---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment List, a possible item of interest. Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin <A HREF="http://www.billbremmer.com/">Click here: -=w w w . b i l l b r e m m e r . c o m =-</A> PBS Airs "The Legendary Liberace" Hosted by Jo Ann Castle BRANSON, Mo.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 7, 2002--Jo Ann Castle will host "The Legendary Liberace", airing on PBS all this month as part of its March 2002 pledge drive. Castle, the popular pianist and entertainer best remembered from "The Lawrence Welk Show", hosts this introspective look at one of America's most admired entertainers. As Castle, who shares some of her own anecdotes of Liberace, told TV Guide, "His showmanship, talent, personal warmth and sensibility were admired by fans and colleagues alike." Known for both his piano artistry and his spectacular extravaganzas, Liberace was variously named "Instrumentalist of the Year," "Best Dressed Entertainer" and "Entertainer of the Year." He was awarded six gold albums and earned two Emmy Awards for his 1950s TV series, which rivaled "I Love Lucy" and "The Honeymooners" in popularity. With his glitzy costumes, candelabra, sparkling jewelry and incomparable performance style, Liberace became one of the world's greatest entertainers. "The Legendary Liberace" illustrates the pianist's versatile keyboard virtuosity -- which ranges from serious classical music to pop and boogie-woogie -- by showing excerpts from that famous 1950s TV series. Castle hosts the show from the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas, which still houses the many pianos, automobiles, costumes, jewelry and other items Liberace collected. And, through the magic of technology, Castle and Liberace play a "duet" together, reminiscent of the Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole timepiece. About Jo Ann Castle: Jo Ann Castle doesn't tickle the Ivories, she hammers them -- as if she is building the piano instead of playing it. This recent observation by TV Guide helps describe the timeless appeal of the vivacious blond who has been entertaining American audiences since her debut on "The Lawrence Welk Show" on ABC. Website: www.joanncastle.com About "The Legendary Liberace": Production funding: PBS and viewers like you. Air Dates: March - April 2002. Executive producers: Jim Scalem, JoAnn Young and Joel Strote. Producers/directors: Jim Scalem and JoAnn Young. Editor: Debra Anderson. Director of cinematography: Doug Crawford. CONTACT: Jo Ann Castle Company Bill Roeschlein, 415/370-9279 Bill@joanncastle.com KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA MISSOURI NEVADA ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/f2/7d/67/ae/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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