On this day, November 22, 1971, Zez Confrey died.

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Zez Confrey


The sheet music for "Dizzy Fingers".

Edward Elzear "Zez" Confrey (April 3, 1895 – November 22, 1971) was an American composer and performer of novelty piano and jazz music. His most noted works were "Kitten on the Keys" and "Dizzy Fingers."

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You know the tune. You just never knew its name.

Liberace's brother is one of the violinists.

Liberace playing Dizzy Fingers

showmanlee
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223,207 views Aug 7, 2008
Here is Liberace playing Dizzy Fingers in the 50's

And-a now, here's-a something for the a-young-a folks {it's no longer available}:

Try this instead:

Myron Floren on accordion - "Dizzy Fingers"
1,558 views • Aug 21, 2020

Lawrence Welk Show Fans


Lawrence Welk Show 1981 - "Backstage with our musical family"

I'll bet Roy Clark performed this somewhere along the line, but I can't find a video.

DIZZY FINGERS.avi
76,325 views Nov 24, 2008

K Stowell
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By Chet Atkins, one of his best

One more, from The Eddy Duchin Story:

Eddy Duchin - Dizzy Fingers
22,364 views Oct 23, 2016

Walter Rios
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Pelicula Melodia Inmortal
Eddi Duchin Story
Movie
The Eddy Duchin Story

An Eddy Duchin story: my father was stationed in Australia during the war. He had a lifelong friend who became a dentist. The dentist was also in the war, but I can't recall where. One day the dentist looked over at someone and said something to the effect of, "you know, you look just like Eddy Duchin." It turns out he was Eddy Duchin.

I found this video a few months ago. Let's see what one of those old Steinways can really do.

Dizzy Fingers - Steinway Centennial - Sue Keller

Ragtime Press
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68,813 views Apr 2, 2013
sheet music: https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/28586
Sue Keller plays Dizzy Fingers by Zez Confrey (1923). The piano is an extremely rare 1876 Steinway Centennial Grand owned by piano technician Marc Weinert. Live at EJ Buck & Sons PianoWorld party in Lowell, MA on Saturday, March 23, 2013

Wed Nov 22, 2023: On this day, November 22, 1971, Zez Confrey died.

Thu Nov 24, 2022: On November 22, 1971, Zez Confrey died.

Fri Nov 23, 2018: One more notable death, but more lighthearted: Zez Confrey, November 22, 1971

A few minutes after I posted, Grasswire2 replied:

Of course Confrey also composed "Kitten On The Keys" and many many other innovative and complex pieces.

Here's a complete review of his work, from my friend Bill Edwards (authority on the genre).

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