Singer Julie Budd Sheds Early "Streisand 2.0" Label To Fashion Enviable Career

The petite powerhouse overcame that early-perception road bump to create a decades-long musical track with multiple lanes.

Comparisons are inevitable in show biz. Bob Dylan was heralded as the “new Woody Guthrie,” Bruce Springsteen had both the mantles of “the next Bob Dylan” and “the future of rock’n’roll” to overcome, and many drew an early parallel between Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand.

While some of these media-contrived comparisons are benign and easily traversed, s…