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The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters on the cover of the reissue collection The Best of the Andrews Sisters: The Millennium Collection. From left to right: Maxene, Patty, and LaVerne.
The Andrews Sisters on the cover of the reissue collection The Best of the Andrews Sisters: The Millennium Collection. From left to right: Maxene, Patty, and LaVerne.
Background information
Origin Minnesota, United States
Website www.cmgww.com/music/andrews
Former members
LaVerne Sophie Andrews
Maxene Angelyn Andrews
Patricia Marie Andrews

The Andrews Sisters were a close harmony singing group, consisting of sisters LaVerne Sophie Andrews (contralto; July 6, 1911–May 8, 1967), Maxene Angelyn Andrews (soprano; January 3, 1916–October 21, 1995), and Patricia Marie (a. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Close harmony is an arrangement of the notes of chords within a narrow range This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 k. a. Patty) Andrews (lead; born February 16, 1918). Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common All were born in Minnesota to a Greek immigrant father and a Norwegian American mother. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Norwegian Americans (norskamerikanere are Americans of Norwegian descent

Contents

History

Patty, the youngest and the lead singer of the group, was only seven when the group was formed, and just twelve years old when they won first prize at a talent contest at the local Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, where LaVerne played piano accompaniment for the silent film showings in exchange for free dancing lessons for her and her sisters. The lead vocalist (or lead singer) is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song The Historic Orpheum Theatre is a theater in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Once the sisters found fame and settled in California, their parents lived with them in a Brentwood estate until their deaths, and several cousins from Minnesota followed them west. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Brentwood is an affluent district in western Los Angeles, California, United States; it is not to be confused with Brentwood California, in Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The sisters returned to Minneapolis at least once a year to visit family and friends and/or perform.

They started their career as imitators of an earlier successful singing group, the Boswell Sisters. The Boswell Sisters were a Close harmony singing group that attained national prominence in the USA in the 1930s After singing with various dance bands and touring in vaudeville with the likes of comic bandleader Larry Rich (also known as Dick Rich)[Dick Rich was actually one of Larry's younger brothers], Ted Mack, and Leon Belasco, they first came to national attention with their recordings and radio broadcasts in 1937, most notably via their major Decca record hit, Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (translation: To me, you are beautiful),[1] an originally Yiddish tune the lyrics of which Sammy Cahn translated to English and the girls harmonized to perfection. Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s Ted Mack can refer to Ted Mack (politician - an Australian politician Ted Mack (radio-TV host - an American television host Yiddish (yi [[wiktייִדיש ייִדיש]] yidish or yi [[wiktאידיש אידיש]] idish, literally "Jewish" is a nonterritorial High Sammy Cahn ( June 18, 1913 &ndash January 15, 1993) was a 4-time Academy Award -winning American lyricist songwriter It sold a million copies, making them the first female vocal group to achieve a Gold Record award. Abba Brisbane Birralee Voices Cliff Adams Singers Crosby Stills & Nash Danny They followed this success with a string of best-selling records over the next two years and they became a household name by 1940. A bestseller is a Book that is identified as extremely popular by its inclusion on lists of currently top selling titles that are based on publishing industry and book trade

Record setting hits

The Andrews Sisters became the best-selling female vocal group in the history of popular music, setting records that remain unsurpassed to this day:

Some of the trio's best-remembered and most popular hits were:

World War II

During World War II, they entertained the Allied forces extensively in America, Africa and Italy, visiting Army, Navy, Marine and Coast Guard bases, war zones, hospitals, and munitions factories. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces Marines (from the English adjective marine, meaning of the sea, from Latin language mare, meaning sea via French adjective A coast guard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for [2] They also helped actors Bette Davis and John Garfield found California's famous Hollywood Canteen, a welcome retreat for servicemen where the trio often performed, volunteering their personal time to sing for and dance with soldiers, sailors and Marines (they did the same at New York City's Stage Door Canteen during the war). An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (April 5 1908 – October 6 1989 was an American actress of Film, Television and Theatre. John Garfield ( March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an Academy Award -nominated American actor California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. For the 1944 Warner Bros motion picture see Hollywood Canteen (1944 film The Hollywood Canteen operated at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard The term " serviceman " alternatively "service member" refers to an enlisted individual in the Armed forces. A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of National Armed forces. Marines (from the English adjective marine, meaning of the sea, from Latin language mare, meaning sea via French adjective The City of New York Stage Door Canteen ( 1943) is a Musical film produced by Sol Lesser Productions and distributed by United Artists. While touring, they often treated three random servicemen to dinner when they were dining out. They recorded a series of Victory Discs (V-Discs) for distribution to Allied fighting forces only, again volunteering their time for studio sessions for the Music Branch, Special Service Division of the Army Service Forces, and they were dubbed the "Sweethearts of the Armed Forces Radio Service" for their many appearances on shows like "Command Performance", "Mail Call", & "G.I. Journal. In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose American Forces Network (or AFN) is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS for its entertainment " Perhaps only Bob Hope and his troupe did more to entertain the troops. Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in

Setting Records

They recorded 47 songs with crooner Bing Crosby, 23 of which charted on Billboard, thus making the team one of the most successful pairings of acts in a recording studio in show business history. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Showbiz redirects here For other uses see Showbiz (disambiguation. Their million-sellers with Crosby included "Pistol Packin' Mama", "Don't Fence Me In", "South America, Take It Away", and "Jingle Bells", among other yuletide favorites. Originally written in 1934 for Adios Argentina an unproduced 20th Century Fox film musical "Don't Fence Me In" was based on text by a poet and engineer with the "Jingle Bells", also known as "One Horse Open Sleigh", is one of the best known and commonly sung secular Christmas songs in the world

The sisters' popularity was such that after the war they discovered some of their records had actually been smuggled into Germany after the labels had been changed to read "Hitler's Marching Songs". Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Their recording of Bei Mir Bist Du Schön became a favorite of the Nazis, until it was discovered that the song's composers were of Jewish descent. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Still, it did not stop concentration camp inmates from secretly singing it. Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial

Along with Bing Crosby, separately and jointly, The Andrews Sisters were among the performers who incorporated ethnic music styles into America's Hit Parade, popularizing or enhancing the popularity of songs with melodies originating in Israel, Italy, Spain, France, Ireland, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Sweden, Brazil, Mexico, and Trinidad, many of which their manager chose for them. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Trinidad ( Spanish: " Trinity " is the largest and most populous of the two major islands and

Movies

Maxene, Patty, and LaVerne appeared in 15 Hollywood films. Their first picture, Argentine Nights, paired them with another enthusiastic trio, the Ritz Brothers. The Ritz Brothers were a comedy team who appeared in 1930s films and as live performers from 1925 to the late 1960s Universal Pictures, always budget-conscious, refused to hire a choreographer, so the Ritzes taught the sisters some eccentric steps. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Thus, in Argentine Nights and the sisters' next film, Buck Privates, the Andrews Sisters dance like the Ritz Brothers. Buck Privates is the 1941 comedy / World War II film that turned Bud Abbott and Lou Costello into bonafide movie stars

Buck Privates, with Abbott and Costello, featured the Andrews Sisters' best-known song, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. Buck Privates is the 1941 comedy / World War II film that turned Bud Abbott and Lou Costello into bonafide movie stars William (Bud Abbott and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo performed together as Abbott and Costello, an American comedy duo whose " Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy " a Wartime radio song about a virtuoso trumpet player was a major hit for The Andrews Sisters and an iconic World War II " This Don Raye-Hughie Prince composition was nominated for Best Song at the 1941 Academy Awards ceremony. The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. In 2001, the song was voted #6 on a list of 365 entries for Songs of the Century. The " Songs of the Century " list is part of an education project by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA the National Endowment for the Arts

Universal hired the sisters for two more Abbott & Costello comedies, and then promoted them to full-fledged stardom in B musicals. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American What's Cookin', Private Buckaroo, and Give Out, Sisters (the latter portraying the sisters as old ladies) were among the team's popular full-length films.

The Andrews Sisters have a specialty number in the all-star revue Hollywood Canteen (1944). They can be seen singing "You Don't Have to Know the Language" with Bing Crosby in Paramount's Road to Rio with Bob Hope, that year's highest-grossing movie. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Road to Rio is a 1947 Comedy film, directed by Norman Z McLeod and starring Bing Crosby as Scat Sweeney Bob Hope Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in Their singing voices are heard in two full-length Walt Disney features ("Make Mine Music" which featured Johnny Fedora & Alice Blue Bonnet, and "Melody Time", which introduced Little Toot, both of which are available on DVD today). Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Make Mine Music is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 15 1946 Melody Time (first released on May 27, 1948) is an Animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by Little Toot is a children's story written by Hardie Gramatky in 1939 (ISBN 039922419X DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is

Stage and radio shows

The Andrews Sisters were the most sought-after entertainment property in theater shows worldwide during the 1940s and early 1950s, always topping previous house averages. Blonde Patty, brunette Maxene and redhead LaVerne headlined at the London Palladium in 1948 and 1951 to sold-out crowds. The London Palladium is a 2286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster. They hosted their own radio shows for ABC & CBS from 1944-1951, singing specially-written commercial jingles for such products as Wrigley's chewing gum, Dole pineapples, Nash motor cars, Kelvinator home appliances, Campbell's soups, and Franco-American food products. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The William Wrigley Jr Company ( was founded on April 1 1891 originally selling products such as Soap and Baking powder. For songs called "Chewing Gum" see Chewing Gum (song Chewing gum is a type of Confectionery traditionally made of Chicle Kelvinator is an Appliance company owned by Electrolux of Sweden since 1986 Campbell Soup Company ( (also known as Campbell's) is a well-known American producer of Canned soups and related products

Musical innovators

When the sisters burst upon the music scene in the late-1930s, they shook a very solid musical foundation: producing a slick harmonic blend by singing at the top of their lungs while trying - successfully - to emulate the blare of three harmonizing trumpets, with a full big band racing behind them. Some bandleaders of the day, such as Artie Shaw and his musicians, resented them for taking the focus away from the band and emphasizing the vocals instead. A bandleader is the leader of a band of Musicians The term is most commonly though not exclusively used with a group that plays Popular music as Arthur Jacob Arshawsky ( May 23, 1910 &ndash December 30, 2004) better known as Artie Shaw, was an American Jazz They were also in as high demand as the big bandleaders themselves, many of whom did not want to share the spotlight and play back-up to a girl trio.

Nevertheless, they found instant appeal with teenagers and young adults who were engrossed in the swing and jazz idioms, especially when they performed with nearly all of the major big bands, including those led by Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Gene Krupa, Joe Venuti, Freddie Slack, Eddie Heywood, Bob Crosby (Bing's brother), Desi Arnaz, Guy Lombardo, Les Brown, Bunny Berigan, Xavier Cugat, Paul Whiteman, Ted Lewis, Nelson Riddle and mood-master Gordon Jenkins, whose orchestra and chorus accompanied them on such successful soft and melancholy renditions as "I Can Dream, Can't I?" (which shot to number one on Billboard and remained in the Top 10 for 25 weeks), "I Wanna Be Loved", "There Will Never Be Another You", and the inspirational "The Three Bells" (the first recorded English version of the French composition), as well as several solo recordings with Patty, including a cover version of Nat "King" Cole's "Too Young", "It Never Entered My Mind", "If You Go", and "That's How A Love Song Is Born. Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of Jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late Alton Glenn Miller ( March 1 1904 &ndash presumably December 15 1944) was an American Jazz musician and Bernard "Buddy" Rich ( September 30 1917 &ndash April 2 1987) was an American jazz drummer and Bandleader Tommy Dorsey ( November 19 1905 &ndash November 26 1956) was an American Jazz Trombonist, Trumpeter James "Jimmy" Dorsey ( February 29, 1904 &ndash June 12, 1957) was a prominent American Jazz Clarinetist Gene Krupa ( January 15, 1909 &ndash October 16, 1973) was an influential American Jazz and Big band Drummer Giuseppe (Joe Venuti ( September 16 1903 &ndash August 14, 1978) was a U Frederick Charles Slack ( August 7, 1910 – August 10, 1965) was an American swing and Boogie-woogie Pianist Eddie Heywood (born Edward Heywood Jr 4 December 1915, Atlanta, Georgia &ndash died 3 January 1989, Miami Bob Crosby ( August 23, 1913 Spokane Washington &ndash March 9, 1993 La Jolla California) was an American Desi Arnaz (born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III) ( March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban American Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo (born June 19, 1902 in London Ontario; died November 5, 1977) was a Canadian Les Brown Sr ( March 14, 1912 – January 4, 2001) and the Band of Renown are a Big band that began in the big band era Rowland Bernard "Bunny" Berigan ( November 2 1908 - June 2, 1942) was an American Jazz Trumpeter Xavier Cugat, born Francisco d'Asís Javier Cugat Mingall de Bru y Deleufo ( 1 January 1900 &ndash 27 October 1990) was a Paul Whiteman ( March 28, 1890 &ndash December 29, 1967) was an American orchestral Ted Lewis may be Ted Lewis (baseball (1872-1936 Edward Morgan Lewis Ted Lewis (musician (1892-1971 US bandleader musician entertainer Nelson Smock Riddle Jr ( June 1, 1921 &ndash October 6, 1985) was a well-known American bandleader arranger and Gordon Hill Jenkins ( 12 May 1910 – 1 May 1984) was an American Arranger who was an influential figure in popular music " I Can Dream Can't I? " is a popular Song written by Sammy Fain and the lyrics by Irving Kahal. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. " I Wanna Be Loved " is a popular Song with music by Johnny Green and lyrics by Edward Heyman and Billy Rose, published in "There Will Never Be Another You" is a popular Song.The music was written by Harry Warren, the lyrics by Mack Gordon. " The Three Bells " is a Song made popular by The Browns in 1959. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician " Too Young " is a popular Song.The music was written by Sidney Lippman, the lyrics by Sylvia Dee. " It Never Entered My Mind " is a Show tune from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical Higher and Higher (1940 where it was introduced See also If You Go (song If You Go is a 1961 (see 1961 in music) album by Peggy Lee, arranged by Quincy Jones. "

Many styles

While the sisters specialized in swing, boogie-woogie, and novelty hits with their trademark lightning-quick vocal syncopations, they also produced major hits in jazz, ballads, folk, country-western, seasonal, and religious titles, being the first Decca artists to record an album of gospel standards in 1950. Swing music, also known as swing jazz, is a form of Jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and had solidified as a distinctive style by 1935 in the United Boogie-woogie is a style of Piano -based Blues that became very popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s but originated much earlier and was extended from piano Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. See also Folk (disambiguation, Volk (disambiguation Folk is one of the Germanic roots that mean "(of the people" or "our Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. A season is one of the major divisions of the Year, generally based on yearly periodic changes in Weather. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament Their versatility allowed them to pair with many different artists in the recording studios, producing Top 10 hits with the likes of Bing Crosby (the only recording artist of the 1940s to sell more records than The Andrews Sisters), Danny Kaye, Dick Haymes, Carmen Miranda, Al Jolson, Ray McKinley, Burl Ives, Ernest Tubb, Red Foley, Dan Dailey, Alfred Apaka, and Les Paul. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Danny Kaye ( January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American award-winning Actor, Singer and Comedian Dick Haymes ( September 13, 1918 &ndash March 28, 1980) was an Actor and one of the most popular male vocalists of Carmen Miranda, pron. 'kaɾme͂j mi'rɐ͂dɐ (February 9 1909 – August 5 1955 birth name Maria do Carmo Al Jolson (May 26 1886 October 23 1950 born in Lithuania, Russian Empire, was a highly acclaimed American singer comedian and actor and the first openly Ray McKinley ( June 18 1910 &ndash May 7 1995) was an American jazz drummer, Singer, and Bandleader Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives ( 14 June 1909 &ndash 14 April 1995) was an Academy Award winning American actor and acclaimed Ernest Dale Tubb ( February 9, 1914 – September 6, 1984) nicknamed the "Texas Troubadour" was an American Singer Clyde Julian "Red" Foley ( June 17 1910 – September 19 1968) was a Country music Singer. Daniel James Dailey Jr ( December 14, 1915 &ndash October 16, 1978) was an American dancer and Actor. Alfred Apaka ( March 19 1919 - January 30 1960) was a celebrated American singer who possessed a romantic baritone voice Les Paul (born Lester William Polsfuss on June 9 1915) is an American Jazz guitarist and Inventor. In personal appearances, on radio and on television, they sang with everyone from Rudy Vallee, Judy Garland and Nat "King" Cole to Jimmie Rodgers, Andy Williams, and & The Supremes. Rudy Vallée ( July 28, 1901 - July 3, 1986) was an American Singer, Actor, Bandleader, and entertainer Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician Howard Andrew "Andy" Williams (born December 3 1927 in Wall Lake Iowa) is an American pop singer The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes

Career interruption

The Andrews Sisters broke up in 1953, the main catalyst being Patty's decision to go solo, with her husband acting as her agent. When Maxene & LaVerne learned of Patty's decision from newspaper gossip columns rather than their own sister, it caused a rather bitter two-year separation, especially when Patty decided to worsen matters by suing LaVerne for a larger share of their parents' estate. A gossip columnist is someone who writes a gossip column in a Newspaper or Magazine, especially a gossip magazine. Maxene and LaVerne tried to continue the act as a duo and met with good press during a 10-day tour of Australia, but a reported suicide attempt by Maxene in December, 1954 put a halt to any further tours (Maxene spent a short time hospitalized after swallowing 18 sleeping pills, which LaVerne told reporters was an accident). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

When all was forgiven and the trio reunited in 1956, they signed a new recording contract with Capitol Records (for which Patty had become a featured soloist) and they released a dozen singles through 1959, some rock-and-roll flavored and not very well received, and three hi-fi albums, including a vibrant LP of songs from the dancing 1920s with Billy May's orchestra. Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African High fidelity or hi-fi reproduction is a term used by home stereo listeners and home audio enthusiasts ( Audiophiles to refer to high-quality reproduction Long play (LP record albums are 33⅓  Rpm vinyl Gramophone records (phonograph records generally either 10- or 12- Inches in diameter William E May, better known as Billy May ( 10 November, 1916 – 22 January, 2004) was an American Composer, In 1962, they signed with Dot Records and recorded a series of stereo albums over five years, both re-recordings of earlier hits, as well as new material, including "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", "Still", "The End of the World", "Puff the Magic Dragon", "Sailor", "Satin Doll", the theme from Come September, and the theme from A Man and a Woman. Dot Records was an American Record label and company that was active between 1950 and 1977. Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of Sound, using two or more independent audio channels through a Symmetrical " I Left My Heart in San Francisco " is a popular song written in 1954, and most known as Tony Bennett 's Signature song, from his "Puff the Magic Dragon" is also the nickname of the Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship an American military plane used during the Vietnam War " Satin Doll " is a Jazz standard written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Come September is a 1961 comedy-romance genre film directed by Robert Mulligan. A Man and a Woman ( Un homme et une femme) is a 1966 French film. They toured extensively during the 1960s, favoring top nightclubs in Las Vegas, Nevada, California and London, England. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

The act came to an abrupt end in 1967 when eldest sister LaVerne died of cancer after a year-long bout with the illness, during which she was replaced by singer Joyce DeYoung. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled LaVerne had founded the original group, and often acted as the peacemaker amongst the three during the sisters' lives, more often siding with her parents, to whom the girls were extremely devoted, than with either of her sisters. Once she was gone, Maxene saw no need to continue as a duo (she taught acting, drama, and speech at a Lake Tahoe college and worked with troubled teens), and Patty was once again eager to be a soloist. Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater Lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains of the United States. In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer

Comeback

Both surviving sisters had something of a comeback when Bette Midler recorded a rock-and-roll version of their song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" in 1972. Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is anAmerican Singer, Actress and Comedian, also known (as her informal stage name as Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African " Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy " a Wartime radio song about a virtuoso trumpet player was a major hit for The Andrews Sisters and an iconic World War II Their most notable comeback, however, was in the Sherman Brothers' nostalgic World War II musical: "Over Here!" which premiered on Broadway at the Shubert Theater in 1974 to rave reviews. The Sherman Brothers are Academy Award -winning American Songwriters who specialize in Musical films. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Over Here! is a musical with a score by Richard M Sherman and Robert B Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Shubert Organization was founded by the Shubert brothers, Sam S This was a follow-up to Patty's success in "Victory Canteen" a 1971 California revue. Victory Canteen is a musical comedy play with script by Milt Larsen and Bobby Lauher and song score by Richard M California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical Entertainment that combines Music, dance and sketches. The musical starred Maxene and Patty (with Janie Sell filling in for LaVerne and winning a Tony Award for her performance) and was written with both sisters in mind for the leads. Janie Sell (born October 1, 1941, Detroit Michigan) is an American actress. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented It launched the careers of many now notable theater, film and television icons (John Travolta, Marilu Henner, Treat Williams, Ann Reinking, et al. Marilu Lucy Henner (born April 6 1952) is an American actress, producer and New York Times best-selling author Treat Williams (born December 1, 1951) is an American actor who has appeared on film stage and television over the course of his prolific career Ann Reinking (born November 10, 1949) is an American actress, Dancer, and Choreographer. ). It was the last major hurrah for the sisters and was cut short due to a frivolous lawsuit initiated by Patty's husband against the show's producers, squashing an extensively scheduled road tour for the company, including the sisters.

Patty immediately distanced herself from Maxene, who claimed until her death that she was not aware of Patty's motives regarding the separation. She appealed to Patty for a reunion, personally if not professionally, both in public and in private, but to no avail. Maxene suffered a serious heart attack while performing in Illinois in 1982 and underwent quadruple bypass surgery, from which she successfully recovered. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Coronary artery bypass surgery, also coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and colloquially heart bypass or bypass surgery is a surgical procedure Patty visited her sister while she was hospitalized. Now sometimes appearing as "Patti" (but still signing autographs as "Patty") she re-emerged in the late 1970s as a regular panelist on The Gong Show. This article is about the show which aired in the 1970s and 1980s Maxene had a very successful comeback as a cabaret soloist in 1979 and toured worldwide for the next 15 years, recording a solo album in 1985 entitled "Maxene: An Andrews Sister" for Bainbridge Records. Patty debuted her own solo act in 1981, but did not receive the critical acclaim her sister had for her performances, even though it was Patty who was considered to be the "star" of the group for years. The critics' major complaint was that Patty's show concentrated too much on Andrews Sisters material, which did not allow Patty's own talents as a very expressive and bluesy vocalist to shine through.

The two sisters did reunite, albeit briefly, on October 1, 1987 when they received a star on Hollywood's famous Walk of Fame, even singing a few bars of "Beer Barrel Polka" for the Entertainment Tonight cameras. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Beer Barrel Polka, also known as Roll Out the Barrel, is a song which became popular world-wide during World War II. Entertainment Tonight is a daily Television entertainment news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United Ironically, an earthquake shook the area that very morning and the ceremony was nearly canceled, which caused Patty to joke, "Some people said that earthquake this morning was LaVerne because she couldn't be here, but it was really Maxene and I on the telephone. " Both sisters laughed and shared a hug. Other than this encounter, they remained estranged for a total of 20 years.

Shortly after her off-Broadway debut in New York City in a show called Swingtime Canteen, Maxene suffered another heart attack and died at Cape Cod Hospital on October 21, 1995. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. The City of New York Cape Cod Hospital is a not-for-profit regional medical center located in Hyannis Massachusetts. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Not long before she died, Maxene told music historian William Ruhlmann, "I have nothing to regret. We got on the carousel and we each got the ring and I was satisfied with that. There's nothing I would do to change things if I could. . . Yes, I would. I wish I had the ability and the power to bridge the gap between my relationship with my sister, Patty. " It was also reported that Maxene was estranged from her two adopted children, Aleda Ann & Peter, at the time of her death. Upon hearing the news of her sister's death, Patty became very distraught. As her husband Wally went to her, he fell on a flight of stairs and broke both wrists. Patty did not attend her sisters' memorial services in New York, nor in California. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Said Bob Hope of Maxene's passing, "She was more than part of The Andrews Sisters, much more than a singer. Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in She was a warm and wonderful lady who shared her talent and wisdom with others. "

Legacy

Instrumental to the sisters' success over the years were their parents, Olga (d. OLGA is an Acronym for On-line Guitar Archive, the oldest internet library of guitar and bass Tablature, or "tabs" 1948) and Peter (d. Peter is a popular male Given name. It comes from the Greek word πετρος (petros meaning "rock" 1949); their orchestra leader and musical arranger Vic Schoen (d. 2000); music publishing giant Lou Levy (who passed away only days after Maxene), their manager from 1937 to 1951 as well as Maxene's husband from 1941-1949, ; and both Jack & David Kapp, who founded Decca Records. Lou Levy is a name shared by the following individuals Lou Levy (publisher (1912-1995 American music publisher who played a key role in the careers of some

Patty Andrews married agent Marty Melcher in 1947, and left him in 1949 when he pursued a romantic relationship with Doris Day (at the time of his death, Melcher left Day in millions of dollars of debt after mismanaging her money for years, unbeknownst to Doris). Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1922) is an American Singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Patty then married Walter Weschler in 1951, the trio's pianist. LaVerne married Lou Rogers (who died days after Lou Levy in 1995) in 1948, a trumpet player in Vic Schoen's band, and remained with him until her death. Lou Levy is a name shared by the following individuals Lou Levy (publisher (1912-1995 American music publisher who played a key role in the careers of some

Throughout their long career, the sisters had sold over well over 75 million records (that being the last official count released by MCA Records in the mid-1970s). MCA Inc (or Music Corporation of America) was an American Corporation in the music and television businesses The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998. The Vocal Group Hall of Fame was organized to honor what they term "the Greatest Vocal Groups in the World"

LaVerne and Maxene Andrews are interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California with their parents, and room remains in the crypt for Patty if she chooses that as her final resting place. Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a privately-owned Cemetery in Glendale, Los Angeles, in the United States. Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

The Andrews Sisters' recording of "Don't Sit under the Apple Tree" was sampled in Soul Coughing's song "Down to This" off their album Ruby Vroom. Soul Coughing was a New York -based Alternative rock band active in the 1990s Ruby Vroom was Soul Coughing 's 1994 (see 1994 in music) debut Album. Until the advent of the Supremes, the sisters were the most imitated of all female singing groups, and influenced many artists, including Mel Tormé, Les Paul & Mary Ford, The Four Freshmen, The McGuire Sisters, The Lennon Sisters, The Pointer Sisters, The Manhattan Transfer, Barry Manilow, and Bette Midler; even Elvis Presley was a fan. The Supremes were an American female singing group that first formed as a quartet called The Primettes Melvin Howard Tormé ( September 13, 1925 &ndash June 5, 1999) nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician known as The duo Les Paul and Mary Ford comprises Les Paul and Mary Ford. The Four Freshmen is an American Vocal band that continued a style of open- Harmony vocals which builds on the barbershop tradition and big The McGuire Sisters were a singing trio in American Popular music. The Lennon Sisters were a singing group consisting of four siblings Dianne (born December 1, 1939) Peggy (born April 8, The Pointer Sisters are an American Grammy Award -winning Pop / R&B recording act from Oakland, California that achieved The Manhattan Transfer is the name of two incarnations of an American vocal group with Tim Hauser being the only link between the two groups Barry Manilow (born June 17, 1943) is an American Singer-songwriter, Musician, arranger, producer and conductor Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is anAmerican Singer, Actress and Comedian, also known (as her informal stage name as

Most of the Andrews Sisters' music has been restored and released in compact disc form, yet over 300 of their original Decca recordings, a good portion of which was hit material, has yet to be released by MCA/Decca in over 50 years. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio MCA Inc (or Music Corporation of America) was an American Corporation in the music and television businesses Many of these Decca recordings have been used in such television shows and Hollywood movies as Homefront, ER, The Brink's Job, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Swing Shift, Raggedy Man, Summer of '42, Slaughterhouse-Five, Maria's Lovers, Harlem Nights, In Dreams, Murder in the First, L.A. Confidential, Just Shoot Me, Mama's Family, War & Remembrance, Jakob the Liar, Lolita, The Polar Express, The Chronicles of Narnia, Memoirs of a Geisha, and more. ER is an Emmy Award -winning American Medical drama series created by Novelist Michael Crichton and airing on The Brink's Job is a 1978 Film directed by William Friedkin and starring Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Goorwitz National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is a 1989 Christmas Comedy film directed by Jeremiah S Raggedy Man is a 1981 film starring Sam Shepard and Sissy Spacek. Summer of '42 is a 1971 American " coming-of-age " motion picture drama based on the memoirs of screenwriter Herman Raucher Slaughterhouse-Five is an award-winning 1972 Film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut 's novel of the same name. Harlem Nights is a Comedy-drama / Mobster Film starring Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor. In Dreams is a Psychological thriller directed by Neil Jordan, released in 1999. Murder in the First is a 1995 film directed by Marc Rocco about a petty criminal named Henri Young (played by Kevin Bacon) who is put on trial for murder LA Confidential is a 1997 Feature film based on the 1990 Crime fiction novel of the same title by James Ellroy Just Shoot Me! is an Emmy and Golden Globe -nominated American Television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on Mama's Family is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 22, 1983. Jakob the Liar is a 1999 Black comedy film directed by Peter Kassovitz and starring Robin Williams, Alan Arkin, Liev Schreiber Lolita is a 1997 film directed by Adrian Lyne and was the second screen adaptation of the novel by Vladimir Nabokov. The Polar Express is a 2004 Academy Award -nominated feature film based on the children's book of the same title by Chris Van Memoirs of a Geisha is an Academy-Award -winning movie adaptation of the novel of the same name, produced by Steven Spielberg 's Amblin Comical references to the trio in television sitcoms can be found as early as I Love Lucy and as recently as Everybody Loves Raymond. I Love Lucy is an American Situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley Everybody Loves Raymond is an Emmy Award -winning American Television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13 Recently their version of Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen was included in the game BioShock, a first-person shooter that takes place in 1960. BioShock is a video game by 2K Boston/2K Australia —previously known as Irrational Games

Christina Aguilera used the Andrews Sisters' "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" to inspire her song "Candyman" (released as a single in 2007) from her hit album Back to Basics. Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. " Candyman " is a swing jazz song written by Christina Aguilera and Linda Perry for Aguilera's third studio album Back to Basics Back to Basics is the third full-length English Studio album by American pop / R&B singer Christina Aguilera The song was co-written by Linda Perry. Linda Perry, born April 15 1965 in Springfield Massachusetts, to parents of Portuguese and Brazilian descent is an American rock musician The London based trio the Puppini Sisters uses their style harmonies on several Andrews Sisters and other hits of the 1940's and 1950's as well as later rock and disco hits. The Puppini Sisters are a musical trio specializing in 1940s-style Close harmony vocal music The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define The trio has said their name is a tribute to The Andrews Sisters.

At age 90, Patty Andrews remains a recluse in Northridge, California, together with Wally, her husband of over 55 years. Northridge is a community in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California, United States. In interviews, when granted, she rarely speaks personally of her sisters. When asked about their legendary feuding, she jokes about it and quickly moves onto the next topic.

Hit records

Highest Chart Positions on Billboard; with Vic Schoen & his orchestra, unless otherwise noted:

Other songs

Highest Chart Positions on Billboard; with Vic Schoen & his orchestra, unless otherwise noted:

Filmography

Broadway

See also

List of best-selling music artists

References

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Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular " Too Young " is a popular Song.The music was written by Sidney Lippman, the lyrics by Sylvia Dee. Not to be confused with the actor Victor Sen Yung who was sometimes billed as Victor Young Victor Young ( August 8, 1900 - Buck Privates is the 1941 comedy / World War II film that turned Bud Abbott and Lou Costello into bonafide movie stars In The Navy is a 1941 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. Hold That Ghost is a 1941 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. Private Buckaroo is a 1942 movie staring The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran, Harry James, Shemp Howard, Joe E Moonlight and Cactus is a 1932 Comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle. Follow the Boys ( 1944) also known as Three Cheers for the Boys, is a Musical film made by Universal Pictures as an all-star For the 1944 Warner Bros motion picture see Hollywood Canteen (1944 film The Hollywood Canteen operated at 1451 Cahuenga Boulevard Make Mine Music is an animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on August 15 1946 Road to Rio is a 1947 Comedy film, directed by Norman Z McLeod and starring Bing Crosby as Scat Sweeney Bob Hope Melody Time (first released on May 27, 1948) is an Animated feature produced by Walt Disney and released to theatres by "Brother Can You Spare a Dime?", also sung as "Buddy Can You Spare a Dime?", is one of the best-known American songs of the Great Depression Over Here! is a musical with a score by Richard M Sherman and Robert B When adding to this page please ensure that your claims are sourced Over Here, Over There: The Andrews Sisters and the USO Stars in World War II. 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