Liberace

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1956-1960 by BBC

May 23, 196022:48Society & Culture

Roy Plomley's castaway is pianist Liberace. Favourite track: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov Book: The Magic of Believing by Claude M Bristol Luxury: Piano

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