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Remembering
Robin
Gibb,
Donna
Summer |
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Barry and Robin Gibb (WireImage) |
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Robin
Gibb
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May
20
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The
world
lost
another
musical
great
today
when
it
was
announced
that
Robin
Gibb
had
died
at
the
age
of
62. Like Donna Summer,
Robin
(and
brothers
Barry
and
Maurice, a.k.a. The
Bee
Gees) became
synonymous
with
Disco.
Robin
and
his
brothers
authored
of
such
classics
as "Stayin'
Alive,"
"How
Deep
Is
Your
Love,"
"Nights
on
Broadway"
and
dozens
of
others. Among them were a string of songs recorded by Barbra Streisand for her most successful album, "Guilty." Robin and Barry Gibb co-wrote "Woman In Love," "Run Wild," "Promises" and "Life Story."
All
three
Bee
Gees
co-wrote
the
title
track,
"Guilty."
Though Robin Gibb was not credited on Barbra's "Guilty" album, be was present in studio sessions and behind the scenes. In 2010, Robin spoke with the BBC about working with Barbra:
"We recorded Barbra very much the way we would do ourselves. She was great to work with. When she was in the studio, she was very much a part of the team. She wanted ideas, she encouraged them. And we would do the same with her."
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Donna
Summer
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May
17
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Music
fans
around
the
world
are
still
in
shock
after
learning
that
Donna
Summer
had
died
earlier
today.
Summer,
the
indisputable
Queen
of
Disco,
had
been
delighting
generations
of
fans
as
far
back
as
the
1970s.
Sadly,
she
lost
her
struggle
with
cancer
at
the
age
of
63.
Summer
will
be
best
remembered
not
only
for
riveting
solo
performances
of
such
disco
anthems
as
"Last
Dance,"
"Bad
Girls"
and
"Hot
Stuff"
but
for
the
extraordinary
duet
she
performed
with
Barbra
Streisand
in
1979.
Their
duet,
"No
More
Tears
(Enough
Is
Enough)"
was
a
huge success
for
both
artists.
Written
by
Paul Jabara
and
Bruce
Roberts,
"No
More
Tears"
hit
the
#1
position
on
both
Billboard's
Top
100
pop
and
dance
charts.
In
fact,
counting
her
duet
with
Barbra,
Donna
became
the
first
female
artist
to
have
four
number
1
singles
over
the
course
of a
12
month
period.
More
On
her
web
site
this
morning,
Barbra
remembered
Donna
Summer:
"I
was
shocked
to
hear
about
Donna.
She
was
so
vital
the
last
time
I
saw
her
a
few
months
ago.
I
loved
doing
the
duet
with
her.
She
had
an
amazing
voice
and
was
so
talented.
It's
so
sad." |
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If
They
Build
It,
She
Will
Come |
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New
York
gets
the
breaking
news |
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May
9
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Barbra's coming home! Not just New York home, but Brooklyn home.
Barbra
announced that she will play the newly minted Barclays Center in downtown Brooklyn on October 11.
[A
second
show
will
be
on
Oct.
13]
The Barclays Center is Brooklyn's answer to Manhattan's Madison Square Garden. When
Barbra
Streisand
steps
on stage, just
weeks after its doors officially open, the
Barclays
Center
will
instantly
take
its
place
among
the world's
most
prestigious performance
venues.
And
the
timing
couldn't
be
better.
Barbra's
concert
at
the
Barclays
Center
will
coincide
with
her
50th
anniversary
as a
recording
artist.
As
if
to
honor
the
milestone,
Brooklyn
finally
built
a
venue
worthy
of
its
home
grown
superstar.
There's
more
inside,
including
ticket
information. |
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"Sundays
with
Ally"
...
and
a
New
Book
Project |
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May
10
(UPDATE)
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Allison
J.
Waldman
has
started
a
series
of
Sunday
morning
video-casts
that
have
quickly
become
"must-see"
on-line
viewing
for
all.
Ally, the
author
of
"The
Barbra
Streisand
Scrapbook"
has
worked
with
Barbra's
team
on
such
projects
as
the
Just
for
the
Record
box-set
and
the
Timeless
concert
and
video.
Ally's
weekly
chats
are
entertaining
and
offer
an
informed
perspective
on
current
events
in
Barbra's
career.
We
have
the
link
to
Ally's
video-chats
here.
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"Barbra Memories" -
Ally's new Streisand book in the works
Ally
is
working
on a
new
book
of
fan
remembrances
that
will
be
given
to
Barbra
on
the
occasion
of
her
50th
anniversary
as a
recording
artist.
It's
an
exciting
project,
and
we
all
have
a
chance
to
be a
part
of
it.
Ally
tells
all
about
it
here. |
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Mort
Lindsey
Dies
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"Happening
in
Central
Park"
Emmy
Winner |
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Lindsey (far left) with Barbra in Central Park |
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May 8,
2012
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When
you
mention
that
Barbra
Streisand's
1968
television
special
"A
Happening
in
Central
Park"
was
an
Emmy
winning
broadcast,
you
have
one
man
to
thank:
Mort
Lindsey.
Lindsey
was
the
evening's
musical
director
and
was
awarded
the
show's
one
and
only
Emmy.
Mort
Lindsey
passed
away
at
his
home
in
Malibu
on
May
4.
He
was
89.
Lindsey
was
with
Barbra
all
throughout
1967.
He
was
in
Central
Park
with
Barbra
when
the
actual
performance
was
taped.
He
also
served
as
Barbra's
musical
director
on
"The
Belle
of
14th
Street"
and
accompanied
her
at
the
Hollywood
Bowl.
Lindsey
was
an
acclaimed
musician,
composer
and
arranger.
Anyone
who
grew
up
watching
television
in
the
1960s
knew
him.
He
worked
on
"The
Merv
Griffin
Show"
for
25
years
and
was
the
musical
director
on
Judy
Garland's
weekly
variety
hour
on
CBS.
A
decade
later,
Lindsey
was
Liza Minnelli's
musical
director
on
the
acclaimed
"Liza
with
a Z"
TV
special.
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The Bon Soir, 40 W. 8 St. NYC |
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April
12 -
Did
you
ever
wish
you
could
visit
the
old
Bon
Soir
nightclub
in
New
York?
Well,
you'll
soon be
able
to
do
just
that.
The
famed
Greenwich
nightclub
where
Barbra
Streisand
achieved
early
success
as a
nightclub
performer
is
set
to
reopen
under
another
name
next
month.
The
4,000
square-foot
space
once
occupied
by
The
Bon
Soir
will
open
as a
trendy
Village
nightclub
called
Pink
Elephant.
The
new
club
will
offer
"intimate,
elegant,
cabaret-style
entertainment
...
paying
homage
to
the
Village
and
nostalgic
history
when
people
dressed
up
for
a
night
out
on
the
town."
Pink
Elephant
is a
favorite
destination
for
jetsetters
with
clubs
in
Brazil,
Mexico,
and
soon
Las
Vegas
and
Dubai.
The
old
Bon
Soir
location
has
been
boarded
up
and
dormant
for
decades.
The
opening
of a
new
nightclub
in
the
same
space
- 50
years
after
she
last
appeared
there
-
will
give
people
another
opportunity
to
explore
and rediscover
Barbra
Streisand's
Greenwich
Village
roots.
In
2010,
The
Lion,
where
Barbra
first
sang
as a
paid
performer
reopened
around
the
corner.
More
on
The
Bon
Soir
More
on
Pink
Elephant |
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Unlikely
Duo:
Streisand
&
Mayor Lindsay |
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Sep. 19, 1965: |
Mayoral candidate John Lindsay
checks out the N.Y. Daily News |
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March
25
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There's
an
old
adage
that
says
politics
makes
for
strange
bedfellows.
Such
was
the
case
when
democrat
Barbra
Streisand
befriended
a
republican
-
John
V.
Lindsay
-
the
Mayor
of
New
York.
In
1968,
Lindsay
delighted
in welcoming
Barbra
to
the
Times
Square
premiere
of
"Funny
Girl"
during
a
live
TV
broadcast.
And
in
1969,
Barbra campaigned
for
Lindsay
and
raised
money
for
his
campaign
by
performing
at
Madison
Square
Garden.
More
|
 And
Lindsay's "Gypsy"
connection ...
Even
Stephen Sondheim and Ethel Merman backed the Mayor.
Sondheim rewrote the lyrics
to one of Gypsy's
show stopping
numbers. Merman
recorded the track for use during Lindsay's campaign.
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50th
Anniversary
for
"I
Can
Get
It
For
You
Wholesale" |
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March
22
-
Fifty
years
ago
today,
Barbra
Streisand
opened
on
Broadway
for
the
very
first
time.
The
date
was
March
22,
1962
and
the
show
was
"I
Can
Get
It
For
You
Wholesale."
It
was,
without
a
doubt,
one
of
the
most
important
events
of
Barbra's
career.
"Wholesale"
played
at
the
Shubert
before
moving
to
the
Broadway
Theatre
toward
the
end
of
its
run
of
300
performances.
The
show
closed
on
December
8,
1962.
The
show
as a
whole
was
not
a
critical
success,
but
the
supporting
role
that
Barbra
portrayed
received
raves.
Barbra's
Miss
Marmelstein
earned
her
a
New
York
Drama
Critics
Award
and
a
Tony
nomination
(the
show's
only
one).
Most
agree
that
Barbra's
presence
in
"Wholesale"
was
the
singular
reason
the
show
lasted
as
long
as
it
did
on
Broadway.
To
this
day,
Barbra
fondly
remembers
her
opening
night
in
"Wholesale."
During
her
2003
interview
at
The
Actors
Studio,
Barbra
took
pride
in
telling
James
Lipton
how
Leonard
Bernstein
stood
and
led
a
three
minute
ovation
at
the
conclusion
of
her
"Miss
Marmelstein"
number.
Today,
we
also
stand
and
applaud
Barbra
on
this
most
noteworthy
of
anniversaries.
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