She has an EGOT plus #1 hit songs, #1 albums, record-breaking concert attendance, plus Top Female Box Office star every year 1970-1979. Peabody, AFI. Medal of Freedom. Kennedy Center Honoree. No other artist even comes close to her achievements.
She’s also 1 of 14 Grammy Legend award winners. She’s one of the best selling artists of a time yet never really sang mainstream music that says a lot.
Garland was phenomenal and offered the key advice to our girl, Barbra. The advice contributing to Barbra's longevity and outshining her generous predecessor.
She is/was a great singer, but what gets missed a lot is what a great actress or comedian she is. She clearly wrote/rehearsed the line about "being in any hall with the trouble I've had finding an apartment" and it was delivered flawlessly.
Actually she wasn't the first person to win all four major awards, composer Richard Rogers was. He completed in 1962. Barbra was just the first performer.
Barbra never returned to Broadway (other than on her albums). I wish Barbra had at least produced a Broadway show so she could win a competitive Tony. This Special Tony is nice, but it's not a competitive Tony. She produced so many TV movies in the 80s and 90s. I would have loved her to produce a Broadway show or directed one. Also, it's amazing that Barbra became such a huge movie and pop star. There never was a Broadway performer who reached such heights. I don't even think there has been a Broadway star who has ever had a number 1 single. Bette Midler comes close, but she was never really a Broadway star until Hello Dolly.
@@ningtaylor6186 Well, that and those two initial Tony snubs really cut deep. I think that really lit a fire in her to make it big in the movies, and make her bigger than Broadway. She lost in '64 to Carol Channing for 'Hello Dolly', ok fair (. . . kinda), but to lose out to Phyllis Newman for Subways are for Sleeping? Does anyone even remember this performance or this show? No. But they DO remember Barbra's Miss Marmelstein in 'I Can Get It For You Wholesale.'
Barbra was offered Gypsy in the early 70s and turned it down She was a star in Hollywood and making alot more money. Angela Lansbury did the part and won a tony.
@@zebra2615 she also wanted to make a movie of gypsy. I believe Tom Hanks was listed as one of the stars that fell through as did her movie version of Catherine the great. I don’t think we’re gonna have many more movies from Barbra and after the two Fockers movies, I think that’s a good move.
This is the Streisand that I love & today she can still sing to perfection, but at times her political views are something I can agree to disagree. Such is life...
First of many firsts and yet we only ever hear about Beyonce, Madonna, Taylor Swift....sorry girls, Barbra set all the records....first....and will probaly hold that #1 albums in 6 consecutive decades record for a very long time!!
Barbra has always taken care of her gift. That’s why no one will ever break her record. She started out young and has always taken care of that wonderful voice.
Now that's power; creating an award to someone because they lost it (although how in the world she didn't win a Tony for Funny Girl astounds me) .... and so Barbra becomes the first EGOT. Today, history repeats itself as they groom Gaga as being the next EGOT.
"Star of the Decade" are you kidding me. Marty Ehrlichman engineered this with the Tony Blue ribbon committee so that he could market his client as having won the entertainment grand slam. Rita Moreno is still the only entertainer to win all four top awards , in competition, for performance. Star of the decade should have gone to Angela Lansbury or Gwen Verdon.
I'm so sorry if I scratched the clay feet of your goddess. But in what bizarre parallel universe twilight zone world does on play as a featured player and one play as a lead qualify someone as "star of the decade".?
Brian Pennington At the time my friend, the world knew the power that was emerging from this woman...it is that simple. She rocked the world. Now...stop being such a bitch. Clay feet of the Goddess??? How 1940's of you.
Hey, your avatar says it all. I'm still waiting for her to fulfill her promise of leaving the country if Bush get's elected. It's never too late, Babs!