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]
The Barry Sisters | |
|---|---|
| Years active | ~1950-1963 |
| Members | Dorothy Davidson Lorna Whiteside |
After The Barry Sisters
editLorna 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- Dorothy Davidson (aka Dorothy Barry)
- Lorna Whiteside (aka Lorna Barry)
References
edit- ^ Watson, Eric (1983). Country Music in Australia. Volume 2. Angus & Robertson. pp. 50–51. ISBN 0207140871.
- ^ a b c d McKean, Joy (December 2015), "Noel Balfour the Barry Sisters", Country Music Capital News, archived from the original on 22 April 2017, retrieved 4 April 2023
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Ebert, Roger (23 March 1990). "Sweetie movie review (1990)". Rogerebert.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ MacDonald, Dougal (6 January 1990), "Sisters' turmoil evokes comedy and compassion", The Canberra Times
- ^ "AFI Past Winners - 1989 Winners & Nominees". AFI-AACTA. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ Lowing, Rob; Cantlon, Gavin (8 October 1989), "The Ozcars", The Sun Herald