From a poor Jewish family in Brooklyn, Barbara Streisand grew up to be one of
the world's greatest divas, blessed with an astonishing vocal range that made
her a huge international star of record, stage and screen. She changed the
spelling of her name early on in her career from Barbara to Barbra and started
singing in night clubs, getting an early break into television singing Harold
Arlen's 'A Sleepin' Bee' on 'The Tonight Show' in 1961.
Her debut album, 'The Barbra Streisand Album', released in 1963, made the top
ten on the Billboard Charts and won two Grammy Awards for Alb...