques into many other genres of music, and / or / but, it was tragic that, as is so very common, Lee's personal life didn't have the illustrious silver lining that his professional life did.😢😢
Jo Stafford
Jo Elizabeth Stafford
@@michaelkeller2604 Happened to another prodigy, Van Cliburn. Less flamboyant, so much less remembered. The similarities of each man's story are remarkable. The mother attachment, illness, and lover's blackmail.
Total camp!!!! Perfection in every entertaining way, including incredible wit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Liberace always has been an ultimate show man and a performer! He's a great pianist. I love to watch his shows on TV.
What a difference from todays crass performers. I love Liberace and will never forget him as long as I live.
What a pleasure to watch this marvellous man!
One of the kind!!!!! Rest in peace, unigue pianist snd musitian! Love, Olga, Russian, Kirghizstan, 75, your music and your memory is lmmortable through the generаtions. Thousand bravo, maestro!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
He will only rest in peace if he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour.
@@JesusismyRock773 perhaps, he would accept Jesus Christ at the last breath of his life, after all,, the first to enter the Heaven was the repentant sinner,..
He was very gifted and truly the best.
I think Lee mixed in a little of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in his South of the Border medley, starting at 11:33 and then again at hyper speed 12:16!
So talented
Tiempos que no volverán, otra época, glamour, excentricidad, años dorados.
Cuanto los anhelo.
Donde quiera que tu Alma se encuentre, gracias Liberace por haber existido.
Saludos desde CHILE.
Great as ever until eternity
A parte il grande talento, un personaggio da fiaba ❤❤❤
Fantastic performer
Liberace was my all time favorite entertainer! ❤ This past Sunday was the 37 year anniversary of his death! I saw him live 3 times first in Allentown Pa. When I was only 12 later in Hershey Pa. In 1977, last time was in Radio City Music Hall New York City in 1985. I greatly missed him!!!
It's sad to know that almost everyone in the audience is either dead or now in a nursing home.
Same could be said about us commenting on RUclips if this is archived for readers to see our comments in 50 years. That’s Life.
Fascinating.talent.genius.
I hope I had the chance to go to one of his shows live, but I am glad they uploaded this one to RUclips
Thats entertaiment ! It will never come back ... ✨️✨️✨️
Just loved himself and his wardrobe.
Beautifull,increíble, Unique,good bless this fingers and this soul of good person❤❤❤❤ king.
> What really made him a stand-out was his ability to project humility & humbleness despite his completely outrageous over-the-top stage shows & appearance. A true gentleman in every sense of the word.
GURL!!! What a great entertainer.
Liberace was a genial entertainer and a Paganini on piano!
Beautiful show! thank you
Deve essere anche una persona amabile ,oltre che un grande artista !😗😗😗
Micheal douglas did the best impression ever!!!
That was a surprisingly good movie.
A really complete show!
The sad fact is that while Walter / Lee was a VERY successful musician and performer (I've played keyboards for 50 years), and he had a wonderful, happy stage appearance, BUT, unfortunately, he was a sex addition to that did NOT have a happy personal life.
It's sad that a lot of prodigies have wonderful professional lives, but their personal lives were in shambles.
Before I'm flamed from every angle, I've been a massive fan of Władziu Valentino Liberace since I was old enough to know who he was, and, for *decades*, I've successfully incorporated many of his playing styles and techniques into many other genres of music, and / or / but, it was tragic that, as is so very common, Lee's personal life didn't have the illustrious silver lining that his professional life did.😢😢
Jo Stafford
Jo Elizabeth Stafford
What an amazing entertainer
How Marco Valenti never became an instant celebrity sensation I’ll never know--what talent!!
😂😂😂
I miss him so
How Lovely he was ❤ l
Whatever did happen to singer Marco Valenti? Really can’t find anything about him online. Seemed very talented.
As a child watching, Liberace he was larger than life. I recall his scandal in the UK, performances in Weston Super mare when I still lived there. Years later in America I was able to see his homes and museum. It's hard to relate to the fact he lived and passed so many years ago. knowing you survived him and nostalgically Look back at his fame and fortune accumulated in his 67 years.
Looking good playing great.
Brilhante.
When he flies away at the end lmfaooooo 1:22:00
My grandmother adored him. I don't get it, over the top costumes, heavily embellished music. She'd make the whole house be quiet when he was on TV. She was a piano player. When she died, I wrapped all of her Liberace albums up, and gave them to a very campy gave friend for Christmas.
Gran Artista DEP ❤❤❤
To this point a solo piano player could never be expected to host a show in Las Vegas. He added glamour and glitz to make it truly a magnificent show. Imagine him going onstage without those elements and playing classical music. Snooze fest. What I always found Iinteresting is how Liberace always denied he was gay (especially when he had to after suing The Daily Mirror and winning a libel case when they suggested he was gay) yet he camped it up so much with the way he spoke, acted, and pranced in those crazy outfits. Almost like he was playing with us.
As a young boy and later as a man, it was always this mixed bag of being amazed at his piano abilities and appreciating that yet keeping our feelings not known of our appreciation of him without being accused of being gay.
Times have changed!!
Wauuu Epocas que recuerdos bello.
thank you
Dude makes Richard Simmons look like John Wayne 😂
WHEN TACKY, AND KITSCH WERE ENTERTAINING FOR A MOMENT.
It never died, there’s loads of it.
Say what you like about this fella, he was never boring
A capacidade de tornar qualquer cancao,melhor que o original,e extrairdinaria,sem partitura tudo de ouvido:G E N IO INSUPERAVEL,INCLUDIVE P GLEN GOULD!,,
The world has changed so much.
Just before Scott was kicked outta the house and began legal proceedings.🥰
One must forgive or overlook his ludicrous showbiz behavior, because Liberace was one of the greatest pianists of all. Look post his show biz glitz and you will see one of the finest musicians of our time.that
How could anyone Not Know that this guy was a Flaming Queen?!
everyone knew it,,, but because of his talent, and the money he brought to Vegas , it was overlooked....as it should be as far as bothering you.
Its called indifference.
Nobody cares.
Incredible. Such fine band and the maestro himself. Puts the G in glitz.....this kind of style
and showmanship has faded away into history.
❤splendid❤😂
Harriet had beautiful matching shoes on for her dance with him. :) ❤
It's funny how he was SOOOOO gay, yet denied it when asked, and people back then played along, even though EVERYONE knew.
When nosey people ask questions that are none of their business a person has a right to give whatever answer they want. Same goes for How much $$ do you make, or how many people have you bedded. Decent people observe boundaries.
My grandmother & grandfather lo ed this guy!
Liberace playing bubble piano...that was it for me.
Algo sencilito por la mañana al despertar para un salto de cama
In palmspring he was.when
I meet Him.
"His perverted way of life caused his demise, he thought money and fame could prevent him from his ignominious downfall... good American-Polish pianist but just as Freddie Mercury lived, this man decided to live a life without any boundaries, just a very sad and disastrous life... talented but really promiscuous...just as anybody who based his life on glamour and fame, ended up dying alone, left behind by all his so-called friends"
Well, well. You couldn't write _anything_ nice, could you? 🤦♀️
I'll be seen you Leberace
Extravagance, show-up, it's all bull shit. Where is he now?
There's nothing better than humility, empathy, simplicity and truth.
0:29 the announcer sounds bored.