Silver & Rose shared the same lifespan 1899-1966, to within a few months. Billy Rose's lyric writing career included vaudeville and work producing Broadway shows that gave Gene Kelly (Singin' In The Rain) his first choreography break. Recorded by many major vocalists including Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, it was not dedicated to Barbara Streisand(!) but written in 1927 for French singer Monique Andre Serf, who took 'Barbara' as a stage name.
