The world-renowned painter, Anthony Benedetto, better known as the singer Frank Sinatra called "the best in the business—the one and only, Tony …
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The 95th Academy Awards (2023) Diversity Wins Big!
Not everyone relishes watching the Academy Awards for four hours. But for those of us who love feature films and documentaries with an important …
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Wayne Shorter – A Jazz Icon – 1933-2023
The world lost a musical giant when Wayne Shorter passed away on March 2, 2023 at the age of 89. So many of his compositions that have become jazz …
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Burt Bacharach – A Timeless Treasure
May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023 “What the world needs now is love sweet love, that’s the only thing that there's just too little of.” Sadly, …
David Crosby – To Everything There is a Season
“To everything there is a season turn, turn, turn, and a time to every purpose under heaven. A time to be born, a time to die, a time to plant, a time …
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Faith Hill and Tim McGraw – Country Music Royalty
Everyone knows Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are Country Music Royalty, but who knew they both had the acting chops to pull off—no, they did more than …
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Best of the 70th Golden Globe Awards
Like most women who enjoy fashion, I ooh and ah at what the actresses are wearing when they walk the red carpet at award shows like the Golden Globes …
Taylor Hicks – American Idol
Have you ever had a dream so big it consumed you? So big you were willing to crawl into bed with hardship and heartache, rejection and disappointment, …
Melissa Etheridge and Others Speak Out About Gay Rights
I didn’t plan it that way, but the last four celebrities I have interviewed are all gay. It's interesting I would say that because I certainly …
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Dave Koz: Hello Tomorrow
Sharing a glass of wine and the smooth, soulful, sultry sounds of jazz with friends and family is one of the beautiful pleasures in life, and …
Paul McCartney: Love Is All You Need
Here at Celebrity Scribe, I’m always looking for nuggets of gold, pearls of wisdom that will make me smarter and happier. Yesterday I was in a …
Carlos Santana: Love Divinely Orchestrated
Carlos Santana was just 22 years old when he and his band, Santana, performed the song "Soul Sacrifice," that electrified 500,000 people at …
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Natalie Cole – Unforgettable
Natalie Cole had an incredible set of pipes. Her voice was smooth as honey, rich as dark chocolate, powerful as a freight train, sensual like your …
Phoebe Snow – Soulful Sound – R.I.P.
Singer, composer Phoebe Snow died today, April 26, 2011, at the age of 60 from a brain hemorrhage she suffered on January 21, 2010. When I heard …
Kristin Chenoweth: A Stand for Equality
It’s rare that an entertainer has an equally successful career on Broadway, in movies, and on TV. But Kristin Chenoweth is rare! In the horse-racing …
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Wisdom Gleaned from the 83rd Academy Awards
There are life lessons to be found everywhere, including the 83rd Academy Awards, which took place on February 27, 2011. I’m not here to pass …
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Olivia Newton-John – We Honestly Love Her
A lot of A-list celebrities hail from Down Under, including Cate Blanchette, Toni Collette, Russell Crowe, Portia de Rossi, Isla Fisher, Hugh Jackman, …
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Priscilla Presley: Always Evolving
We may know things about peoples, but that doesn’t mean we know what’s in their hearts or understand their journey. That's true for all of us, but …
Sinatra and Sammy Remembered!
On December 11, 2010, the night before what would have been Frank Sinatra’s 95th birthday, I was at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas for the premier of …
Bret Michaels: A Walking Miracle
If anyone would have told me that Donald Trump, the guy who fired people on Celebrity Apprentice, would become president of the United States, I …