RARE Barbara Cook Stars

[jeh500]

Amazing voice and stunning interpreter of a lyric. When I was younger,

I found a used album in a record store. It was Barbara Cook's album Here

And Now. The album is beautiful and I got hooked. But this simple story song

is what made me adore her gifts. I've been seeing her ever since, Heard all her

great songs but this remains the song that changed the way I looked at any singer after.

She is a singing treaure. Bravo, sweet lady of song. Thank you for posting this gem.

[booglas69]

I remember watching this back in 1980. I think it was produced by the Hartford, CT PBS station.

[mitchellivers]

@booglas69 Now we have competing claims that it was a concert in Hartford, in LA and at the Kennedy Center.

[GuinnevereB]

Wow. How can I have lived my whole life without having heard her excellent voice? She deserves the abundant praise I read online (just a few minutes ago), but somehow she managed to sail under my radar until now. My loss! She's a favorite with me from now on.

[mitchellivers]

@GuinnevereB Did you see the tribute to her on the Kennedy Center Honors last week? If not, look it up here on YouTube.

[Palomablanca2008]

THANK YOU !!!!! We just can't get enough of Barbara Cook... the supreme performer!!

[skmpublishing]

just spectacular, both the performance and the writing

[TheWhatev33]

craft.both Ian and Cook got craft.

[scudder99]

THANK YOU for uploading this. Absolutely the best and a privilege to hear.

[RudigerVT]

Astounding, singular artistry. She is one of a kind.

[superduffman22]

wow! I just saw her in the follies concert and i adoe her voice and she was so gorgeous when she was young!!!!Her voice stayed sounding angelic though:) Beautiful song!

[juicyjay125]

I saw Barbara Cook sing this in London, it was flawless.

[peaceart]

my favorite Barbara Cook song

[b340bus]

Barbara is like no other in the world. A pleasure to look at and an amazing experience to listen to in song. She has put me into a "musical trance" for decades. Thank you Sweetheart and may you never lose "The Magic" : )

[unicornpaws]

Magnificent!

[theblueangel28]

incredible

BY FAR my favorite thing Ive ever heard her sing

that was absolutely divine

[Snowydog123]

Wow she LOOKS fabulous, not that it matters that much. What does matter is how she sounds and what she sings, and this was one of the greatest matches between material and her luminous talent. Just stunning, almost beyond belief. I was lucky enough to have seen her perform not too long after the relase of the As of Today album. She sang Billy Joel's New York State of Mind, which she never recorded. She also sang this and Candlelight, both by Janis Ian. Thanks for posting!!

[robertdave]

This is delightful - thanks for taking the time to transfer this and post it!!

[idanceforGod2]

I loved this! Thank you so much for posting it.

[ldthompson]

I am so moved by her articulation and the rich internal life she has going on all the time. Delicious! Thank you!! I love Barbara Cook.

[scudder99]

Thank you so much for uploading this.

[allancuseo]

There are no words to express the beauty of her voice- and the beauty of Barbara Cook.

[Kievest]

Barbara Cook is a singer who got better and better as she got older! If you want

to learn how to sing...listen to Barbara Cook! She has a fantastic way of relating

to an audience and communicating the poetry and meaning of the lyrics as well

as the beauty of the melody! She makes the listener really hear what the composer intended and made everything she sang as unforgettable as she

is! Thank you mitchellivers for posting this American treasure and to paul-

ostroff99 for sharing!

[paulostroff99]

Superb! TY.

[11777766]

Barbara Cook, thirty years ago, was only her warm up for the gorgeous voice she has in 2010, at age 82. Her depth of feeling, her purity of tone, and her rapport with the audience has made her a near-legend in our musical history,

[mberning1]

Bless this Stars share.

[burleq]

Wow! This was a concert at KCET in L.A., around 1987. I know. I was there!

[lorenzonolan]

thank you for posting this. truly a treasure

[antod11]

Beautiful.

[realpianistcomposer]

She. Is. The. Best.

[kyle35nyc]

Thank you for posting - another amazing performance

[txquis]

Fantastic...this is 'holy grail' stuff, and I thank you for sharing it with us.

[BELTERFAN]

God!!! too good for words!!