Here is Liberace performing The Bumble Boogie, otherwise known as The Flight of The Bumblebees taken from his classic hit television series of the 50's.
When I was kid, I always wondered why he was so rich and famous. Now I see why. This performance is off the charts! And he makes it look so easy by smiling and winking at the camera. At one point, Liberace was the highest paid entertainer in the world -- this proves exactly why. Mad skills!!!
Bobbie LaVanway He was an outstanding performer, how to-captivate an audience and even involve them as well. I remember watching him on the t.v.when I was a kid! He drew people in who were there in the studio and also people at home .his outstanding talent and captivating personality not to mention his genius made him a super star then , and I believe he would have commanded the very same accolades in whatever era that he played!
He defintely could have become a virtuoso; he was outplaying his piano teacher when he was only eight years old. He was also a guest soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra when he was 19 or 20. But he learned early on that he could get laughs during his performances and he delighted in engaging his audience. He loved making people happy, a natural born entertainer.
He was a virtuoso, full stop! He brought classical piano to people who would never have heard of it otherwise, and introduced an older generation to pop.
My mother ADORED him - especially when he winked at the camera!! I believe she thought he was winking exclusively at her!! S-m-i-l-e. Happy memories before we knew everyone's lifestyles and personal business!!!
If you play the piano at any level then you know how gifted and talented this man was. And how much time he put into perfecting his craft. In all the clips I've seen of him playing, I've never heard one mistake. Not saying it never happened, but if it did it was very, very rare.
Great music and he was fun to watch too. My daughter used to pretend she was playing and immitated him down to his "Thank you, Thank you." with that big smile on his face.
+spideraxis YES ! His beautiful smile, could melt my soul. It seems God takes something away from someone...and gives a great talent in return.Such a mystery.
& of course various Elvis impersonators keep the legend alive for future generations. 1st concert I took my then 12 year old daughter to in 2004 was Rick Saucedo's Elvis tribute show in Chicago.
Is smile is like a good drug. It's so INFECTIOUS!!!!!!!😁 He was an extremely talented man. Even professional concert pianists pale in comparison. PALE!!!! Liberace also seemed like the most generous and sincerest nice person, too. He also seemed genuinely humbled by his fame and talent. Liberace was a showman, not a show off.
I think Liberace's 'flamboyant' personality made him such a natural for mass media entertainment - engaging, funny, warm. But he was supremely talented with the keyboard, made it look easy. So brilliant.
Lee was having a pure blast on this along with his audience. I thought he looked quite handsome with his original nose, (he had it "fixed" later). Miss this super classy guy!
I love the young Liberace videos too . To me , when I think Liberace , I always think of his beautiful sequence suits , and his rings .... but these ones are so great . He looked so happy , and if you can watch this performance , and not smile atleast once , there must be something wrong . Bravo Liberace
I'm only sorry I never got to meet him. There was never such a showman before him and one would have a hell of a time convincing me that one will ever come after him.
Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov - my favorite composer, and Flight of the Bumblebee my favorite tune played by my favorite performer. Can't get any better than this.
Combination showman, and ultra virtuoso pianist. One thing that strikes me is his understanding that the (acoustic) piano is a percussion instrument. A true talent doesn't just play notes - you put your heart into it. I loved the piano, took lessons, but, drat - lousy eye-hand coordination (but my teacher did like my technique) just couldn't play much of anything.
just wish my gran was alive now today, to see this on youtube,, I was a kid in the late 70s,, was most in the 70s,!! // early 80s when my gran was talken about him, but my gran passed away in the late 80s,, ! ;-(
He was what he was, but he was a kick ass on that piano and he was glamorous with those out fits he once wore and jewelry, sparkling suits,sparkling everything he was bad, and I liked the appearance when him and muhammad Ali were on together, he played piano while Muhammed Ali did the poetry good stuff.
So did I. BTW on that 1960s Batman episode where Liberace played dual roll as concert painist Chandell & his gangster twin Harry, one of his 3 lovely female assistants was Sivi Aberg, best remembered as the lovely blonde spokesmodel who introduced Chuck Barris in the 1970s on most episodes of The Gong Show.
WOW! Look at those fingers fly! I remember seeing him on TV when I was a child (born in 1955). My mom told me that when his show first aired, he would get in trouble for looking into the camera, but he said that was where most of the viewers were! I always loved how he would wink while looking into the camera, as he did at 2:09. Great pianist and showman! Thank you for sharing this great performance.
just well fuckin done....big liberace fan...moms to blame...him and elvis...amazing the way he uses both hands,and feet independently amazing brain control
@@p.melvinshyturtle3722 you have no idea what you're talking about! I learned to drive stick shift in a few hours. But to play like Liberace would take 20 yrs
That was "Flight Of The Bumble Bee" On steroids!!! lol .. His hands don`t stay still, now do they? Liberace, was a true master of his craft beyond all doubt!!
When I was kid, I always wondered why he was so rich and famous. Now I see why. This performance is off the charts! And he makes it look so easy by smiling and winking at the camera. At one point, Liberace was the highest paid entertainer in the world -- this proves exactly why. Mad skills!!!
Great great artist ..salute❤🎉
disgusting personality
say what you will about this man, but he was a whiz on the piano, and did everything with such flair, and manners, you just enjoyed whatever he did
a true showman
Bobbie LaVanway He was an outstanding performer, how to-captivate an audience and even involve them as well. I remember watching him on the t.v.when I was a kid! He drew people in who were there in the studio and also people at home .his outstanding talent and captivating personality not to mention his genius made him a super star then , and I believe he would have commanded the very same accolades in whatever era that he played!
I’m confused, did this man do something bad?
@@samshamloo1663 no, he was a very good showman on his piano
@@samshamloo1663 I heard this man is pretty good but when he's bad he's better
To reach THIS level of musicianship, technique ans skill while smiling at the camera...BOSS!!!
He didn’t just play piano immaculately, he played like he was playing just for you.
Liberace in the 50's is his best period. The mix of popular stuff and classical music is his sweet spot.
I agree. I love his 50s shows !!
He defintely could have become a virtuoso; he was outplaying his piano teacher when he was only eight years old. He was also a guest soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra when he was 19 or 20. But he learned early on that he could get laughs during his performances and he delighted in engaging his audience. He loved making people happy, a natural born entertainer.
He was a virtuoso. What else you gonna call it?
He was a virtuoso, full stop!
He brought classical piano to people who would never have heard of it otherwise, and introduced an older generation to pop.
and a born entertainer. to boot.@@anthonyangeli256
My mother ADORED him - especially when he winked at the camera!! I believe she thought he was winking exclusively at her!! S-m-i-l-e. Happy memories before we knew everyone's lifestyles and personal business!!!
Loads of other pianists can do this, but I don't know who else can do this with a wink and a smile...
I don't care what people said about the guy, you have to admit he's amazingly talented!
Absolutely magnificent. A very gifted beautiful human. Someone like him is born every millennia ❤
If you play the piano at any level then you know how gifted and talented this man was. And how much time he put into perfecting his craft. In all the clips I've seen of him playing, I've never heard one mistake. Not saying it never happened, but if it did it was very, very rare.
A fantastic piano player and one hell of a showman!
Great music and he was fun to watch too. My daughter used to pretend she was playing and immitated him down to his "Thank you, Thank you." with that big smile on his face.
Liberace had the rare talent of taking something, whether plain and ordinary, or elaborate and ornate, and turning it into a masterpiece.
+spideraxis YES ! His beautiful smile, could melt my soul. It seems God takes something away from someone...and gives a great talent in return.Such a mystery.
& of course various Elvis impersonators keep the legend alive for future generations. 1st concert I took my then 12 year old daughter to in 2004 was Rick Saucedo's Elvis tribute show in Chicago.
Is smile is like a good drug. It's so INFECTIOUS!!!!!!!😁
He was an extremely talented man. Even professional concert pianists pale in comparison. PALE!!!!
Liberace also seemed like the most generous and sincerest nice person, too. He also seemed genuinely humbled by his fame and talent.
Liberace was a showman, not a show off.
He was so extremely nice on stage... His charm worked to the max!
Such control over the piano.....those fingers are genius ❗🎼🎶🎹😍
The greatest entertainer in the world and probably one of the best pianists for the common people.
Talent like this doesn't exist anymore and even if it does, it's not showcased at all.
I love you, Lee... you are immortal.
Liberace was great, we used to watch him, back in the 50's when he had a TV show, I think it was Sunday nights 🌙
I think Liberace's 'flamboyant' personality made him such a natural for mass media entertainment - engaging, funny, warm. But he was supremely talented with the keyboard, made it look easy. So brilliant.
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*FLAMBOYANT*
Beth Heinecamp I remember reading he sometimes drove a cab taking passengers to Las Vegas Hotels.
Supremely talented? He was a fucking beast on the piano...lol.
This is just mind blowing. Liberace is and always be the best pianist ever
This man has changed my life
Superior in every way possible! Just blown away!
One of the best pianist of the century...
Lee was having a pure blast on this along with his audience.
I thought he looked quite handsome with his original nose,
(he had it "fixed" later). Miss this super classy guy!
Needs to be in the Rock and roll Hall of Fame
Amazing skill. My hands cramped up just watching this.
When I was a kid he used to come on Johnny Carson. Especially around Christmas time. He used to really do his thing. Super talent.
his extraordinary gift blows me away!
He was classicly trained but his greatest financial success was not in serious classical concerts but rather in flamboyant showmanship.
Piano playing at its best! Magic!
Liberace was the best!
wow, i haven't watched liberace since i was a kid on tv, but what a great talent the man had. he certainly was a master pianist.
Incredible. I watched Liberace when I was a kid. I appreciate him more each passing year.
Say what you want to about him but he sure could rip those ivories. A real technician.
I love the young Liberace videos too . To me , when I think Liberace , I always think of his beautiful sequence suits , and his rings .... but these ones are so great . He looked so happy , and if you can watch this performance , and not smile atleast once , there must be something wrong . Bravo Liberace
I do believe I could die happy right now having listened to this.
I love you, Liberace, wherever you are. 😘
I'm only sorry I never got to meet him. There was never such a showman before him and one would have a hell of a time convincing me that one will ever come after him.
He's very talented. Great!
Liberace was amazing! He had so much talent.
That was nothing short of incredible.
Bumble boogie is such a fitting name for it, it’s amazing how perfect it is.
I agree,there is not one impersonator but Elvis was still killer and another world ikon.
I loved the movie, but it was sad too, to learn what we did. And now I've seen his empty home is even sadder.
He was so amazing,i just love him. so nice never a bad word to say about anyone,and that makes me like him even more
I had never seen Liberace play before and I've never seen anyone in the world play piano like that. Amazing.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Skvělé! Díky!
He was so handsome and immensely talented!!! Bravisimo!!!!
Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov - my favorite composer, and Flight of the Bumblebee my favorite tune played by my favorite performer. Can't get any better than this.
God bless you Mr. Liberace.
Virtuoso pianist, here, no doubt about it!!! RIP musical prodigy, Liberace!
Combination showman, and ultra virtuoso pianist. One thing that strikes me is his understanding that the (acoustic) piano is a percussion instrument. A true talent doesn't just play notes - you put your heart into it. I loved the piano, took lessons, but, drat - lousy eye-hand coordination (but my teacher did like my technique) just couldn't play much of anything.
There'll never be another one like him !
He was Great! I have never heard anyone play like Liberace!
My Dad met him a number of times and said Liberace laughs all the way to the bank, no matter what someone says. GREAT TALENT.
What an incredible musician!
Yup. As he used to say about criticism, "I cried and cried, all the way to the bank."
A great pianist Liberace was . He thoroughly enjoyed what he was doing and that comes across loud and clear. Loved it!
It's like his fingers have mind melded with the piano.
My Grandma played piano with Liberace, she also played sax.....West Allis WI...
His feet have a mind of their own!
Very few people can boast this kind of talent..... He's right up there with Evel Knievel
At an age when a lot of people learned to play the piano, why was he the consummate entertainer?
A rare talent indeed.
Never a dull moment with this man made of gold and diamond.
And he stays in time.....it's incredible
I don't know how he does it, but every so often he turns to the audience and gives something between a smile and a wide grin. It is sooo enduring.
How he did this is beyond me. Still it is beautiful
That man was a BEAST on the keys!!! O_O
just wish my gran was alive now today, to see this on youtube,, I was a kid in the late 70s,, was most in the 70s,!! // early 80s when my gran was talken about him, but my gran passed away in the late 80s,, ! ;-(
beautiful
He was trained as a classical pianist and it shows!
He was what he was, but he was a kick ass on that piano and he was glamorous with those out fits he once wore and jewelry, sparkling suits,sparkling everything he was bad, and I liked the appearance when him and muhammad Ali were on together, he played piano while Muhammed Ali did the poetry good stuff.
No one could match him in any style
So did I. BTW on that 1960s Batman episode where Liberace played dual roll as concert painist Chandell & his gangster twin Harry, one of his 3 lovely female assistants was Sivi Aberg, best remembered as the lovely blonde spokesmodel who introduced Chuck Barris in the 1970s on most episodes of The Gong Show.
Liberace still holds the record for the fastest piano player!
+DallasCityGurl He wasn't a "piano player" he was a pianist.
This man is a machine ... so clean, clear and amazing. There was and will only be one Liberace.
Liberace was one of the best pianists of his time.
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probably best ever
Not of the future.
He's no Leon Russell.. but still a beast.
Rex Cluff b,
My gosh. The man could play.
Just FANTASTIC.
God oh mighty I never knew fingers could go that fast.
I love his dancing feet while he plays !!!! RIP the GREAT LIBERACE !!!!
Others are good, but THIS is the Master at work!
Er war ein echter showman,und er war es gern!!!
SPETTACOLARE......LE DITA VOLANO SUL PIANO.....THE BEST
WOW! Look at those fingers fly! I remember seeing him on TV when I was a child (born in 1955). My mom told me that when his show first aired, he would get in trouble for looking into the camera, but he said that was where most of the viewers were! I always loved how he would wink while looking into the camera, as he did at 2:09. Great pianist and showman! Thank you for sharing this great performance.
just well fuckin done....big liberace fan...moms to blame...him and elvis...amazing the way he uses both hands,and feet independently amazing brain control
Driving a car with manual transmission requires as much skill.
@@p.melvinshyturtle3722 you have no idea what you're talking about! I learned to drive stick shift in a few hours. But to play like Liberace would take 20 yrs
He played with his Entire Body. Simply Divinely Wondrous.
That was "Flight Of The Bumble Bee" On steroids!!! lol .. His hands don`t stay still, now do they? Liberace, was a true master of his craft beyond all doubt!!
The mad bee🎶🎹🤠himself personified!!
The best piano player in all times!
The wink his "flirting" with the housewives who watched his show.
That'll do nicely, Mr. Liberace. We'll be in touch.
So cool. Loves me some Liberace trivia.
Dazzling to watch and unspeakable joy to listen to.
liberace danke dass es dich gab. RIP
The look he shoots at the camera @1:03 is priceless.