John Dote' Produced Liberace Soundtracks
Special guest appearances with Tony Bennet, Pearl Bailey and James Darren
From The Penthouse Records Long-Play Album
The legendary flamboyant Liberace spent alot of time visiting and performing in northern California .
He made guest appearances at the Circle Star Theatre as well as the hit television show
"This Is San Francisco" which was hosted by Warner Bros. Record Executive Pete Marino.
Marino and recording producer John Dote' owned and operated Penthouse Records in
San Carlos, California, approximately a mile from the Circle Star. Liberace, who was promoted
by Marino during his Warner Bros. years, also became the one who would discover Dote's
talents. In fact, the media was once quoted as saying that Dote' is the next
"Modern Day Liberace" by their flamboyant style.
John Dote'
Dote' captured the interviews on video and audio that were
conducted by Marino of Liberace, Tony Bennett, Pearl Bailey
and James Darren. He later transferred the interviews to vinyl
and DVD that is historical and yet cannot be purchased.
John Dote' At The Mixing Console
Liberace's sister Dora asked Dote' to donate the interviews for
which he wrote it's background theme song and the gold
plaque he received to the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas,
but Dote' declined. Dote', with his outward pizzazz as the
media displays him, would pick up Liberace at the
San Francisco airport, pulling up in his Rolls Royce
completely airbrushed with the 1906 earthquake of San-
Francisco on his car, Dote' makes a swift getaway with
Liberace in his Rolls.
During his interview with Tony Bennett at The St Francis hotel in San Francisco, Marino appeared to be
cocky claiming that Bennett was high on coke. During the first take, Bennett's eyes appeared to be red
and glossy. Marino, who might have been high himself went up to Bennett with microphone in hand and
told Bennett "my mother gave me this sausage to give to you to stick up your big fat nose". Bennett so
high replied, "Isn't this just a great city". He had just performed his smash hit "I Left My Heart In San
Francisco" to a sold out audience at The St. Francis.
Tony Bennet (Left)
Pearl Bailey is the famous actress and dancer who
appeared on the hit seriesPeter Gunn, The Love Boat, Love American Style, The Pearl Bailey Show,
The Last Generation, The Dean Martin Show, The Bob Hope Show and so many others. She also made
a guest appearance on "This Is San Francisco" hosted by Pete Marino at Coit Tower which was
documented by John Dote'.
Peter Marino And John Dote'
James Darren co-starred in the 1960's hit television series "The Time Tunnel"
and later co-starred in the hit television series "T.J. Hooker". He made his apperance on "This Is San
Francisco" and was interviewed byPete Marino on a yacht on the San Francisco Bay. The interview
went on to describe Darren as leaving his wife in the car to wait for him while he cheated with other
women. Darren achieved his mark on the entertainment scene through singing, acting and producing.
He made his first mark in the 1959 movie Gidget. His biggest hit came in 1961 titled "Goodbye Cruel
World" which reached number 3.
Pearl Bailey
Together, John Dote' and Pete Marino of Penthouse Records were
credited with promotions for Lulu, Frank Sinatra, The Doors, The Dave Clark Five, Hawaii Five-0,
Charlie's Angel's and many others. It is believed that it was Marino who brought The Beatles to the
Cow Palace for their first performance in San Francisco during the early 60's.
Above, Marino and Dote' are photographed in their San Carlos, California recording studio mixing
the classic album "Hooked On Themes".
During his days of promotions at Warner Bros., Marino
gained a reputation for walking in the company with bags full of pills and handing them out to other
associates. In 1976, Marino signed John Dote' to record "May I Have This Dance?" for the Paramount
Theatre show "Men and Muscle" in Oakland, California which later wasfeatured on "Wide World Of Sports",
the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.
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