Legends are born, not made. Stars are made, not created. And the world of music glitters and shines brighter when a legend in the making reaches the throne of stardom. This is why we call those who shine in showbiz and world of entertainment STARS. It takes more than hard work, talent, perseverance and luck to make it big time in the the world of entertainment and showbiz. Success requires originality, unsurpassed  creativity, guts, new visions, innovative delivery, persona, stage presence, truthful inner feelings, warm rapport with the audience, taste and above all "uniqueness". And Wesla, the legend and the star monopolized all those virtues, qualities and blessings. Creative, truthful, captivating, engaging, warm and splendidly blessed with a voice out of this world, Wesla secured her place of immortality in the universe of music, the world of humans and beyond...

The San Francisco Chronicle's Joe Brown   wrote:" Every great city deserves a signature chanteuse, and San Francisco is fortunate to have Whitfield as its resident voice...A cabaret evening spent with Whitfield reclaims the tarnished phrase "adult entertainment..." And he adds this: "This is smart, sophisticated fun for grown-ups who appreciate the finer things, who get it..." Jeff Rubio from the Orange County Register wrote: "This Singer's Singer Captures the Gold...Fans of the Great American Songbook, that collection of musical standards drawn mainly from the Golden Age of Broadway, should give real thought to heading to Founders Hall at the Orange County Performing Arts Center through Saturday. The reason is Wesla Whitfield, surely one of the best interpreters of that genre on the planet."

 

Photo: Wesla with Opera Star Beverly Sills.

Richard Dyer from the Boston Globe wrote: "Today there is no one better at what she does, which is to sing songs with a piano and bass in a small, dark room to people who love to listen to them."  The Los Angeles Times'  Don Heckman wrote:" It's a rare moment when all the elements of a performance--the words, the music and the interpretation--come together in perfect balance. But that's exactly what happened Tuesday night when singer Wesla Whitfield opened a 10-night run at the Cinegrill in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

 

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