They had no children. "Patty was an outstanding presence. 1932 in Minneapolis, MN. You get with an orchestra, and you listen to three great trumpets playingso we knew that this is the way you wanted to blend. Ethnicity: *father - Greek. After LaVerne died of cancer in the late '60s, the remaining sisters continued as a duo. Patty remained in seclusion in her Northridge home near Los Angeles with husband Wally for years. In the audio of this story, as in a previous Web version, we identify "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" as a Yiddish folk tune. Minneapolis Tribune, October 9, 1938, pg 21. American Horror Story, Just Shoot Me, Gilmore Girls, Mama's Family, War and Remembrance, Jakob the Liar, Lolita, The Polar Express, The Chronicles of Narnia, Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!). January 30, 2013, Los Angeles, California). The Andrews Sisters. The defining sister act of all time with well over 75 million records sold by which the swinging big-band era could not be better represented were the fabulous Andrews Sisters: Patty, Maxene, and LaVerne. opened on Broadway on March 6, 1974. [45] The sisters were again featured in a Fallout game in 2015, when their songs "Pistol Packin' Mama" and "Civilization" were featured in the game Fallout 4. Critic William Ruhlmann observed that the Andrews 1941 hit Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy was. )", "I Wish I Had a Dime (For Every Time I Missed You)", "I'm Bitin' My Fingernails and Thinking of You", 75100 million records sold from a little over 600 recorded tunes, record-breaking theater and cabaret runs all across, countless appearances on radio shows from 1935 to 1960 (including their own), guest spots on every major television show of the 1950s and 1960s, including those hosted by, "A Penny a Kiss-A Penny a Hug" (1950) (No. In 1937, they went to New York as part of Leon Belasco's band and while there made their first recordings, albeit under Belasco's name, for Brunswick Records. "During her lifetime, there was no such thing that existed for us. 1946 Andrews Sisters and Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians. . With their precise harmonies and perfectly . It was the last major tour for the sisters and was cut short owing to a conflict with the show's producers over pay for the sisters, resulting in the cancellation of an extensively scheduled road tour. Patty Andrews's spokesman, Alan Eichler, said she died from natural causes at her Los Angeles home. The sisters were LaVerne Sofia Andrews (b. July 6, 1911, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.d. May 8, 1967, Brentwood, California), Maxene Angelyn Andrews (b. January 3, 1916, Minneapolisd. The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group. The plots may have been pancake-thin but they were sure-fire morale boosters and needed war-time tension relievers. [64], 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. [67], Edward Habib in the CD program notes for Songs That Won the War Vol. Patty was only ten at the time. THE ANDREWS SISTERS were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. In late1947, CBS Radio signed the sisters as regulars on "Club Fifteen" (they appeared three times a week for five years with alternating hosts Bob Crosby and crooner Dick Haymes.In 1942, Universal decided it was the right time to spruce them up and give them a bit more on-screen persona by featuring them front-and-center in what turned out to be an unfortunate string of poorly-produced "quickies." Maxene and LaVerne performed as a duo, and there were attempts over the years to reunite the trio, with varying levels of success. They practically grew up on the vaudeville circuit, roughing it and toughing it with various bands and orchestras.Signed by orchestra leader Leon Belasco in 1937, the girls made their very first recordings with "There's a Lull in My Life" (an early solo by Patty), "Jammin'" and "Wake Up and Live." "[31], 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?" "She just seemed to effuse that warmth and personality and charm and smile and vigor more so than the other two sisters. She was 79. The London-based trio the Puppini Sisters uses their style harmonies on several Andrews Sisters and other hits of the 1940s and 1950s as well as later rock and disco hits. [4] They are still widely acclaimed today for their famous close harmonies. "There was no such thing as being married at that time," she said. Then in one year, our dream world ended. The Andrews Sisters cooled as a recording act after 1948, as they began to focus on nightclub performing and Patty Andrews became more of a focus of the group as well as launching a concurrent solo recording career. Their next big hit was "I Can Dream, Can't I?," a gold single on which Patty sang lead with her sisters providing backup; it hit number one in January 1950. The sisters specialised in swing and played with some of the top band leaders of the era, including Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey. The Andrews Sisters' harmonies and songs are still influential today, and have been copied and recorded by entertainers such as Patti Page, Bette Midler, Christina Aguilera, Pentatonix, and others. 80 . Besides this, and a few brief private encounters, they remained somewhat estranged for their remaining years, with Maxene dying in 1995.[30]. They also recorded morale-boosting "Victory Discs" for distribution to Allied forces, one of which featured their signature hit, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. Patty Andrews, the last surviving member of the Andrews Sisters trio, died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles on Wednesday, according to her management. Also during the year, they reached the Top 20 with "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. Although LaVerne read music and was, in fact, an accomplished pianist, the trio learned by sense memory, pure instinct and a strong ear. This however did not sit well with Patty and a cease and desist order was sent to Skelton. [46][47], In 2008 and 2009, the BBC produced The Andrews Sisters: Queens of the Music Machines, a one-hour documentary on the history of the Andrews Sisters from their upbringing to the present. (Mr. Melcher later married Doris Day.) She was 94. By this point however, rock-and-roll and doo-wop were dominating the charts and older artists were left by the wayside. Their father, Peter Andreos/Andrews, was Greek. Lucy played LaVerne, Kim (Lucie Arnaz) played Maxene, and Craig (Desi Arnaz, Jr.) played Bing Crosby. Laverne died of cancer at age 55 in 1967; Maxene of a heart attack at age 79 in 1995; Patty from natural causes at age 94 in 2013. Read about our approach to external linking. The sisters performed their hits in service comedy films like Buck Privates and Private Buckaroo. Her real name was Patricia Marie (Patty nickname). In 2007, their version of "Bei Mir Bist Du Schn" was included in the game BioShock, a first-person shooter that takes place in an alternate history 1960, and later in 2008, their song "Civilization" (with Danny Kaye) was included in the Atomic Age-inspired video game Fallout 3. 80. The Andrews Sisters (from left, Maxene, Patty and LaVerne) in the 1940s. [2] Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of jump blues. This button displays the currently selected search type. [18] Patty attributed the breakup to the deaths of their parents: "We had been together nearly all our lives," Patty explained in 1971. 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. This was a follow-up to Patty's success in Victory Canteen, a 1971 California revue. Comical references to the trio in television sitcoms can be found as early as I Love Lucy and as recently as Everybody Loves Raymond. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. 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 such as "Command Performance", "Mail Call", and "G.I. Lou died in 1995.[39]. a perfect example of the way in which the Andrews Sisters adapted their vocal lines to the sound of a horn chart. And she said, 'Boys, the note reads here the war with Japan is over.' The Andrews Sisters' second Decca single, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen," an Anglicized version of a song from the Yiddish theater, became a massive hit. Patty and Maxene continued for a while, with singer Joyce DeYoung rounding out their trio. The Andrews Sisters were vibrant figures in the entertainment industry for about 30 years, and they still appeal to both the young and old. Other songs closely associated with the Andrews Sisters include their first major hit, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schn (Means That You're Grand)" (1937), "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)" (1939), "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" (1940), "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)" (1942), and "Rum and Coca Cola" (1945), which helped introduce American audiences to calypso. As Patty Andrews said in 1985, The Andrews Sisters really had only one big fight. A final salute to the Andrews Sisters came in 1991 in the form of Company B, a ballet by the choreographer Paul Taylor subtitled Songs Sung by the Andrews Sisters. The work, which featured nine of the trios most popular songs, including Rum and Coca-Cola and, of course, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, underscored the enduring appeal of the three sisters from Minneapolis. As a teenager she worked as a piano accompanist, and she was likely the only sister who could read music. The Andrews sisters items and images on display were donated in 2010 by Maryland resident Robert Boyer, a fan who had amassed the largest known collection of memorabilia related to the group, including publicity photos, personal snapshots, news clippings, recordings, movie posters, correspondence, magazines and recordings in various formats. Although they were well-established by the time the U.S. entered World War II, their optimistic tenor made them perfect boosters of the war effort, and in later years they remained closely identified with the war years, remembered as wearing military uniforms and singing their signature song, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.". Their sound, so pure. [41] "Her art was. Maxene had a 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. They began singing together as children; by the time they were teenagers they made up an accomplished vocal group. Patty was the star of the sibling act. In an interview in 1971, Patty said: "There were just three girls in the family. The two remained together until LaVerne's death from liver cancer on May 8, 1967, at the age of 55. None of these achieved any major success. In 1962, they signed with Dot Records and recorded a series of stereo albums until 1967, both re-recordings of earlier hits which incorporated up-to-date production techniques, 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", "Mr. Bass Man", the theme from Come September, and the theme from A Man and a Woman. Its cast album charted, as did another Andrews Sisters compilation (In the Mood on Paramount). ", Paying tribute to Patty, singer Bette Midler said: "When I was a kid, I only had two records and one of them was the Andrews Sisters. It was an appropriate coda to her career, as the Andrews Sisters and the Miller orchestra had embodied Americas musical tastes during the World War II years. With their jazzy renditions of songs like Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (of Company B), Rum and Coca-Cola and Dont Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me), Patty, Maxene and LaVerne Andrews sold war bonds, boosted morale on the home front, performed withBing Crosby and with theGlenn Miller Orchestra, made movies and entertained thousands of American troops overseas, for whom the women represented the loves and the land the troops had left behind. Her sisters were Lavern Sophie born July 6, 1911, died 1967 (cancer); Maxene Angelyn born Jan. 3, 1916, died October 1995 of a heart attack while on vacation at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. They were the Benny Goodman and the Glenn Miller and the Artie Shaw bands combined into vocal harmony.". Maxene suffered a serious heart attack while performing in Illinois in 1982 and underwent quadruple bypass surgery, from which she successfully recovered. Our mother died (in 1948) and then our father (in 1949). Patty Andrews, the last of the Andrews Sisters, the jaunty vocal trio whose immensely popular music became part of the patriotic fabric of World War II America, died on Wednesday at her home in Los Angeles. Stricken with cancer, LaVerne retired from the act in 1966 and died the following year. Patty, the youngest, was a soprano and sang lead; Maxene handled the high harmony; and LaVerne, the oldest, took the low notes. Not long before she died, Maxene told music historian William Ruhlmann, I have nothing to regret. The following year, they were among the inaugural inductees to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. In 1972, Bette Midler introduced "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" to a new generation of music fans with her own hit version. Offstage, the sisters well-publicized feuds kept them in the gossip pages. Patty died of natural causes at her home in Northridge, California, on January 30, 2013, at the age of 94. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 3.11. Her mother, Olga, was Norwegian. 13 1 Near You / How Lucky You Are. They began their career in New York city with Jack Belasco's orchestra and later with Ted Mack making the Vaudeville circuit. During World War II, the sisters were a staple of popular culture, recording with Glenn Miller and Bing Crosby, appearing in films with Abbott and Costello, and performing live around the country. In 1969, Patty appeared in Lucille Ball's third series Here's Lucy, in the sixth episode of the second season, titled "Lucy and the Andrews Sisters". LaVerne was considered the closest to her parents and often mediated family conflicts. ", By the onset of World War II, the Andrews Sisters were at the top of the charts. In November 1933, they joined a vaudeville troupe for six months, traveling around the Midwest. 4 The Home Front" CD program notes by Edward Habib, Bei Mir Bist Du Schn (Means That You're Grand), Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me), Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front, Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!! )," "Well, All Right," "Hold Tight, Hold Tight" (with Jimmy Dorsey ), "Oh, Johnny! Patty Andrews died January 30, 2013 at the age of 94. LaVerne Andrews died of cancer in 1967 and Maxene Andrews died in 1995 after suffering a heart attack. The sisters were LaVerne Sofia Andrews (b. July 6, 1911, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.d. 15), "That's the Moon, My Son" (1942) (No. Patty was the youngest of the sisters whose hits included Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B. mattymath. After winning a Minneapolis talent contest when they were still children, they went on to tour vaudeville, too. Don Raye also wrote the sisters' famous songs such as, \"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy\", \"Beat Me Daddy, Eight to The Bar\" and \"I Love You Much Too Much\".\rI will also be posting \"I Love You Much Too Much\". The trios many hits from these years included Hold Tight, Dont Sit Under the Apple Tree, Rum and Coca-Cola, Beer Barrel Polka, and Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive. Their recorded performances were heard in the sound tracks of numerous movies, including Radio Days (1987), Jakob the Liar (1999), The Polar Express (2004), and The Chronicles of Narnia (2005). As recounted in The Andrews Sisters: A Biography and Career Record, Patty said, "No, fellas, this is from the CO the war is over, so you don't have to go." In 1940, signed to Universal Pictures, they made the first of a series of low-budget "B" movies, Argentine Nights. They also appeared in 16 films, including alongside Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Buck Privates and with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in Road to Rio. There were rumblings amid the group. It was there they were discovered by Larry Rich, who offered them a job with his traveling revue. No trained actresses by any margin, the girls emanated a down-home naturalness and appeal with a comedic flair that attracted audiences coast-to-coast.In later films, the girls played everything from "lonely hearts" club managers in Always a Bridesmaid (1943), to elevator operators in How's About It? It reached the Top 10, and its success led to several new compilations of the Andrews Sisters own hits. You might not be familiar with The Andrews Sisters, but you should be if you're at all interested in entertainment history. During World War II (1939 - 45), a trio of sisters known as the Andrews Sisters topped the music charts with hits such as their Oscar-nominated "Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy." Their names were LaVerne, Maxene, and Patty Andrews, and they were the best-selling female vocal group in the twentieth century. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Maxene Andrews married music publisher Lou Levy in 1941, separating in 1949. "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" is a World War II jump blues song written by Don Raye and Hughie Prince which was introduced by The Andrews Sisters in the Abbott and Costello comedy film, Buck Privates (1941). [citation needed] Elvis Presley was a fan. In the years just before and during World War II, the Andrews Sisters were at the height of their popularity, and the group still tends to be associated in the public's mind with the war years. [3] Writing for Bloomberg, Mark Schoifet said the sisters became the most popular female vocal group of the first half of the 20th century. . When Decca settled with the union in 1943, they embarked on a series of hits, many of them with Bing Crosby. 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