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Producer-Writer Karen Morris Announces Celebrity Features Added to The Rat Pack Music Alliance Site

Published by New Jersey Stage

originally published: 03/24/2025


Independent producer/writer Karen Morris, and founder of The Rat Pack Music Alliance, will add a variety of articles spotlighting celebrities and entertainment personalities, to The Rat Pack Music Alliance website.

Ms. Morris has begun to post pieces to the RPMA website that she previously penned for her column, The Sinatra Angle, for The Dean Martin Association, and their exclusive magazine. She will be sharing interviews she conducted with acclaimed entertainers and media professionals, including: Charles Pignone, President of Frank Sinatra Enterprises; Comedian Tom Dreesen; Impressionist Marilyn Michaels; Sinatra Historian and Broadcast Host, Charles (Chuck) Granata; actress and author, Barbara Feldon; a tribute to Christopher Riddle and Nelson Riddle; and most recently an article featuring award-winning actor, Joe Pesci.

The Rat Pack Music Alliance was developed by Ms. Morris to honor the music and careers of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr.

The website is designed to highlight various stories, contributed by folks who have had a connection personally or professional with The Rat Pack, or those who were influenced by them musically or otherwise.

Each feature on The Rat Pack Music Alliance website has a separate page for ease of reading and titled according to the specific story.




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Creative folks, broadcasters, authors, performing artists, and vocalists have shared a collective of tales, and all are listed as part of the “Swingin’ Stories” pages.

Ms. Morris will continue to incorporate stories or newsworthy articles from other reliable and trusted sources, or will write articles specifically for the site, combined with a narrated vocal feature, The Rat Pack Music Minute.

To Visit The Rat Pack Music Alliance, click here.




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