George Liberace(1911-1983)
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Composer, conductor and violinist George J. Liberace was educated at the Chicago Conservatory and the Northwestern Conservatory and performed with the Anson Weeks and Orrin Tucker orchestras. During World War 2 he served with the Seabees, and by 1947 he became the music director for his brother Liberace. In 1955, he joined ASCAP and by 1957 he had founded George LIberace Enterprises. He conducted the symphony orchestras of Kansas City, Dallas, Philadelphia, Denver and St. Louis, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. His chief musical collaborators included Turk Prujan, Jack Meskill and Billy Austin, and his popular-song compositions include "Mi Amore", "Bullfrog on a Spree", and "Adios and Goodnight".
