{"id":1624,"date":"2015-01-15T04:51:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-15T04:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/?page_id=1624"},"modified":"2022-12-18T23:42:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T23:42:35","slug":"barbara-mcnair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/features\/barbara-mcnair\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbara McNair (1934-2007) Singer, Actress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2015-01-14-23-41-15-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"841\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2015-01-14-23-41-15-01-1024x841.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4723\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2015-01-14-23-41-15-01-1024x841.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2015-01-14-23-41-15-01-300x246.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2015-01-14-23-41-15-01-768x630.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2015-01-14-23-41-15-01-1536x1261.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2015-01-14-23-41-15-01.jpg 1608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Racine Journal Times columnist hands talent show award to Barbara McNair (c. 1950s)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kilties_mcnair_1960-300x197-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4725\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Barbara McNair &quot;Just In Time&quot; on The Ed Sullivan Show\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PggCXkn4Tg0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Barbara McNair &#8220;Just In Time&#8221; on The Ed Sullivan Show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Barbara McNair - Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show (1967) | All Scenes\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g2j2uFuufo4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Barbara McNair &#8211; Bob Hope Vietnam Christmas Show (1967) | All Scenes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Racine-City-Directory-1952-2036-Racine-Street.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"116\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Racine-City-Directory-1952-2036-Racine-Street.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4729\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Racine-City-Directory-1952-2036-Racine-Street.jpg 496w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Racine-City-Directory-1952-2036-Racine-Street-300x70.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>1952 Racine City Directory, Barbara McNair, age 18, lived at 2036 Racine Street.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2036-Racine-Street-from-Google-Maps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"993\" height=\"836\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2036-Racine-Street-from-Google-Maps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4731\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2036-Racine-Street-from-Google-Maps.jpg 993w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2036-Racine-Street-from-Google-Maps-300x253.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2036-Racine-Street-from-Google-Maps-768x647.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>2036 Racine Street where Barbara McNair lived with her family<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Racine Journal Times, April 29, 1952<\/p>\n<p>Teen-Age Talent Presents Program<\/p>\n<p>Racine teen-agers presented an hour and a half of variety entertainment for a large crowd in Memorial Hall Sunday evening in the amateur hour sponsored by John M. Gross Post of Catholic War Veterans.<\/p>\n<p>First prize, a hundred dollar defense bond, went to Barbara McNair, senior at Washington Park High School, who sang &#8220;September Song.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Second prize was awarded to Bob Ainsworth, student of William Horlick High School, for his accordion selection, &#8220;Dance of the Comedians.&#8221; Third and fourth prizes went to Johnny Bernez of Mitchell who played &#8220;A-Ba-Ba-Re-Ba&#8221; as an accordion solo, and to an adagio team, Wayne Gerou of St. Catherine&#8217;s and Patty Fergus, student at Mygatt&#8217;s School.<\/p>\n<p>Winners were determined by a point system, with Miss Jean Binks, Les Beck and Mayor John Gothner acting as judges. W. C. (Tex) Reynolds served as master of ceremonies and at the close of the program presented the prizes to the winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Barbara-McNair-and-her-parents-Racine-Journal-Times-Apr-13-1960.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Barbara-McNair-and-her-parents-Racine-Journal-Times-Apr-13-1960-1024x579.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4736\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Barbara-McNair-and-her-parents-Racine-Journal-Times-Apr-13-1960-1024x579.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Barbara-McNair-and-her-parents-Racine-Journal-Times-Apr-13-1960-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Barbara-McNair-and-her-parents-Racine-Journal-Times-Apr-13-1960-768x434.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Barbara-McNair-and-her-parents-Racine-Journal-Times-Apr-13-1960-460x260.jpg 460w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Barbara-McNair-and-her-parents-Racine-Journal-Times-Apr-13-1960.jpg 1069w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Barbara McNair and her parents, Horace and Claudia. 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