man sure rocked that piano ..

Other than Prince, my favorite queen on the keys is Little Richard (although,

he's limited, so maybe I oughta change it to Elton John).

Okay, other than Prince, my favorite queen on the keys is Elton John.

"Have you seen my brother George?"

duccichucka said:

Other than Prince, my favorite queen on the keys is Little Richard (although,

he's limited, so maybe I oughta change it to Elton John).

Okay, other than Prince, my favorite queen on the keys is Elton John.

This is too weird. I just watched a film on Liberace called "Behind the music". Anyone here ever seen it? I think it was a made for tv film but not bad. The guy who played him did an excellent job, I thought. Liberace has always facinated me. He was so blinged out and over the top. I'm sorry but no rapper or singer can touch Liberace (Mr. Showmanship) in the outlandish costume department. He was ahead of his time in that regard. Did Elton John jack his style?

dancerella said:

duccichucka said:

Other than Prince, my favorite queen on the keys is Little Richard (although,

he's limited, so maybe I oughta change it to Elton John).

Okay, other than Prince, my favorite queen on the keys is Elton John.

This is too weird. I just watched a film on Liberace called "Behind the music". Anyone here ever seen it? I think it was a made for tv film but not bad. The guy who played him did an excellent job, I thought. Liberace has always facinated me. He was so blinged out and over the top. I'm sorry but no rapper or singer can touch Liberace (Mr. Showmanship) in the outlandish costume department. He was ahead of his time in that regard. Did Elton John jack his style?

I'd say everyone from Elvis to Elton to (gasp! LOL) Prince took a little bit from ole Liberace! I still remember watching his TV show as a very small child with my Grandparents who loved him.

I've always maitained if you could get beyond his ostentatious flare, Liberace was an exceptional piano player. Ever so often he would put all that aside and play... could the man play. I"m sorry Liberace many appearances on theTonight Show / Johnny Carson haven't made it to DVD. He played George Gershwin's, "Rhapsody IN Blue" one night and stunned the audeince to an eerie dead silence; he recieved a 15 mintue standing ovation.

TD3 said:

I've always maitained if you could get beyond his ostentatious flare, Liberace was an exceptional piano player. Ever so often he would put all that aside and play... could the man play. I"m sorry Liberace many appearances on theTonight Show / Johnny Carson haven't made it to DVD. He played George Gershwin's, "Rhapsody IN Blue" one night and stunned the audeince to an eerie dead silence; he recieved a 15 mintue standing ovation.

Liberace was a classically trained pianist--his parents (or was it his Mom?) wanted him to go the traditional classical route but he had something else in mind... What is funny is that a movie studio tried to push him on the public at one point as a romantic leading man with not so hot results.

duccichucka said:

Other than Prince, my favorite queen on the keys is Little Richard (although,

he's limited, so maybe I oughta change it to Elton John).

Okay, other than Prince, my favorite queen on the keys is Elton John.

!!!

I posed this question a couple of years ago: http://prince.org/msg/8/318221

purplethunder3121 said:

TD3 said:

I've always maitained if you could get beyond his ostentatious flare, Liberace was an exceptional piano player. Ever so often he would put all that aside and play... could the man play. I"m sorry Liberace many appearances on theTonight Show / Johnny Carson haven't made it to DVD. He played George Gershwin's, "Rhapsody IN Blue" one night and stunned the audeince to an eerie dead silence; he recieved a 15 mintue standing ovation.

Liberace was a classically trained pianist--his parents (or was it his Mom?) wanted him to go the traditional classical route but he had something else in mind... What is funny is that a movie studio tried to push him on the public at one point as a romantic leading man with not so hot results.

Good Lord. Could you imagine?

It seems that he never came out and tried to maintian that he was straight. Why wouldn't he just come out? Would anyone have cared?

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I had the opportunity to see his show in Las Vegas in the '80's and as being a pianist/keyboardist, I have nothing but the highest regards for Liberace's pianistic skills and the groundbreaking showmanship and grandeur that came with it! By some, it may seem tame today by comparison, but he paved the way for artists such as Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elton John, Prince, Lady Gaga and even Parliament/Funfadelic because all have borrowed certian aspects of his "show."

madhattter said:

I had the opportunity to see his show in Las Vegas in the '80's and as being a pianist/keyboardist, I have nothing but the highest regards for Liberace's pianistic skills and the groundbreaking showmanship and grandeur that came with it! By some, it may seem tame today by comparison, but he paved the way for artists such as Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elton John, Prince, Lady Gaga and even Parliament/Funfadelic because all have borrowed certian aspects of his "show."

woulda loved to of seen a show of his ..

Prince plays like Liberace, that's why.