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Lost Footage of Liberace Performing “Over the Rainbow” Surfaces on Youtube
This week, some truly fabulous 16mm footage of Liberace performing “Over the Rainbow” surfaced on Youtube. The footage comes from a 1954 episode of The Liberace Show entitled “Tribute to the Musical Year” which was recently put up for sale on Ebay. “Over the Rainbow” is one of my favorite Liberace covers of all time, Read more
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Andy Warhol Interview (December 6th, 1984)
Today marks 37 years since the death of renowned pop art pioneer Andy Warhol. An acquaintance of Liberace’s who spoke highly of the pianist’s dazzling stage presence throughout his career, Warhol also conducted one of the more interesting, later life interviews with Liberace for a feature in Interview magazine in June of 1985. Assisting Warhol Read more
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Liberace – A Valentine Special (February 3rd, 1979)
Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️ On February 3rd, 1979 Liberace hosted his first and only Valentine’s Day special on CBS. Liberace – A Valentine Special aired at 10pm EST and featured guest stars Lola Falana and Sandy Duncan as Liberace’s friends and fellow performers. A kitschy celebration of all things Valentine’s, the special was particularly notable Read more
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Liberace, George, and Chicago’s Famous Palmer House
Hi everyone and welcome to Beyond the Candelabra! For my maiden post, I wanted to share a set of 10, fan-snapped candid photos from my collection which feature Liberace and his brother George backstage at Chicago’s famous Palmer House hotel in 1957. Liberace enjoyed a long association with the Palmer House dating back to 1947 Read more
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