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Liberace, Hugh Borde, and The Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band
Happy Black History Month! 🧑🏾🎓🇹🇹🛢️ Throughout his career, Liberace was privileged to know and work with some of entertainment’s most iconic black performers including Sammy Davis Jr., Nat King Cole, Nina Simone, Lola Falana, and Shirley Bassey. Lesser known, but no less significant, was Liberace’s friendship with Hugh Borde – an Afro-Caribbean musician and band… Continue reading
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Liberace’s New Year’s Resolutions (December 26th, 1954)
Happy New Year! 💫 On December 26th, 1954, Liberace gave his New Year’s thanks and resolutions in a column for The Boston Globe. “This old year has been a fine and happy one for me, as it hope it has for you,” Liberace wrote. “I spent the year doing what I like best in the… Continue reading
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Famous Friendships: Liberace and Sammy Davis Jr.
Happy Monday everyone! Today marks 100 years since Liberace’s friend and fellow show business extraordinaire Sammy Davis Jr. was born in New York City. 🎂 Davis was an accomplished singer, dancer, actor, and comedian who began his career as a child performer in the 1930s.1 In 1936, Davis would formally join his father and uncle’s… Continue reading
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World AIDS Day (2025)
Happy World AIDS Day. 🕯️ Today, we honor the lives of the millions lost to HIV AIDS, including Liberace and his longtime partner Cary-James. Liberace first learned he was HIV positive in the summer of 1985.1 According to Cary-James, the discovery was made during a routine medical examination in which Liberace was told that he’d… Continue reading
Beyond The Candelabra 