President Obama Honors Barbara Cook, A 2011 Kennedy Center Honoree
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2011 Kennedy Center Honoree Barbara Cook was honored by President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House.
Barbara Cook is an American singer and actress who first came to prominence in the 1950s after starring in the original Broadway musicals Candide (1956) and The Music Man (1957) among others, winning a Tony Award for the latter. She continued performing mostly in theatre until the mid 1970s, when she began a second career that continues to this day as a cabaret and concert singer. Over her career, Cook has made numerous recordings.
During her years as Broadway's leading ingénue Cook was lauded for her excellent lyric soprano voice. She was particularly admired for her vocal agility, wide range, warm sound, and emotive interpretations. As she has aged her voice has taken on a darker quality, even in her head voice, that was less prominent in her youth. Today Cook is widely recognized as one of the "premier interpreters" of musical theatre songs and standards, in particular the songs of composer Stephen Sondheim. Her subtle and sensitive interpretations of American popular song continue to earn high praise even into her eighties.
Barbara Cook's full wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Cook
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Johnny Mathis LOVES her! Well deserved. Sings without autotune & on pitch in her eighties. Can you teach people to value that?
IrisMG 2 months ago
A well deserved tribute, and accolade!!! May she live forever! A singer's singer.
Palomablanca2008 2 months ago 2
Such a wonderful person as well as a thrilling artist with a long, amazing history. She has reinvented herself over and over, is a survivor, and a respected example for all singers all over the world. She hasn't a phony bone in her body.
waynebrasler 3 months ago
she is truly one of the greatest singers of all time. a real treasure.
hedwigkiesler 3 months ago
Can she sing Metal?
RobTheMusician1 3 months ago
FIRST!
Balrenn 3 months ago