Jewish Community Project Downtown – JCP Benefit Online Auction 2017
Auction Ends: Mar 22, 2017 12:00 PM EDT

Antiques

Connie Francis and The Barry Sisters Vinyl Records

Item Number
229
Estimated Value
20 USD
Opening Bid
10 USD

Item Description

Two vinyl records, Connie Francis and The Barry Sisters.

Connie Francis is the prototype for the female pop singer of today. At the height of her chart popularity in the late '50s and early '60s, Francis was unique as a female recording artist, amassing record sales equal to or surpassing those of many of her male contemporaries. In this album Connie sings Jewish Favorites.

The Barry Sisters were a Jewish pair that recorded hundreds of Yiddish songs. Originally known as the Bagelman Sisters, they were the most popular singers in the genre called Yiddish Swing, which popularized and jazzified Yiddish folk songs. This album is a long play album of Claire and Merna Barry singing Yiddish songs.