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Lee Pianist-Vocalist Resume

Lee has retired from entertaining other than to play piano and sing for wedding events and small private parties. This resume is from her career as an entertainer.

PERFORMED AS AND WITH 

Solo Pianist-Vocalist
Lee Gabor Combo
Lee Gabor Big Band
Lee Gabor Palm Court orchestra
Lee Gabor Society orchestra
Lee Gabor Variety Band
Have Piano Bar Will Travel

 

    AVAILABLE FOR:

        Advertising Jingles

        After Dinner Music

        Anniversary Events

        Apartment & Condo Events 

        Association Events

        Banquets

        Bar & Bat Mitzvah

        Birthday Parties

         Brunches & Buffets

         Business Grand Openings

         Cablevision Shows

         Charity Balls

         Church Socials

         Cocktail Parties

         College Reunions

         Company Milestone Events

         Company Picnics

         Consulate and International Events

         Convention Hospitality Suites

         Corporate Events

         Country Clubs

         Dances

         Dinner Dances

         Dinner Parties

         Fashion Shows

         Fine and Gourmet Dining

         Holiday Parties

         Hotel Lobby, Lounge, Restaurant

         Movies, TV, Documentaries, Radio

         Memorial Services

         Nightclubs

         Private Parties

         Restaurants

         Retail Store Events

         Retirement Village Events

         Shopping Centers

         Teas and Tea Dances

         Trade Shows

         Wedding Events

 

BACKGROUND FOR PRIVATE PARTIES, PIANO LOUNGE AND GOURMET & FINE DINING

Lee is one of the few pianists who can truly perform a "background" sound, which is a warm and gentle, touch, soft enough to allow guests to easily enjoy their conversations  

PIANO BAR

Lee is an award winning piano bar performer and is available' to entertain at your piano bar or to bring her portable unit, a specially designed tribute to famous pianists. At the end of page, see names listed on the keys of the portable piano bar.

 

DUO PIANOS BY "LEE WITH FRIENDS" .

In 'he style of Ferrrante & Teicher, Lee performs favorite dramatic piano pieces such as “Exodus," "Love Story," "Memory" from "Cats," "Phantom of the Opera," medley and more, accompanied on each performance by one of the best pianists in the Metroplex. Duo Pianos is available only with the Big Band or Society Orchestra.

 

LEE'S DOWN MEMORY LANE - NOSTALGIA MUSIC

Each show offerrs 1 hour of piano, vocal, and historic info of a specific 'era', or eras can be Mixed. Lee can perform alone for small groups and add instrumentalists for larger audiences.

Colonial America 1609-1825   

Civil War 1861-1865       

Western Saloon Music      

Gay Nineties  1890-1899  

Down By The Old Mill Stream  1900-1909    

Over There 1910-1919       

Gin & Sin .1920-1929

Jus' Bummin’ Around'1930-1939    

Bombers & Babes 1940-1949     

See Ya Later Alligator' 1950-1959      

Patriotic USA (from all eras)

WEDDING SPECIALIST   

Lee has performed for over a thousand weddings of all sizes. She is available solor or with her groups for all types of events, including Engagement Parties, Bridal Showers, Rehearsal Dinners, Ceremonies, Receptions, and any other type of celebration event. Request Lee's "Love & Romance" Repertoire. Lee also can perform her compositions: "Wedding Prayer" and "Wedding Passage" (ceremony music for Step-Families)

 

REPERTOIRE

Lee has developed one of the most extensive repertoires of any performer. She can select from almost 1700 songs in a wide variety of venues. Songs being performed are chosen for their appropriateness and Lee is very sensitive to offering the correct style and message for the occasion and ambiance. Venues include:

Ballads

Big Band

Blues

Boogie Woogie

Broadway

Cabaret

Campfire

Celebration

Children's Favorites

Christmas and Other Holidays

Classical

College Songs

Country Western

Dixieland

Easy Listening

Dramatic Duo

Folk

Gospel & Sacred

Hollywood Favorites from Movies, TV, Radio

Hooky-Tonk

Humor & Parody

Inspirational

International

Instrumentals

Jazz

Love & Romance

Marches

Original

Patriotic

Pop

Ragtime

Rock

R&B

Sea Chanties

Sing-alongs

Society Sounds

Standards

Waltzes

 

INTERNATIONAL VOCALS

Lee's performances in major hotels serving guests from around the globe motivated her to expand the repertoire to include a variety of international songs and to perform these tunes in the native language. Lee currently sings these  languages:

Africa-1

Arabic-1

Argentina-3 Spanish and 2 English

Austria-1 German

Belgium-1 French

Brazil–7 Portuguese and 3 English

Canada– 2 English

China-2 Chinese and 1 English

Cuba-1 English

Czechoslovakia-1 Czech

Denmark-2 Danish and 1 English

England-5 English

Equador-1 Spanish

France-36 French and 10 English

Germany-15 German and 6 English

Greece-1 Greek

Haiti-1 Spanish

Hawaii-5 Hawaiian

Hungary-1 Hungarian

India-1 English

Israel-4 Yiddish

Italy-15 Italian and 1 English

Japan-1 Japanese

Jamaica-3 English

Mexico-45 Spanish and 4 English

Netherlands-1 Dutch

Norway-1 Norwegian

Poland-2 Polish and 3 English

Portugal-1 Portuguese and 3 English

Russia-4 Russian and 1 English

Scotland-2 English

South America in general-1 English

Spain-1 Spanish and 1 English

Sweden-1 Swedish and 1 English

Switzerland-1 German

Turkey-1

Wales-1 English

Yugoslavia-2 Slavic

 

PERFORMANCES

Lee, as a soloist and with various sizes of her groups, has entertained for parties, dinners, weddings, and other special events in homes and has performed both steadies (S) and private party casuals (C) in the finest hotels, casinos, nightclubs, country clubs, and restaurants through the United States. Among these are:

Adam's Mark Hotel - Houston, Texas   SC

Aladdin Casino & Hotel - Las Vegas, Nevada   SC

The Benchmark, Michigan Inn - Detroit, Michigan   SC

Bent Tree Country Club - Dallas, Texas    SC

Boca Raton Hotel and Country Club - Boca Raton Florida   SC

The Breakers - Palm Beach, Florida   C

Canyon Creek Country Club - Dallas, Texas   C

Capital City Club - Atlanta, Georgia   C

Capital City Country Club - Atlanta, Georgia   SC

Carlyle Restaurant - Houston, Texas   C

Chicasaw Country Club - Memphis, Tennessee   SC

The Conrad Hilton - Chicago, Illinois   SC

The Crescent Club - Dallas, Texas   C

The Dallas City Club - Dallas, Texas   C

Gleneagles Country Club - Dallas, Texas   SC

The Hilton Westgate - Houston, Texas   SC

The Hopkins House - Minneapolis, Minnesota   SC

The Houston City Club - Houston, Texas   C

The Houstonian - Houston, Texas    SC

The Inn on the Park - Houston, Texas   SC

The Landmark Casino - Las Vegas, Nevada   SC

The MGM Grand - Las Vegas, Nevada   C

The Mansion - Dallas, Texas   C

The Marriott Hotel Downtown - Atlanta, Georgia   SC

The Piedmont Driving Club - Atlanta, Georgia   C

The Playboy Club - Chicago, Illinois   C

The Playboy Club - Lake Geneva, Wisconsin   SC

The Sheraton Downtown - Houston, Texas   SC

The Sheraton Gretna - New Orleans, Louisiana   SC

The Sheraton on the Park - New York City, New York   C

The Sheraton Prudential - Boston, Massachusetts   SC

The University Club - Dallas, Texas   C

The Warwick Hotel - Houston, Texas   SC

 

Lee also has performed her shows, "The Blondes" featuring costumed impersonations of Carol Channing, Marlene Dietrich, Peggy Lee, Marilyn Monroe, Ginger Rogers, and Mae West.

Lee also performed "The Matilda EverReady Show" - a punk rock parody

 

The 81 pianists named on the portable piano bar used for Lee's "Have Piano Bar Will Travel"

  1. Steve Allen

  2. Paul Anka

  3. Burt Bacharach

  4. Irving Berlin

  5. Big Tiny Little Junior

  6. Eubie Blake

  7. Dave Brubeck

  8. Hoagy Carmichael

  9. Richard Carpenter

  10. Peggy Castle

  11. Carmen Cavalaro

  12. Ray Charles

  13. Nat King Cole

  14. Harry Conick Jr

  15. Count Basie

  16. Francis Craig 

  17. Floyd Cramer

  18. Fats Domino

  19. Dorothy Donegan

  20. Daryl Dragon

  21. Peter Duchin

  22. Jimmy Durante

  23. Duke Ellington

  24. Bill Evans

  25. Ferrante & Teicher

  26. Roberta Flack

  27. Aretha Franklin

  28. Errol Garner

  29. George Gershwin

  30. Marvin Hamllich

  31. Lionel Hampton

  32. Eddie Heywood

  33. Hildegarde

  34. ‘Fatha” Earl Hines

  35. Ahmed Jamal

  36. Horst Jankowski

  37. Billy Joel

  38. Elton John

  39. James P. Johnson

  40. Scott Joplin

  41. Peck Kelly

  42. Carole King

  43. Michel leGrand

  44. Tom Lehrer

  45. Oscar Levant

  46. Jerry Lee Lewis

  47. Meade Lux Lewis

  48. Ramsey Lewis

  49. Liberace

  50. Little Richard

  51. Marian McPartland

  52. Carmen McRae

  53. Melissa Manchester

  54. Barry Manilow

  55. Sergio Mendes 

  56. Ronnie Milsap

  57. Jelly Roll Morton

  58. Peter Nero

  59. Anythony Newley

  60. Ray Noble

  61. Laura Nyro

  62. Oscar Peterson

  63. Cole Porter

  64. Charlie Rich

  65. Leon Russell

  66. Mark Russell

  67. Neil Sedaka

  68. George Shearing

  69. Bobby Short

  70. Pine Top Smith

  71. Jeri Southern

  72. Art Tatum

  73. Tony Tenille

  74. Bobby Troup

  75. Conway Twitty

  76. Fats Waller

  77. Mary Lou Williams

  78. Roger Williams

  79. Dooley Wilson from movie "As Time Goes By in movie"

  80. Teddy Wilson

  81. Stevie Wonder

 

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