A STAR-CROSSED LIFE By Andy Anselmo With Eileen Dolen Newman One of life’s greatest joys is listening to beautiful music. Oh, but wouldn’t it be gratifying if we could sing like the stars! We pretend to be great vocalists when accompanying the blaring radio while driving along in our car or while wailing away in the shower. But deep down we know we don’t perform with the same quality and assurance as Tony Bennett or Liza Minnelli. Yet, if only we could. Come to think of it, how did they become the superb vocalists they are?

The answer lies with one of the world’s foremost singing teachers, Andy Anselmo, and his remarkable story in A Star-Crossed Life. Here the reader learns firsthand about Andy’s phenomenal vocal instruction and bel canto technique, and stories of teaching some of the greatest singers and voices of the past half century -- such as Tony Bennett, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Liza Minnelli, Mandy Patinkin, Mary Tyler Moore, Maureen O’Sullivan, Regis Philbin, Brooke Shields, and Joanne Woodward. We Learn fascinating tales about many other great celebrities whose paths he crossed -- including Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Eddie Fisher, Ingrid Bergman, Phyllis Diller, Greta Garbo, Ava Gardner, and Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Andy Anselmo’s journey from performing at age seven in bistros during the Great Depression to his founding the SINGERS FORUM is remarkable and utterly inspiring in itself. Coupled with his performing and teaching the greatest stars in show business, and a refreshing philosophical outlook on life makes A Star-Crossed Life a terrific read that will appeal to a huge audience.