Harvey Brownstone Interviews Liberace Protégé, Steve Garey
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
- Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Liberace Protégé, Steve Garey
About Harvey's guest:
Today’s guest, Steve Garey, is a renowned, 2-time gold record winning pianist, vocalist and recording artist who has a very prestigious connection to 2 show business legends: Liberace and Frank Sinatra.
He was selected by Liberace to be his very last protégé, and he is the only protégé of Liberace’s to receive the endorsement and support of the Board of Directors of The Liberace Foundation and the Liberace Estate.
And the other superstar with which our guest shares an illustrious history is the Chairman of the Board, the one and only Frank Sinatra, who chose our guest, when he was only 20 years old, to be his piano accompanist. Our guest began his career in the 1970s as a child prodigy, performing concerts throughout the world, which led to a successful career in nightclubs as well as in films and on television. And in 1981, Mr. Showmanship himself, Liberace selected our guest as his last and final protégé.
He studied with Liberace for the last six years of his life. Our guest has performed at the most prestigious venues around the world, and besides performing with Liberace and Frank Sinatra, he’s worked alongside dozens of superstars including Rosemary Clooney, Dinah Shore, Bernadette Peters, Johnny Mathis, Debbie Reynolds, Jane Russell, John Travolta and many more.
With his incredibly versatile repertoire, which includes everything from the Jazz Classics, Pop and Country Music to the great American Songbook, our guest has given Command Performances for 5 American Presidents in addition to a number of Crown Monarchs in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He’s been featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine, the Hollywood Reporter, and on the cover of both TV GUIDE and the American music industry publication "The Score” magazine".
He’s also a Contributing Editor to Keyboard World Magazine, and he continues to serve as a consultant on books and film projects regarding both Liberace and Frank Sinatra.
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I’ve been lucky to meet Steve recently and can tell you that he is a phenomenal storyteller and an even better human being. Thank you to Harvey and Steve for the interview!
Yes Steve is truly a beautiful human being. That’s why we’re inviting him back on our show. Stay tuned!
What a lovely Gentleman, Harvey, I enjoyed his stories so much.
You asked him a question and just let him speak & it turned out wonderful!
I have to say Harvey, you have been looking pretty sharp for awhile now in your new wardrobe...love it!
I sure hope he does write a book, he's filled with such precious stories that need to be shared. I realize, maybe not all stories.
The story of Lee in the Cowboy bar in Joshua Tree was priceless!!!
Thank you, Harvey!
👍👍
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch this very special episode of our show and for your most kind comments!
What a great interview with Mr. Garey, you could tell the high esteem he held for Liberace. I've never seen Liberace in concert but due to this interview I've started to see UA-cam videos of them. Liberace was a fantastic showman. Thanks again I can't wait for part 2.
I’m delighted that you enjoyed this interview so much that it has ignited a stronger interest in Liberace. That pleases me immensely! Part 2 is coming very soon!
Wow how kind of you to say such nice things. That's really appreciated a lot. It really is quite an honor for me to be invited on Harvey's show again later this month. I've spent a week so far just trying to pick out what I'll wear!
Mr Garey was an incredible guest. Enjoyed it. Thank You.
Thanks for watching. I hope every Liberace fan watches this interview
I could listen to Steve all day With his recollections of his relationship with Liberace. I have see Mr Garey before on another video and he warms my heart. God bless Steve, as well as the soul of Liberace.
Yes Steve is a fabulous raconteur. He’s lived such an amazing life. That’s why I am hoping he writes a memoir
Harvey, I always look forward to watching your interviews!😊 They make my day.
What a beautiful thing to say. I live for feedback like this. THANK YOU SO MUCH ❤️
I appreciate and admire Steve's candor.
Me too. I have a great deal of admiration and respect for Steve. He’s a truly sincere and genuine person - a rare commodity in show business and in Liberace’s life.
A great interview Harvey. Liberace came to Hamilton many times and I attended with my parents. What a wonderful show he presented.
I am so sorry I never got to see his show. I absolutely loved him
Thank you, Thank you! I was mesmerized by this wonderful interview with Steve sharing his personal life with Liberace, what an honor! Loved the way he shared about feeling Lee's presence as he played the piano with 'bits' of Liberace's notes included, and to actually smell his fragrance and after at his home. I have read that people who tour his home can smell cigarette smoke in the dining room! I also agree with him about his view re the movie 'Behind the Candlelabra'. I do hope he will write a book some time and so sorry for the passing of your spouse Steve. XO (for the fur babies). 🙏
What a beautiful message. I know Steve will really appreciate reading your comments. Thank you
My goodness thank you for all your kind words. So sweet and so very much appreciated.
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980so lovely isn't that Harvey? My heavens the nicest people on earth are your fans and subscribers aren't they?
From my understanding of Liberace's final days, and what occurred immediately after his demise, he was surrounded by people that secured his confidence, then betrayed him (and his property) the moment he died. Fascinating interview, Mr. Harvey!
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That is true.
I absolutely agree with this person.
What happened to Lee immediately after he was pronounced dead is horrifying. I was there. I am still haunted by it all to this day.
Steve Garey will be returning to discuss this and much more
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 yes and I very much look forward to it. That is, if I can decide what I'm going to wear! I have three outfits picked out and hanging up in my dressing room. I just can't decide. Hey Harvey... in the history of your show has there ever been a guest that did three fabulous costume changes during their interview with you???
@LiberaceProtege ha!!! That would be a first!!
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 Bravo! I look forward to his return.
I've loved Liberace since I was a little girl watching him on afternoon talk shows with my grandma in the 1970's. Wonderful and touching interview, thank you so much, Steve & Harvey. 💐 P.S. please both consider doing more talks, I'd love to hear more stories about Liberace.
Thank you so much for watching.
Great interview harvey Steve is such a fantastic and true guy to interview you can see that he was very devoted to his friend liberace
Stay tuned….steve will be back on our show by popular demand
That was a fantastic interview! His description of Liberace shocked me. Also loved his story about playing Sinatra in front of Sinatra. That takes courage.
Thank you so much for watching
Yes it did. It turned out that he kind of respected me for choosing to live my own rules and do what I thought was best for my audience and for myself. He literally broke the tension and broke the ice when finally he stood up and gave his approval for everyone to see. He too was a likeable man.
Steve you are AWESOME in every way
Best interview I've ever heard, absolutely fantastic !
WOW what a compliment!!! Thank you so much. Please spread the word about our show. We would love to increase our audience.
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 (see Harvey, I told you so)
I loved Lee's comment when people complimented his outfits "You should like it -- after all, you bought it for me!"
Oh yes! I had forgotten that one!
What another fabulous interview Harvey! My friend's father went to high school with Liberace She showed me their school yearbook with Liberace's photo and his autograph to her Dad They called him Lee Her dad said he was a very nice guy PS Harvey I love the color 💙of your shirt like the coral one you wore awhile back Elegant casual Very natty and dapper I hope the comments you're getting are complimentary Liberace was definitely Mr Showmanship
Thank you so very much. I am so fortunate and grateful to have such wonderfully supportive viewers. I am glad you like my new wardrobe.
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980was that suit jacket lilac? Or lavender? Or maybe orchid? I'd say orchid.
@LiberaceProtege oh dear I’m not that sophisticated. To me the jacket is pink
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 I had a purple jacket and slacks from the 80's I got from Le Chateaux 💜 You should wear purple Harvey as it.looks great on us brunettes The color of royalty!
@richardswinbusk7787 I have a beautiful purple jacket but it looks black on camera. Sigh…..
Fascinating interview Harvey!
Thanks for watching this riveting conversation.
You're not alone -- I've dreamed about the dearly departed, felt them near me and even heard their voices in one ear.
Me too.
Liberace treated his mom like gold. He was a gay man born before acceptance. He was straight up gay in the 1920s and his first sexual experience with another man was with a Green Bay packer offensive lineman in his home state of Wisconsin. Liberace was a sensitive caring man who was adored by the world. His death was mourned globally.
Who told you about his first sexual experience?
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 it’s from Debbie Reynolds one of his best friends. She played his mother in a movie. She loved Lee.
Harvey... Lee told that same story privately. He put it in one of his books too.@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980
I am amazed at the depth of your interviews. You do a better job with research that anyone else in the industry. You ask questions that humanize your subjects and don't shy away from tough issues. You have empathy and intelligence that brings out the best in the folks you talk to. I'm really happy to subscribe to your channel. Great work! Thank you.
I absolutely agree 💯%
Harvey Brownstone is just the best in the business.
@LiberaceProtege thank you so much Steve. And you are by far my all time favorite guest!!
Thank you so much Tecobelli for your very kind comments about my interviewing style, and for your support of our show. I appreciate you very very much believe me 🙏❤️
This exclusive in-depth interview with Liberace’s last and favorite protege Steve Garey is so full of shocking and emotional moments, that I hated to see it end! Every Liberace fan needs to see this interview. I hope you will all help spread the word about this very special episode of our show. 🙏
Another great interview, Harvey. I watched an interview with Steve Garey on the Dearly Departed UA-cam channel and I was beyond impressed. He is such a gentleman and spoke so respectfully of his friend, the great Liberace.
Steve is such a wonderful person. Liberace was so lucky to have Steve in his life. And I consider myself extremely lucky to have Steve in my life.
Thank you for all your kind words! Yes Harvey is a delight. He's clearly the best in his field, isn't he? Super great guy too. I really feel flattered to be included in his popular show.
@LiberaceProtege my dear Steve the honor was all mine. You have become a dear and cherished friend.
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 and let me know what you think of the link to that video I emailed you earlier today, ok?
A wonderful interview. Unfortunately I am surprised I never knew of Steve Garey a wonderful story teller. My husband and I took my Mother to Las Vegas in the 90’s and she wanted to visit the Liberace Museum so glad we did as I was always a fan. After being there I had a dream about him however I never dream so do not remember it fully except maybe he knew my dream in life was to play the piano perhaps in my next life. I have a piano story from when I was 12 however best kept for another day. Blessings ❤
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. I am so happy that you enjoyed this very special episode of our show. I hope you will help spread the word about our show so we can build an even bigger audience.
I'm 62 but never really followed Liberace. That being said, they need to take this interview and put it on a contenous loop at the Liberace Museum (assuming there is one) so that people can learn about the "real" Liberace. I don't think there is an interview that does as good a job as the questions you asked and the awesome answers and stories Steve shares. Well done again Harvey as you always do.
Thank you so much Terri. Unfortunately, the Liberace museum was closed a number of years ago. But I really appreciate the thought. Your support of my unique interviewing style is greatly appreciated. I hope that one day our show will be much more well-known.
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 Harvey you sell yourself short. I remember just about a year or so ago I would go in and make a comment and there were not that many views/comments. That is exploding. Your talent is being displayed to a wider and wider audience. There is not one interview where the interviewee is surprised and appreciative of your unique questioning. You are honing craft with each interview and it shows. No one.....NO ONE....interviews to the level that you do.
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 Harvey the Liberace museum is very much in business still today!!! It just moved locations. Also they have another venue, the Liberace Garage where you can tour the artifacts and even rent the space for a one of a kind Liberace style party event amongst his pianos, cars, etc.
Ahhhh!!! Loved this interview Harvey!! So authentic and you always ask the questions we are all wondering about- Fabulous!!!
And Of course you know Lee manifested himself to you Steve - our loved ones never leave us 💓 And best line? “He made me look butch!” 🤣
xoxo
Awwww Mari I love that you watched this very special episode of our show!! Thank you so much! And yes, Liberace made even me look butch!!
What a lovely poinent interview. Harvey you are the best interviewer on the planet. I saw Liberace in concert one time and it was fabulous!! Just thought he was the greatest and didn't get the credit he deserved for being one of the finest pianists that lived.
I am so thrilled that you enjoyed our show. Thank you so much for your very kind comments about my interviewing style. I appreciate you more than words can express. ❤️
A wonderful interview about some of my favourite entertainers. Another fabulous interview.
Thank you so much for watching. This interview is one of my all time favorites.
TY for much an enjoyable and informative interview.
You are so very welcome. Thank you so much for watching!
Thanks to both of you for a great, insightful interview.
I’m so glad you enjoyed this episode of our show
I learned so much from this interview, Harvey. You really do ask all the right questions. Steve Garey is filled with so much information. I enjoyed every minute of this show!
Thank you Alan. Please stay tuned for Part 2. He’s coming back!!
Harvey is just wonderful isn't he?
@LiberaceProtege I love you so much Steve
Really great interview Steve. The entire interview is extremely informative. Clears a lot up about your friend (and for me, you as well)
You’re looking good!
Thanks Mark! I appreciate your kind words. It was a fun interview. Holy cow Harvey is literally the best interviewer in the business, don't you agree? He is just head-and-shoulders above the others and everyone can see it. He's a big deal in the UK and throughout Europe and Canada, and is now starting to expand here in the USA. All his interviews are fascinating and compelling. He definitely deserves all the successes that come his way.
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Steve that is so very kind of you to say. I really appreciate you.
Great interview Harvey. Very insightful. This is what you are born to do.
That comment means the world to me. THANK YOU SO MUCH ❤️
😍😍🤩🤩 Beautiful and moving interview and stories!!
Thank you so much for watching
Not sure if it is still there, but I once visited the Liberace museum in Vegas, containing all kinds of outrageous costumes worn by him onstage. These included several onesies of hot pants (one with an attached ermine cape). Believe me, the hot pants were so very short in had to be a concern that something might fall out. Each time I think of how some people were apparenlty astonished to learn after his death that he was gay, it makes me want to chuckle.
The Liberace museum is very much in business, just at a different location now. It's still in Las Vegas.
Enjoyed the museum very much and recommend it! Thanks for the update.
Good to know
I loved the museum
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 you'll be happy to know Harvey that the fabulous Liberace Museum is still very much alive and in business! But now they have two distinct new operations: the Liberace Garage is open to the public for tours and is also an event venue for weddings/parties/celebrations. This venue contains all of Liberace's cars and his stage pianos and countless glamorous artifacts etc. It really is an impressive place and a fun tour that is one of the most popular tours to take in all of Las Vegas right now surprisingly. Then also they have the official, original Liberace Museum Collection tour which is located at the former Michael Jackson home there in Las Vegas called Thriller Villa. That tour is a master class in the history of Liberace and of the entertainment industry and of Las Vegas itself. It is unlike anything else in Las Vegas and has won numerous awards from all over the nation. So those are the two newest museum venues that the Liberace Foundation offers to the public. Both are just out of this world!!!
Another home run interview!
WOW that’s what I live for. Thanks so much
What a great interview Harvey and of course Steve as well for being so sincere. I can't really say too much more than what the previous commenters have already said.
Thank you so very much!
Thank you for your most kind words.
Wow! Awesome interview Harvey. You always ask the right questions. Gary had some wonderful stories of Liberace and Sinatra , really enjoyable interview😊
You can’t imagine how thrilled I am that you enjoyed this very special episode of our show. Thank you so much for watching and for letting me know!
19:41 - Possibly the reason why Liberace didn't come out was because of a libel lawsuit he won. He sued a British newspaper for basically outing him in 1959.
Hollywood Confidential ?
???
Didn’t think of that. Good point
what a great interview Steve, thanks so much for doing this!
Yes Steve thank you so much for doing this.
So glad you enjoyed it. Harvey is the finest in the business. His podcast interviews are always consistently too notch. This really was an honor for me to be included in his body of work. I believe Liberace would be so proud and pleased that Harvey let me tell his (Lee's) story and share these anecdotes with his fans.
@LiberaceProtege Steve I love and appreciate you so very much ❤️❤️👅
WOW ! 👌💯👍😊 love ❤️ the interview. 👏👏👏👏👏🥂
That makes me SO HAPPY. Thank you!
Great guest. So interesting.
I’m so happy you enjoyed it.
Good interview. I remember when Liberace was on Oprah's show. I watched it when it first aired and only that one time. This is all from memory of many years ago, but what stood out for me is Oprah asking him why he never married. Not just asking him once but making a topic of it. I think that Liberace ended the subject in good humor by saying that since his brother George had multiple marriages that he didn't want to make the same mistakes. From that day forward I have never been an Oprah fan. I didn't admire her interview style. My mother was a great Liberace fan and that is how I became a fan also (I visited his Museum in Las Vegas years ago.) My Mother was aware that Liberace (no doubt) was gay but had no issue with it. However, I do understand that many of his lady fans my mother's age would have been horrified and unforgiving and thus his reason for remaining private. It was no one's business.
I hope you like my interviewing style better than Oprah’s!😜
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 Absolutely. I meant to add that in my comment.
@TheRavenal thank you so much!!
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 you are far better than Oprah. And besides... you're younger, thinner and you dress better.
@LiberaceProtege ha!! Thank you so much
Totally awesome interview Harvey. One of your best I think. You ask the best questions. I tried googling the 60 Minutes interview, but couldnt find it. Could it be called something else perhaps. Im in Australia so not sure about U.S. show names. I would love to see how Liberace was on that interview that Steve mentioned.
I looked for that 60 Minutes interview as well and had no luck. Too bad, as like you, I am anxious to see it. I am delighted that you enjoyed this interview. We’ve been inundated with requests to have Steve Garey return to the show to continue the conversation, so get ready for more fascinating insights about Liberace!
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It is in a compilation video originally offered by the Liberace Museum and is now owned by Viacom in New York. I have a copy of it that I used in my stage shows. My copy is here in my archive room. I also believe the entire video has been duplicated on to UA-cam by one of the outstanding Liberace historians channels like Liberace Girl. It runs approximately an hour and features a variety of media appearances by Lee over the years with this one "60 minutes" type show being just one of them. I could mail you my original if you absolutely have to have it I suppose. I do know that interview segment we are speaking of was filmed in the late 1960s at his new (then) home in Palm Springs outside in the front garden just after sunset.
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 Thanks for that. I found another interview on UA-cam with Steve and another man doing an interview outside Liberace's old house. He looked quite different to how he looks now. I didnt recognise him at first. It was another interesting interview. He seems a lovely man full of interesting stories (especially about Elvis intervention !!!!)
@lindyhawthorne2164 yes Steve just keeps getting more and more handsome!
Masculine!!?! Harvey, your reaction is priceless... lolol
That’s the first time anyone has used the word “priceless” in connection with me!!!😜
It seems really unfair to evaluate or judge his not "coming out" publicly based on society's values today. As we all do, he lived life mainly in accordance with the values of his time. He was a wonderful performer and, I suspect, a pretty wonderful person.
So true. I asked the question because Rock Hudson chose to come out when he knew he was dying of AIDS around that same time
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 Steve Garey seems like a really likable, talented and funny person. I particularly admired his circumspection regarding Scott Thorson. Steve seems genuinely reflective and fair.
@@johnreynolds5407thank you so much for those kind words.
Steve is such a beautiful human being, and his love and admiration for Liberace is so moving. I absolutely adore him.
@@LiberaceProtege ❤
Sometimes people's faces relax when they're seriously ill and they can look quite beautiful.
I didn’t know that. Thanks for sharing
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 Thank you for this candid interview. You always get to the heart of matters.
@stache1954 thank you so much for saying that. I try my very best!
I just don't buy that Liberace was real macho in real life off stage.But the thing I didn't like about Liberace the most though was how spitefully a brag bag he was in interviews & in real life. Just Sickening....you could tell Liberace was very poor at one time Early in life.
Sorry you feel that way. If that’s how you feel about Liberace I’m surprised you took the time to watch this interview. Thank you so much for watching
@@harveybrownstoneinterviews8980 agreed.