Before he was known as "The King of Bling" or "The Glitter Man", before becoming the highest paid entertainer in the world, and before being famous just for flamboyantly being famous, he was known as Walter Liberace.

And though he may be remembered as a punchline for showmanship and extravagance, one should also remember he could indeed play a piano. This video from 1943 shows 24-year-old Liberace playing a hurried rendition of "Twelfth Street Rag"