Barry Sisters
Minnie Bagelman (April 6, 1923 – October 31, 1976) and Clara Bagelman (October 17, 1920 – November 22, 2014), best known under the stage names Merna and Claire Barry, were popular American Yiddish and jazz entertainers from the 1940s to the early 1970s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1940, Died Ceased 1960
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group
Notes: Merna and Claire Barry also performed as the Bagelman Sisters, Minnie and Clara.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-041907 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | A yiddish lied | Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with male vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-041908 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Bist main welt | Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-041909 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Abi er ken tantzen | Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-041910 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Tzi shpeit | Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-041911 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Nor dee | Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-041912 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Shein vie die levoone | Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-051061 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Eishes chayil | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental quintet | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-051062 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Shloimele Malkele | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental quintet | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-051063 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Oy mama | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental quintet | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-051064 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Noch a glesel | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental quintet | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-051457 | 10-in. | 6/20/1940 | Der alter zigeuner | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters ; Seymour Rechtzeit | Female vocal duet and male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-051458 | 10-in. | 6/20/1940 | Dem nayem sher | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters ; Seymour Rechtzeit | Female vocal duet and male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-062894 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | Ich hob dich | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-062895 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | Ai digidai polka | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-062896 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | Sug es mir nochamol | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-062897 | 10-in. | 3/26/1941 | Sug farvus | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-065065 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Joey's got a girl | Barry Sisters ; Sammy Meade's Orchestra | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-065066 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Pound your table polka (One more chorus) | Barry Sisters ; Sammy Meade's Orchestra | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-065067 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Pussy cat agony five | Barry Sisters ; Sammy Meade's Orchestra | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-065068 | 10-in. | 4/29/1941 | Old Chief Walla Hoo | Barry Sisters ; Sammy Meade's Orchestra | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-073389 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | A vaibele a tsnieh | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-073390 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Patcht mit die hent | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-073391 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Zog, zog, zog es mir | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group | |
| Victor | BS-073392 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | Prost in pushet | Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters | Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barry Sisters," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111006.
Barry Sisters. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111006.
"Barry Sisters." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Barry Sisters - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98061529
Wikidata: The Barry Sisters - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1073330
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/139182658
MusicBrainz: The Barry Sisters - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f5443ac4-a051-403c-a040-8f1c792cf2cc
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