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*WHAT:* To kick off a weekend full of Liberace birthday festivities, The Cabaret Showroom at The

Liberace Museum presents Lady “J” Huston and the Fireballs, *The Blues Explosion to Jazz and Soul. *A highly energetic show, the performance will entertain and inform how the Blues Explosion evolved into jazz and classic soul music, accentuated by Lady J’s tantalizing dance arrangements and audience participation surprises. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

*WHEN:* 7:30 – 9 p.m.

Saturday, May 15

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*WHERE: *Liberace Museum* *

1775 E. Tropicana Blvd.

Las Vegas, NV 89119 **

*DETAILS: *Acclaimed vocalist and trumpeter, Lady “J” Huston, toured as music director with Blues Hall of Fame Inductee, Albert King, performing alongside legends B.B. King, Etta James, Muddy Waters, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Koko Taylor and more. She performs on the Las Vegas strip, headlines in nightclubs, blues/jazz festivals and in multiple television, radio, and print publication appearances. Huston has also performed with Bill Pickney’s Original Drifters, jazz greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard and Lionel Hampton. She received the “Best Blues Performer” award by the Black Music Association of Las Vegas and was featured in NBC’s Season three all-star cast finale of “America’s Got Talent,” which aired worldwide to more than 25 million viewers.

Her band, The Fireballs is comprised of outstanding musicians and vocalists who have performed with many legendary artists such as Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick, Wayne Newton and Dr. John.

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For more information, call 702.798.5595 or visit www.liberace.org.

*About the Liberace Foundation & Museum:*

Founded April 15, 1979, The Liberace Museum is a dedication to the great legendary entertainer and pianist Liberace. The Liberace Museum houses his collections of rare and antique pianos, classic cars, famous sequined and bejeweled costume wardrobes, glittering stage jewelry, rare antiques and other treasures and memorabilia. The Cabaret at the Liberace Museum serves as a showcase for Liberace’s famous nine-foot mirrored Baldwin grand piano, where several famous Strip performers entertain intimate audiences.

The Liberace Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports the mission of The Liberace Foundation for the Performing and Creative Arts which has funded scholarships since 1976. The scholarship program has provided more than $5.8 million in scholarships, touching the lives of more than 2,700 students from 120 of the nation’s universities, colleges and educational institutions. For more information, to make a donation and to become a supporter of the Liberace Foundation, call 702.798.5595, visit the Web site at www.liberace.org, or email info@liberace.org.

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