BURTON SISTERS Yiddish singing duo

Rose and Lynn Goldman were born in Philadelphia, and entertained for the USO during World War 2. They became the Gordon Sisters, but a manager wasn't thrilled. Rose recalled: "When we were working the Borscht Belt — everyone did the Borscht Belt — the manager with one of the other acts came to us and said, “I’d like to manage you kids. Gordon Sisters isn’t a good name for you.” He had on his desk a bottle of Gallagher and Burton, the whiskey. And he said, “OK, you’re the Burton Sisters.” The rest is Borscht Belt history. The duo signed with RCA Victor in 1955 for "Doin' the French Can-Can" and several other singles. Rose retired to get married, but Lynn continued on stage in musical comedies until she too got married. She moved to San Francisco where she and her sister gave a reunion performance in 2011.