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Not only a world class musician, but a world class performer.

The fact that he’s able to engage to audience so much during the entire thing really separates it from other performances.

What's great about Liberace is when he found something that the audience loved he stuck with it. As years rolled on he just added layers and layers of extravagance to his shows.

"You wanna do it again, don't you?" I feel like only Liberace can say a line like that with such a tone. He was certainly an amazing musician.

All the great jazz pianists talk about the importance of the left hand, and Liberace shows why.

I'll say this as someone who has played piano for about 40 years, one of the most difficult things I've ever had to do is play a triplet against a different rhythm or accompanying music, especially at an allegro or faster speed. Liberace makes it look effortless and is very consistent at getting it perfect each time he does this.

As a trumpet player, I find it quite difficult to sing and play at the same time, but this man and his amazing talent has truly inspired me.

I was lucky enough to see Liberace in concert here in Las Vegas back around 1977. He called me up to the stage, showed me his rings, and said, "See what you get if you practice?" I started piano lessons about a week after that. I only took lessons for a few years, so I'm nowhere near a virtuoso; but it's given me a lifetime of playing enjoyment.

"You wanna do it again don't 'cha 😏" He has earned both my respect and my affection

The fact that someone took the time to transcribe this onto sheet music is amazing

2:18 That little wink! Apparently Liberace was the first to engage with the camera, as if he were looking at a person, and captivated viewers by making them feel he was doing the show just for them.

Before I started playing other instruments, I started out as a piano player. I wanted to be Liberace. Then came rock and roll. Then came country. Then came Gospel blue grass. Never got to be Liberace lol! But I loved him. Critics panned him. I think they were jealous. I'd like to see their great "classical" pianist (many of whom I loved as well) do this and in later years he did it with large rings on his fingers and costumes that weighed many many pounds. Even if you could argue there were better players out there, He was by far the greatest showman of them all. He was the first concert I ever went to when I was about 7 or 8 and he signed a dollar bill for me and he made everyone of us waiting in line feel special for that moment that he gave each of us, and there were a lot of us. And it wasn't a scribble. Beautiful handwriting. There won't be another one. Rest in peace my friend, you were special.

This guy plays the riff in his left hand, A) Without mistakes (Easy with practice) B) Without looking (Feasible) C) While talking (What.)

This dude just entertains. He can hold a crowd like no other

Boogie Woogie is so much harder than it sounds if you aim to not make it feel repetitive and/or cheaply composed. Thanks for the sheet music.

My mama always talked about how much she loved Liberace and how talented he was. While going through her belongings after she passed, I found a signed photo of him. Beautiful handwriting. Thanks for sharing this. I now see what she so admired. He was amazing.

"I can't think of anyone in a band who would get screams like that except Liberace." -Arlene Francis

AND he has a conversation while he is doing that.

Lee was one of a kind, probably the best showman I have ever witnessed in my life… i’m only 54, but I vividly remember seeing him in Vegas. When I was a kid, I’ll never forget it. He was a master not just of the piano, but of the audience as well, I actually cried when he passed away, because he made that big of an impact on me. Thanks for everything you did Lee, if you couldn’t find the peace and the love that you wanted in this life, I pray that you have found it in the next, you deserve it more than anyone else! Sending you lots of love from Toronto ❤️