The Barry Sisters (United States)

The Barry Sisters (United States)
From left: Claire and Merna Barry.

Clara and Minnie Barry were popular American Jazz and Klesmer entertainers of the 1940s to the early 1970s.

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Early years

Born in the Bronx, New York, they were first known as The Bagelman Sisters. They made a name for themselves as Yiddish jazz singers. When their act became more popular, they changed their stage name to The Barry Sisters. They started performing in the New York Catskills resort hotels. They eventually toured with Mickey Katz. They performed on the New York Radio Show "Yiddish Melodies in Swing", where they would sing jazz recordings in the Yiddish language. They also would record popular tunes, such as "Rain Drops Keep Falling on My Head" translated into Yiddish (Trop'ns Fin Regen Oif Mein Kop). [1]

During the height of their popularity, they even made appearances on the Ed Sullivan and Jack Paar shows and were one of the few American acts to tour the Soviet Union in 1959. [2] [3]

Musical influence

The Barry Sisters also recorded with other noted Jewish singers such as Barbra Streisand and Moishe Oysher.

The Barry Sisters are thought to be the inspiration for the Saturday Night Live skit, "The Sweeney Sisters," in which Jan Hooks and Nora Dunn portrayed a sister cabaret act. Mark Shaiman did the musical arrangements for those sketches.

Merna Barry was born in 1925 and died in 1976. [4]. Claire Barry, born in 1923, continues to sing and perform, and was recently featured in the NPR radio show, "Yiddish Melodies in Swing." [5]

The duo's 11th and final album, "My Way," was issued in 1973. [6]

Discography

  • The Barry Sisters; Cadence CLP-4001
  • At Home with the Barry Sisters; Roulette SR-25060 (w/Abe Ellstein)
  • Side by Side; Roulette SR-25136
  • We Belong Together; Roulette SR-25156; 1961 (w/Jerry Fielding)
  • Shalom; Roulette SR-25157
  • The Barry Sisters in Israel (live); Roulette SR-25198
  • The World of the Barry Sisters: Memorable Jewish Melodies; Roulette SR-25258
  • Our Way (Tahka-Tahka); Roulette/Mainstream/Red Lion MRL-393; 1973 (w/Jim Tyler, Jerry Graff)
  • Fiddler on the Roof; ABC-Paramount ABCS-516
  • Something Spanish; ABC-Paramount ABCS-578 (arr. & cond. Chico O'Farrill)
  • A Time To Remember; ABC-Paramount ABCS-597
  • The Barry Sisters; Banner BA-1009 (compiles 78s--their earliest recordings?)


References

  1. ^ www.thecjm.org
  2. ^ MOG mog.com
  3. ^ www.jewishjukebox.com
  4. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20080202224916/http://vintage-lady-50s.blogspot.com/2007/11/barry-sisters.html Vintage Lady]
  5. ^ Yiddish Radio Project web site
  6. ^ Jessica Emmerich, THE IDELSOHN SOCIETY FOR MUSICAL PRESERVATION (Formerly Reboot Stereophonic)

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