re: #281 freetoken

Liberace was a genius. Even though a capable classical pianist, he knew the way to make his mark was through the new medium of television, and that his way to lasting fame was to create a new gimmick.

Liberace gets an instant upding. He did more than make his mark, he brought classical music into homes and hearts that had never been really exposed to it before. When I was a little kid in the 50s, my dad had his Big Band and my mom thought Mantovani was fine music. I sat rapt at classical piano, the most exquisite sound I’d ever heard, which Liberace was among the tiny few who made it available to the masses. it made me want to play the piano as much as I wanted a dog. (This is BIG. LOL) I got both in time and to this day they are both my greatest joys.