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The Barry Sisters

“It just seemed so natural to combine Jewish music and swing. If the Jewish songs had a good beat, why couldn't we do swing in Yiddish?" Claire Barry
About The Barry Sisters

Names: Clara and Minnie Bagelman

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Place of birth: Bronx, New York

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Trademark look: Haute Couture, dressed like twins ready to trot onto stage at the Lincoln Center at a moments notice

Stage name(s): Claire and Merna Barry

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Biography


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How they got their start: They started on the Feter Nukhem's Kleynvarg (Uncle Nukhem's Kiddies), a Jewish children's radio show on WLTH in New York hosted by Nukhem Stutchkoff.

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Best known for: New York Radio Show "Yiddish Melodies in Swing," a Sunday afternoon program on WHN. The mostly English language program (better known as the "American Jewish Hour") featured the vocal stylings of Bagelman Sisters and Jan Bart backed by a band led by Dave Tarras, under the musical direction of Sam Medoff.

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Cultural Impact
  • The Barry Sisters capitalized on the success of Sholom Secunda's "Bay Mir Bistu Sheyn" to popularize the combination of Yiddish and Swing music.




The Barry Sisters

Trivia
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  • The Barry Sisters sang in 9 languages.
  • They were first known as the Bagelman Sisters.
  • They appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show 10 times.
  • In their version of Hank William's "Jumbalaya," they rhyme the eponymous Southern and uber-treyf dish with "mekhaye" (Yiddish for "pleasure").






By the Barry Sisters:
  • “When I look back on this music, all I want to say is Dear God, thank you for giving us the opportunity. What a wonderful opportunity."Claire Barry

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