Kathy Barr


Kathy Barr was an American vocalist who performed and recorded popular music, jazz, musical theater, and operettas. Barr flourished during the 1950s in nightclubs, television, and radio. She was acclaimed for her soprano range and ability to sing pop, jazz, and classical.

Personal

Barr was born Marilyn Sultana Aboulafia to parents of Turkish and Spanish ancestry — her father had immigrated from Turkey. When she married Irwin M. Glickman, she ended the commercial aspect of her musical career and devoted herself to her family. She and Irwin had a daughter, Sylvia B. Glickman. In 1958, she legally changed her name to Kathy Barr.
Barr, from about April 1954 to 1956, had been married to Chicago nightclub owner and operator Milton L. Schwartz. That marriage ended by annulment.

Selected discography

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