Saturday, 2 March 2013
Swept away by Van Cliburn
Former President George W. Bush and Governor Rick Perry will deliver remarks at Sunday's memorial service for Van Cliburn.Like a rock star, Cliburn was besieged by screaming admirers in cities where he appeared. And after playing before audiences of more than 80,000 on two nights in Chicago, the city's Elvis Presley Fan Club changed its name to the Van Cliburn Fan Club.Van Cliburn, the gifted pianist who electrified America by winning the first International Tchaikovsky Competition,
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