Barry Sisters (Australian band)
The Barry Sisters | |
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| Years active | ~1950-1963 |
| Members | Dorothy Davidson Lorna Whiteside |
The Barry Sisters is an Australian country music duo of Dorothy Davidson and Lorna Whiteside[1] who became known as Dorothy and Lorna Barry. Their first releases came out billed as The Bar B-Q Girls, with songs recorded straight to disc. They were commonly featured on radio and performed on Bandstand and Six O'Clock Rock.[2] The Allen Brothers and The Barry Sisters combined to release the single "No Hesitation" (Pye, 1961) which reached #33 on the Australian Singles Chart. The Barry Sisters own "Fly Away, Peter; Fly Away, Paul" (Pye, 1961) reached #98. They were inducted into the Tamworth Hands of Fame in 1988.[2]
After The Barry Sisters
[edit | edit source]Lorna Barry continued as a songwriter and had songs performed by Patsy Ann Noble, Jimmy Little and Val Doonican.[2]
Dorothy Barry went on with a solo career[2] and appeared in the 1989 film Sweetie, playing Flo, the mother of Sweetie.[3][4] A song, "There's a Love That Waits For You", performed by Dorothy and written by Lorna appeared on the soundtrack. Dorothy was nominated for the 1989 AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.[5][6]
Members
[edit | edit source]- Dorothy Davidson (aka Dorothy Barry)
- Lorna Whiteside (aka Lorna Barry)
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