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World Who's Who in Jazz,
Cabaret, Music and Entertainment; the enchanting world of bright
talents and ultimate artists!
By Gisele von Guntunbergersen
Reproduced
from World Art Celebrities Journal
 Patrice
Ferris, best trio singer in the United States according to the
World Who's Who.
A new world who's of entertainment, songs, singers
and stage magic is on its way to world human stage and real life. It
contains all the glitters, the stories, data, statistics and lists
of lists of all those who left their mark on the world of music and
showbiz; from progressive fusion rock, jazz and
the year’s
big buzz list to national music awards, and from San Remo Song
Festival awards,
airplay world official
top 100 and sparkling divas to the ultimate entertainers, singers
and songwriters. An unbelievable gigantic accomplishment by a world
authority in the field, the prolific writer, author and producer,
Maximillien de Lafayette. It is overwhelming. It is Homeric in the
abundance of information it offers, the descriptive categories of
live performances, styles, schools and music genres and rich
biographic chronicles of singers, composers, musicians, writers,
producers and giants of the industry it illustrates and the in-depth
research of the fabric and divergent world of stars and showbiz.
Maria
Gentile (left) received a glowing review.
Physicians, writers,
humanitarians and stamp collectors have their Who's Who. Musicians,
singers and divas don't. It is hard to believe. Finally, somebody
with an alert mind decided to do something about it. And what a
brilliant idea it was. And what a service the author of the World
Who's Who in Jazz, Cabaret, Music and Entertainment is rendering
to the world community of music and performing arts. Now, divas,
entertainers, music and showbiz executives, booking agents, music
publishers, venues' proprietors, publicists, critics and the public
will have access to and learn what they should learn about all those
who entertained us for decades, entered our living rooms, dazzled us
on stage and made us fall in love with icons, legends and stars.
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 Mark
Murphy, best torch singer according to the World Who's Who.
It is expected to find in this Who's
Who the biography and career highlights of famous stars, artists,
composers, songwriters, comedians. Otherwise, the book will not be
considered comprehensive and complete. After all, who's who and
directories should include those who are known in the field. It is the
rule of thumb. Does de Lafayette's Who's Who follow this path?
Affirmative. The author walked 10 more miles to include all those who
made significant contributions to the world of music and
entertainment, regardless of their visibility, name recognition and
status.
Rebecca Spencer's photo
shines on the cover of Volume three of the World Who's Who.
"Recognizing others' talents is the
primordial duty of an honest historian and a well-informed critic.
Household names or obscure but gifted artists have the same rights and
are entitled to be recognized by the public. To do so, a responsible
writer should not exclusively and constantly write about the rich and
the famous. I have a strong medium here to offer those magnificent and
unknown talents a maximum exposure. I did. I had to do it. So expect
to hear and read about fabulous singers and musicians who were
deprived from opportunities to be written up in newspapers and
magazines..." said Mr. de Lafayette, author of the Who's Who.
 Diva
Jill Corey (left) graced the cover of Volume III.
In addition to biographical history
of the stars, the author paid homage to distinguished music critics,
writers and publishers, such as Frank Dain, Stu Hamstra, Michael
Ricci and Gwen Calvier. Buy this book. You will treasure it for
years to come.
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NEW
YORK STARLETS, STARS AND DIVAS UNDER THE MICROSCOPE OF MAXIMILLIEN DE
LAFAYETTE
By
Esther Cohen-Hamilton, European Journal, Staff Writer.
 Photo:
Marlene VerPlanck on the cover of the book: Entertainment Divas, Cabaret,
Jazz Then And Now, by Maximillien de Lafayette. Published, September, 2006,
722 pages.
Author extraordinaire,
Maximillien de Lafayette is having fun, because everybody who is somebody in
showbiz is talking and gossiping about his latest book Entertainment
Divas, Cabaret, Jazz Then And Now. It is an enormous book containing
between two covers almost everything you need to know about Cabaret and
Jazz, including a roster of the most successful singers and divas on an
international scale. So far so good. But once you explore this huge book and
start to read about the "making" of a diva, more precisely the persona and
aura of a Cabaret or Jazz singer, de Lafayette's frightening frankness and
colorful criticism will throw you off your rocking chair.
Nevertheless, you remain glued to his book because it is
not an ordinary book written by a music historian or a critic who wants to
elaborate on the nature and development of Jazz and cabaret but, simply
because De Lafayette dared to tell you who is the best and who is the worst in
the business. Probably you would not tolerate his pompous intellect but you
will be astonished by his immense knowledge of the world of entertainment,
Cabaret, Jazz and what makes a performer a super star or a legend. De
Lafayette spent his entire life among and around stars since he was a child.
Marlene Dietrich, Dalida, Jean Gabin, Simone Signoret, Yves Montand, Gabriella
Ferri, Farid El Atrach, and legends of the 40s, 50s, and 60s were either
familiar faces to the young Maximillien or friends of the family. He mingled
with them and heard directly from them first-hand jokes, stories and
confessions. But the book is not about gossips and confessions of legends and
icons of a vanished glorious era. It rotates and evolves around divas,
singers, starlets and ambitious artists you hear about or see today on
Broadway and venues in Paris, Madrid and London. The juicy part of the
subjects was squeezed into the Moolinex of de Lafayette and his "critical
grinder." Some artists were elevated on pedestals. Others ridiculed and
mocked. CDs were meticulously reviewed and artists' live performances in New
York were carefully observed and critiqued. The man know his craft but, his
pen is sharp, not always friendly but, often accurate and honest.
Continues next
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Music,
Showbiz And Entertainment.
Volume III of World Who's Who in Jazz, Cabaret, Music and
Entertainment
