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 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111006.

Barry Sisters. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111006.

"Barry Sisters." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111006

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