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This digital document, covering the life and work of Wladziu Valentino Liberace, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 2732 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wladziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 February 4, 1987), better known by only his last name Liberace (pronounced ), was a famous American entertainer and pianist. During the 1950s1970s he was the highest paid entertainer in the world. Liberace studied at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. Liberace, known as "Lee" to his friends and "Walter" to family, was born in West Allis, Wisconsin, a Milwaukee suburb, to Frances Zuchowska (August 31, 1892 November 1, 1980), a Pole, and Salvatore ("Sam") Liberace (December 9, 1885 April 1, 1977), an immigrant from Formia, Italy. He had a twin who died at birth and he was born with a caul, which in his family, as in many societies, was taken as a sign of genius and an exceptional future. Liberace's father was a musician who played the French horn in bands and movie theaters but sometimes had to work as a factory worker or laborer. While his father encouraged music in the family, his mother was not musical and thought music lessons and a record player to be luxuries they couldn't afford, causing angry family disputes. Liberace later stated, "My dad's love and respect for music created in him a deep determination to give as his legacy to the world, a family of musicians dedicated to the advancement of the art". Liberace began playing the piano at four and while his father took them to concerts to further expose the children to music, he was also a taskmaster demanding high standards from the children in practice and performance. Liberace's prodigious talent was in evidence early. He memorized difficult pieces by age seven. He studied the technique of the famous Polish pianist and later family friend Ignaz Paderewski and at eight, he met Paderewski backstage at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee. "I was intox... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=179572 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Music Trades, published by Music Trades Corp. on January 1, 1997. The length of the article is 497 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Liberace remembered with piano rolls & CDs. (QRS Music Inc.'s promotion)
Publication: Music Trades (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1997
Publisher: Music Trades Corp.
Volume: v144Issue: n12Page: p226(2)

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