Barbra Streisand information and resources on the Internet via the following links. You may enjoy visiting them. Some sites require registration to access their pages.  Please note that some of these links may gradually become outdated by content publishers.  The BSMG takes no responsibility for nor endorses all content on these sites. If you would like to suggest additional links or report faulty links, please E-mail me.

Collectibles/CDs/Records/DVDs/Video/Books/Sheet Music

• The BSMG's Give The Gift of Barbra Shop - Our own Amazon.com-powered store packed full of Barbra Streisand's career works, from the first album to the latest CD and DVDs.  "Give the Gift of Barbra" and automatically support The Barbra Streisand Music Guide.
• abebooks.com - Excellent Internet search engine with millions of listings from used book dealers around the world. This is how you track down those hard-to-find and out-of-print Streisand biographies, movie novelizations, and related publications.
• Alibris - Another effective book searcher, which recently returned over 150 relevant titles during an online search.
• All Vinyl Records - Sells many Streisand albums on vinyl.
• Argus Music Searcher - Streisand search page with one-button access to many top online stores and dealers.
• Amazon.com - World famous most reliable online store which carries current and rare DVDs, CDs, books, and songbooks.
• Around The World Music Collectibles - Online store specializing in promo items offers several interesting Streisand CDs and 45s.
• BarbraLover - Matthew McCaffery's Streisand collectibles for sale, including many 1994 Concert items. 
• Barbra Streisand: The Television Specials - Rhino/WEA's page on the 2005 DVD box set and individual releases.
• Bibliofind - Yet another book searching tool yielding many Streisand-related titles.
• Brouhaha Music Marketing - At end of April 2000 the online store carried a few recent BJS promo singles. Use the name search, not the alphabetical listing.
• Celebrity Cellars - Currently under reconstruction, this site recently featured The Barbra Streisand Collection wines.
• C-SPAN Store - Barbra's 1995 Harvard speech/Q&A and the 2000 National Medals of Arts and Humanities Awards are available for sale on videotape.
• DVD Price Search - If you're uncertain about what to buy online and where to buy it, this is the perfect starting point. Provides price comparisons among tons of online DVD stores and special sales and coupons.
• eBay - #1 auction site typically featuring over 500 Streisand-related items (many quite rare), from books to posters to videotapes. Caution: bidders should be educated on fair market prices and avoid bootlegs (unauthorized, unreleased audio and video) and the many faux BJS autographs regardless of authenticity claims. Official Barbra Streisand Auctions Page on eBay.
• EQS Music - Auburn, NY dealer specializing in import CDs.
• Fanfire's Barbra Streisand Official Online Store - Signatures Network outlet for all or most of Barbra's 1994, 2000, and 2006 concert merchandise.
• Her Name Is Barbra Auction - Full online catalog and final sale prices of June 5, 2004 Streisand Foundation benefit auction.
• I Love Barbra - Anne Zarraonandia's online "I Love Barbra" Streisand collectibles catalog.
• Matt's CD Singles - In UK the largest online catalogue for rare, promo, limited edition, and deleted CD Singles (over 15,000 titles), including Barbra's, which are hard to find.
• Music1Search - 2.1 million new, used & collectible CDs, vinyl and tapes for sale from over 50 independent music sellers from around the world.
• Music Machine - Owings Mills, MD store usually has some BJS import CD and vinyl singles at reasonable prices.
• The Nostalgia Factory - Boston online store with original movie posters and related ephemera, including almost 100 Streisand movie items.
• Southland CD - Easily located Streisand page including rare promo CDs, etc. at fairly reasonable prices.
• Vinyl Tap Records - British store's easily searchable and ample Streisand inventory features overseas promo and commercial vinyl and CDs with worldwide delivery.

Databases

• The Internet Movie Database - Perhaps the most authoritative, fascinating, and comprehensive film database on the Net, including all of Barbra's films and thousands more.
• Movie Review Query Engine - Those interested in browsing and reading current and old movie reviews, including several of Barbra's films, should consider this site, which references over 200 review sources in its extensive database.
• CNN Interactive - "Streisand" search yields several many links to previous articles, photos, and media clips about or referring to BJS.

Fan Communication

• Simply Streisand - Founded by fans in June 2001, this fan site and moderated message board with bonus features is very easy to use and currently attracts the most online fans worldwide.
• Yahoo Groups: Streisand - Moderated E-mailing list message forum since May 1998.
• Yahoo Groups: Barbra Streisand ... and Friends - Moderated fan forum.

Fan Organizations

• Australian Barbra Streisand Association (ABSA) - Updates on ABSA's special events, general information, and more.

Fan Tributes

• Barbra Archives - Located at barbra-archives.com, Matt Howe's extensively researched and artfully designed site is a multi-hyphenate like BJS, providing original and archival articles, podcasts, interviews, transcripts, photos, current news, and more from all facets of BJS's long career. 
• barbratimeless.com - Site chronicles Barbra's history based a New York fan's considerable personal memorabilia and multimedia collection; he attended all 10 of Barbra's Timeless concerts.
• Barbranews.com - Newcastle, England's Craig Hall runs this excellent BJS news site.
• The Barbra File - Allison Waldman's Streisand Celebration and much more. 
• Survivor: Barbra - The Island - Satirical fun with Barbra Streisand's film characters.
• Barbra Passionnément - Claude Watrin's inimitably French BJS site, which offers a new edition monthly.
• Totally Barbra - Malaysian twenty-something's fresh perspective on Barbra, including many song lyrics.
• Barbra Streisand Italian Fan Page - Includes some English song lyrics and news in Italian.
• BarbraOnLine - Ramiro Héctor García Miramón's site. 
• Barbra Streisand Land - 17-year-old's "humble tribute."

Film/Video

• Yentl: 15 Years - Honoring Barbra Streisand's landmark 1983 film, Yentl (by The BSMG's creator).
• The Mirror Has Two Faces - Official Sony Pictures Entertainment's individual movie site, includes multimedia downloads and information.
• Movieweb's The Mirror Has Two Faces - Collection of 17 large color publicity photos for the film.
• On A Clear Day You Can See Forever - Chuck Pennington's extensive fan tribute to the 1970 Lerner & Lane movie musical starring Barbra Streisand.
• Video Detective - Several streaming Streisand film clips and trailers.
• SingingFool.com - Streams some recent Streisand music videos in their entirety.
• MisterSF.com: What's Up Doc - Amazingly detailed online tour of San Francisco's What's Up, Doc? locations.

Music & Lyrics

• The Barbra Streisand Songbook - Huge site featuring lyrics to virtually all songs Barbra has recorded.
• ASCAP - ACE database search finds all ASCAP songs Barbra has recorded, with publisher contact information.
• BMI - HyperRepertoire database search finds all BMI songs Barbra has recorded, with publisher contact information.

Official Barbra Streisand Sites

• barbrastreisand.com - Newly enhanced in 2007 with additional content and much more to come!
• Barbra Streisand Blog - Launched in August 2005 exclusively for official Guilty Pleasures album news and previews but subsequently providing various BJS career news items, such as TV appearances and DVD releases.
• barbratour.com - 2006-2007 concert tour info, press releases, tickets, and store.

Other Official Artist Sites

• Alan & Marilyn Bergman - Streisand's preferred song lyracists' official web site.
• Lauren Frost - Chicago area newcomer played Barbra as a girl in Timeless and now has a burgeoning career of her own. Cool backstage photos, audio, and video clips.
• Rupert Holmes - Tony-winning multi-talented Lazy Afternoon producer/composer/arranger/conductor and 2003 debut novelist.

Photography/Art

• Artemis - Striking oil on canvas painting of Barbra Streisand by Belgian artist. 
• A Streisand Sampler - CBS News photo essay with 20 excellent pictures of BJS from 1964-2002. Look for this feature on the 60 Minutes: Four Remarkable Women page.
• Corbis - "The Place for Pictures on the Internet" has about 30 b&w and color images of Barbra Streisand dating back to 1962, many rarely published. Search the "Picture Experience" to retrieve free thumbnail and small images for personal use or electronic greeting cards. Full-size images may be purchased.
• Rex Features - British photo agency and library has many recent and vintage color and b&w images of Barbra, many rarely published. Searchable database allows image previews.
• Internet Movie Database (Photos For Barbra Streisand) - Streisand photos snapped by Steve Granitz.
• Mirrorpix.com - Mirror Syndication International's Web site, contains and sells prints of 60+ b&w and color photos of Barbra since the early 1960s, many from British appearances and not published in the U.S. Use the site's search feature to preview thumbnail and small images. Be advised that pages on this UK site may load slowly.
• Time Inc. Picture Collection - Time Life Syndication's vast searchable photo archive contains about 40 familiar and unpublished Streisand images available for licensing or personal use prints. Browsing is free.
• Barbra Streisand Timeless Concert Picture Gallery - German fan's image-captures from Timeless - Live In Concert DVD. 
• Barbra Streisand: The Final Concert - Over 40 color photos from Barbra's 9/28/02 performance in New York.
• Paolo Casetti Artwork - The Italian portrait artist's original charcoal and paintings of Barbra, with pages also available in French and Italian.
• The Art of Werner Matrisch - German Streisand fan and computer artist's creative re-conceptions of iconic BJS images over the years.
• WireImage - Photo agency for professionals, with over 250 photos of BJS's public appearances dating way back.

Publications

• All About Barbra Streisand - UK-based and longest publishing international Streisand fan magazine's newly redesigned site (10/07/08) displays the latest and recent issue covers and provides easy ordering for worldwide readers.
• Just Like Buttah - Former US-based fanzine features ordering info for back issues.
• Simply - Former German language magazine for Streisand fans.
• Barbra Streisand Record Collectors Guide Book 1962-1999 - E-mail Dutch author-publisher Helena den Ouden-Ton for information on her book.

Reference

• The Barbra Streisand FAQ - This online document serves as a convenient reference source for fans, journalists, researchers, and casual Web surfers, who desire one-stop access regarding Barbra Streisand's extraordinary and multi-faceted career. Continually updated, this FAQ details virtually every aspect of Barbra's resume as we know it, dating back to her initial summer stock foray in 1957 and listing all her achievements, including the acclaimed 1994 Concert tour dates, recent TV movies produced by Barwood Films, and everything worth mentioning to date. Ms. Streisand's mail service address is provided here.
• Barbra Streisand News on Yahoo! Music - Archive of mainstream online media articles dating back to 1997.
• Drake University:  "A Star is Born: Drake Graduate Manages Megastar" - Article about Barbra's manager Marty Erlichman published on his alma mater's web site. 

• Barbra Streisand's AOL Live Chat - Transcript of Streisand's first-ever online chat (11/2/98)
• The Artist As Citizen - Barbra Streisand's speech at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2/3/95)
• CBS News/AP - "Babs Digs Eminem - Sort Of" by Nekesa Mumbi (12/6/02)
• Christian Science Monitor - "Singing the Praises of Lunch with Barbra" by Rachel Travers, 9/11/97, a feature recalling the author's beautiful day at the Malibu ranch and offering BJS's detailed Chinese Chicken Salad recipe.
• Flicks Quick Review's The Mirror Has Two Faces - WHYY-TV/PBS Patrick Stoner's mixed review, color photo, and link to Stoner's '96 interview.
• Las Vegas Review-Journal - "Streisand's Rich Ticket Pays Dividends For Fans" by Mike Weatherford (1/3/00)
• The New York Times - "Night Club Singer Is Chosen for 'Funny Girl' Lead" (7/26/63)
• The New York Times - "Musical Based on Life of Fanny Brice" (Funny Girl review, 3/27/64)
• The New York Times - "Barbra Streisand, New Star in Town, Traces Her Rise to 'Funny Girl'" (4/5/64)
• The New York Times - "Barbra Streisand Sings at Forest Hills" (7/13/64)
• The New York Times - "Barbra Streisand's Free Sing-In Jams Sheep Meadow in the Park" (6/18/67)
• The New York Times - "Singer Is Recreating 'Funny Girl' Role for the Movies" (7/19/67)
• The New York Times - "The Screen: Launching Pad for Barbra Streisand" (Funny Girl movie review, 9/20/68)
• The New York Times - "I.B. Singer Talks To I.B. Singer About The Movie 'Yentl'" (1/29/84)
• The New York Times - "This Is the Music I Love. It is My Roots." (Broadway Album interview, 11/10/85)
• The New York Times - "Barbra Streisand: 'Don't Get Me Wrong'" (Prince of Tides interview, 12/22/91)
• The New York Times - "Local Girl Makes Good, Sings" (Madison Square Garden concert review, 6/22/94)
• The New York Times - "The Occupation of West 84th Street" (5/12/96)
• USA Today - "Streisand's Christmas Offering" by Edna Gunderson (12/12/01)
• USA Today - "Streisand's stage fright spiked with thought of terror" by Edna Gunderson (12/12/01) 
• USA Today - "Duets Pairs Streisand, Past Faves" (12/5/02)
• Billboard Magazine, October 4, 2003 - Interview/feature cover story by Melinda Newman (published September 26). Read the exclusive billboard.com Q&A.
• USA Today, October 3, 2003 - Interview/feature story "Streisand Does 'Movie' Tunes Her Way"
• TV Guide, October 11-17 issue (Rob Lowe on cover) - Interview by Ileane Rudolph and photo by Annie Leibovitz. Search the magazine's site to read more of the interview online.
• Portfolio, AP Radio Network, December 17, 2003 - Brief interview by Jane Waldman aired nationally. Read the transcript.
• Time Magazine:  "High Drama, Low Comedy" (12/13/04 issue)
• Monsters and Critics:  Meet The Fockers Interview - Streisand, Hoffman & Stiller (UK Q&A, 5/5/05)

Television

• TV Now's "Barbra Streisand on TV" - Current monthly U.S. television listings for Streisand, including movies and specials.
• RAI Italy - Interviewer Vincenzo Mollica's 1997 discussion with BJS is presented in three video clips, and the transcript of his 1999 chat is provided.
• CNN Interactive's Showbiz - "Streisand finds love in latest movie and in life" (transcript of CNN TV report dated 11/15/96, with 3 film photos and still image from interview)
• The Oprah Winfrey Show (aka Oprah!), US syndicated TV, October 14, 2003 
• Dateline NBC (TV interview feature, 12/12/04)
• 60 Minutes (lengthy excerpt from original segment and Mike Wallace's interview with Barbra in December 1991)

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