The two superstars met (at least) twice. The first time was when Streisand was performing at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. Elvis came to her show and afterward went backstage, surprising the singer in her dressing room.
A nervous Streisand was painting her fingernails so she didn’t have to look Presley in the face. In a commentary track for the DVD release of A Star Is Born, Streisand mentioned that Presley, incredibly, took the bottle of nail polish, got down on his knees, and started painting her nails.
They would meet up again in 1975 when Streisand and Peters came to Presley’s dressing room, after one of his Vegas shows, to pitch the part. Jerry Schilling, then a member of Presley’s entourage, “The Memphis Mafia,” and one of his closest friends, was present at the time.
Barbra Streisand – Love Me Tender with Elvis Presley
In a 2002 interview, Schilling recalled that he was surprised to see Streisand because when he and Presley had gone backstage to her dressing room a few months earlier, and Streisand asked Presley what he thought of her show, he replied, “You’ve got a great voice Barbra, but you keep putting your hand in front of your face while you sing, and it’s very distracting.”
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THANK YOU ELVIS FOR SAVING MY LIFE!!!!!!!!
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