Origin: Brooklyn, NY
Decades: 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, and 2000's
Barbra Streisand's status as one of the most successful singers of her generation is all the more remarkable not only because her popularity has been achieved in the face of a dominant musical trend -- rock & roll -- which she did not follow, but also because, despite an amazing singing voice that has enthralled practically anyone who has heard it, she has always used singing as a mere stepping stone to other careers, as a stage and film actress and as a film director. Streisand struggled briefly as an act... Read More