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Barbra's Golden
Jubilee Begins |
June 2010 |
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This month marks the fiftieth anniversary
of Barbra Streisand's career in show business.
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(June
6, 2010) - It happened exactly 50 years ago today. On June 6, 1960,
Barbra Streisand entered a talent contest at "The Lion" in New York
and won first prize: a two week engagement at the club and a salary of
$50 a week.
For the first time in
her life, this
aspiring young
performer was being
paid to sing. Her
extraordinary journey
as a professional
entertainer had begun.
Over the
course of the next
half-century, Barbra
Streisand's vocal gift would touch
the hearts of millions
across the globe.
According to a source
close to Barbra's management, her team has chosen to acknowledge the
signing of her first contract with Columbia Records (in 1962) as the
real
start of her career. So, we'll just have to wait until 2012 for Barbra
and the media world to officially acknowledge her 50 years in show
business.
That being said, history can not be rewritten. Barbra
Streisand received her first paycheck as a performer at "The Lion" on
June 6, 1960. That date, as far as we, and many other fans are
concerned, was her first day on the job, a job she's been handling
with grace and perfection for exactly 50 years. So we choose to mark
2010 as Barbra's Golden Jubilee in show business and congratulate her on achieving
this most impressive
career milestone.
But of course we'll be there in 2012, too, with party hats and
streamers, ready to celebrate Barbra's equally important 50th
anniversary as a recording artist. |
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