Barbra Streisand (musician)
Singer/actress Barbra Streisand performs onstage at the 85th Annual Academy Awards on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California.
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The legendary Barbra Streisand makes a historic homecoming back to Brooklyn at the new Barclays Center arena, marking the superstar's first Brooklyn concert since her childhood years. Joined by special guests Il Volo and Chris Botti, Streisand performs an extensive selection of songs from her five-decade career, including a touching duet with her son, Jason Gould.
Ever since I can remember, people have been calling me bossy and opinionated.
Reports we weren't singing well aren't true ... I mean, occasionally, but not in the songs that I chose. This stuff is fuckin' magic, though it is true there were so many drugs and it was chaotic . . . I've got a version of a song that I wrote for Barbra Streisand that Joni Mitchell came and sang with me at Wembley Stadium in front of 100,000 people. It one one acoustic piano and me and Joni. Just magic.More quotes »
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It takes a village
life has been a misery, but alas, Im a masochist. I carry on. He also stuck a real mosquito and a picture of Barbra Streisand (his one true love) in my autograph for good measure. Wherever you are, Mr Leong, sir, I bow down in reverence and I am ever so grateful from The Star Malaysia Read more »
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The Music Industry Gathers to Remember Phil Ramone
producer, crafting recordings that have sold into the hundreds of millions of copies for artists including Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, James Taylor and many others. But Ramone, a classical from MarketWire Read more »
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Barbra Streisand Fast Facts
CNN Library updated 2:47 PM EDT, Mon May 13, 2013 (CNN) -- Here is a look at the life of singer and actress Barbra Streisand . Personal: Birth date: April 24, 1942 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Barbara Joan Streisand Father: Emanuel Streisand, from CNN Read more »
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PBS Fall 20/13: Shakespeare, Superheroes, The Great American Hoax and More!
to legendary country stars, a star-studded version of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Company and GREAT PERFORMANCES “Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn,” the superstar’s first Brooklyn concert since her childhood years. The PBS Independent Film Showcase airs this from Eclipse Magazine Read more »
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JFK retrospective, Latino history on PBS schedule
by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, file). FILE - This Oct. 11, 2012 file photo shows singer Barbra Streisand performing at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. A bill to enact dramatic changes to the nation's immigration system and put some from San Diego Local News 1 Read more »