Barbra Streisand Made Her Splashy Debut in 1963
The boldness of Barbra Streisand’s fully-formed persona makes The Barbra Streisand Album an integral part of 1960s pop culture, revolutionary in its own way.
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The 25 Best Christmas Albums by Pop Divas
Pop divas seem born for Christmas: they’re dramatic, emotional, sentimental, campy – everything that’s Christmas. These best Christmas albums suit the season.
Barbra Streisand Wanted Her MTV in 1984 and Created ‘Emotion’
More than any other record in her discography, Emotion was a way to make Barbra Streisand a competing presence on pop radio and MTV as pop turned new wave.
Barbra Streisand Went to Washington (by Way of Malibu) on ‘One Voice’ 35 Years Ago
Barbra Streisand’s One Voice is a merger of pop and politics, a “rally” attended by the likes of Jack Nicholson, Kurt Russell, and Penny Marshall.
50 years Ago Barbra Streisand Became a Contemporary Pop Singer with ‘Barbra Joan Streisand’
If Stoney End was Barbra Streisand’s Laura Nyro project, then Barbra Joan Streisand was her Carole King project. Fifty years later, it offers fascinating insight.
Rupert Holmes Is So Much More Than the Piña Colada Man
With the release of Songs That Sound Like Movies, the acclaimed singer/songwriter, novelist, and Tony Award-winning writer of musicals reflects on a career in which that rum drink is but an aftertaste.
Barbra Streisand: Lessons from a Lesbian Icon
Genetic or cultural, the lesbian community has more than its share of overachievers, so we relate to Barbra Streisand’s need to excel.