Patty Andrews, the last of the Andrews Sisters, died at her home in Los Angeles in January 2013; she was 94 years old. She was 94. The two sisters continued solo careers until the 1990s. Maxene and LaVerne did appear together on The Red Skelton Show on October 26, 1954, singing the humorous "Why Do They Give the Solos to Patty" as well as lip-synching "Beer Barrel Polka" with Skelton in drag filling in for Patty. "There was no such thing as being married at that time," she said. She was a warm and wonderful lady who shared her talent and wisdom with others."[29]. They joined the Gus Arnheim Orchestra, performing nightly in the Coconut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel. "[32], Patty Andrews married agent Marty Melcher in 1947 but left him in 1949, when he pursued a romantic relationship with Doris Day. Soon other acts in the early 60s like Martha and the Vandellas and the Ronettes followed the same course, basically taking what the Andrews Sisters did to the next logical level. 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. [36] 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. Patty visited her sister while she was hospitalized. Patty provided a strong lead, Maxene sang soprano (h… Even into her mid-70s, Patty Andrews was a natural performer. [18] Patty attributed the breakup to the deaths of their parents: "We had been together nearly all our lives," Patty explained in 1971. It's 1943 and the war news on the radio isn't great, so you fiddle with the dial on the huge RCA Victor radio, and there are the Andrews Sisters, singing "I'm Getting Corns for My Country," a song about the painful joys of dancing at the USO. About the Andrew Sisters. It was a big hit and the Andrews were on their way to becoming the most successful singing group of their time. The sisters performed their hits in service comedy films like Buck Privates and Private Buckaroo. The Andrews Sisters, with Patty singing soprano, sold tens of millions of records in the 1930s and '40s. [16] In the 1950s, Patty Andrews decided to break away from the act to be a soloist. 1946 found them in the Top Ten with the gold-selling "South America, Take It Away" (with Crosby), "Rumors Are Flying" (accompanied by guitarist Les Paul), and "Christmas Island" (backed by Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians). [39], On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed The Andrews Sisters among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire. To place an order or for customer service, call toll-free 1-800-336-4627 or outside the United States, call 1-610-649-7565 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. She also had successful solo careers as a singer and educator. [42] Their versatility allowed them to pair with many different artists in the recording studios, producing Top 10 hits with the likes of Bing Crosby[43] (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 Andrews Sisters -- LaVerne Andrews (born July 6, 1911; died May 8, 1967), Maxene Andrews (born January 3, 1916; died October 21, 1995), and Patty Andrews (born February 16, 1918) -- were each born in Mound, MN, the children of a Greek immigrant father and a Norwegian immigrant mother who ran a restaurant in Minneapolis. Patty Andrews, center, with her sisters Maxene, left and LaVerne, in the 1940s. 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. Special extra-long playing recordings were put together exclusively for the AFRS so that those abroad were able to listen to music from home with a minimum of interruptions. Maxene suffered a serious heart attack while performing in Illinois in 1982 and underwent quadruple bypass surgery, from which she successfully recovered. Share. 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. The Andrews Sisters were a highly successful close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. 4 The Home Front" CD program notes by Edward Habib, Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (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!! Patty started her own solo act in 1980, but did not receive the critical acclaim her sister had for her performances, even though Patty was considered to be the "star" of the group for years. 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. Journal. Lucy played LaVerne, Kim (Lucie Arnaz) played Maxene, and Craig (Desi Arnaz, Jr.) played Bing Crosby. Afterwards, their parents closed the restaurant to devote themselves to their career, and they spent the years 1934-1937 touring with bands. 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. After LaVerne died, Maxene and Patty continued to perform periodically until 1968, when Maxene became the Dean of Women at Tahoe Paradise College,[23] teaching acting, drama, and speech at a Lake Tahoe college and working with troubled teens, and Patty was once again eager to be a soloist.[24]. An earthquake shook the area that very morning and the ceremony was nearly cancelled, which caused Patty to joke, "Some people said that earthquake this morning was LaVerne because she couldn't be here, but really it was just Maxene and me on the telephone." 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. The song was based on a Trinidadian calypso, and a dispute over its provenance led to a well-publicized court case. They toured extensively during the 1960s, favoring top nightclubs in Las Vegas, Nevada, California, and London, England.[21]. They were particularly inspired by the Boswell Sisters, who scored a number of hits in the early '30s. Female vocal trio who were one of the most popular and influential acts of the Big Band era. (Patty Andrews and, "You Don't Have to Know the Language" (with, "You Don't Know How Much You Can Suffer" (1939) (#14), Patty Andrews appeared in season two, episode six, of, This page was last edited on 31 March 2021, at 13:45. For the most part, the Andrews Sisters did not focus on romantic material, but rather sang upbeat songs, often borrowed from other cultures. By this point however, rock-and-roll and doo-wop were dominating the charts and older artists were left by the wayside. Elvis Presley was a fan. 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. Mr. Andreas (later 'Andrews') was Greek and his wife was of Norwegian ancestry raised in the Lutheran faith. During a time when teenagers were doing the jitterbug and Uncle Sam was asking young men to enlist, The Andrews Sisters were America’s most popular female singing group. In addition, they produced three hi-fi albums, including a vibrant LP of songs from the dancing 1920s with Billy May's orchestra. I wish I had the ability and the power to bridge the gap between my relationship with my sister, Patty. It launched the careers of many now notable theater, film, and television stars, including John Travolta, Marilu Henner, Treat Williams, and Ann Reinking. Their reign is all the more remarkable given that they swam against the current of contemporary music trends while making it seem effortless. Its cast album charted, as did another Andrews Sisters compilation (In the Mood on Paramount). After the Belasco band broke up that summer, they were signed to Decca Records on their own. Although their recording activity was slowed by the musicians' union strike that began in 1942, they had another Top Ten hit that year with "Strip Polka." In the 1940s the sisters found themselves in high demand, and became the most profitable stage attraction in the entire nation, earning $20,000 a week. Instead, he got three singing girls: LaVerne (born 1911), Maxene (born 1916) and Patty (born 1918). Patty, the youngest sister, was a loud and energetic blond who headed the group with her confident vocals. The trio's last Top Ten hit was "Sparrow in the Tree Top," another pairing with Bing Crosby, in 1951. The Andrews Sisters, with Patty singing soprano, sold tens of millions of records in the 1930s and '40s. Over Here! Maxene Andrews, One of Singing Sisters, Dies at 79 : Performers: Former L.A. resident suffers a heart attack in Cape Cod. The Andrews Sisters got their big break with a 1937 version of the Yiddish tune ‘Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means that You’re Grand)’, which sold 350,000 copies in one month. (Between 1940-1948, they appeared in 17 films, including lending their voices to two animated features for Disney.) The Andrews Sisters started their performance careers in the Twin Cities and in 1931 won first place in a talent show at Minneapolis’ Orpheum Theatre. The Andrews Sisters “America’s most popular female singing group.” 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. Peter had changed his surname from Andreos to Andrews upon his arrival in America from his homeland in Greece. The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. Patty and Maxene's careers experienced a resurgence when Bette Midler covered "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" in 1973. [34], The Andrews Sisters were the most imitated of all female singing groups and influenced many artists, including Mel Tormé, Les Paul and Mary Ford, The Four Freshmen, The Beach Boys, The McGuire Sisters, The Manhattan Dolls, The Lennon Sisters, The Pointer Sisters, the Dutch Girlgroup The Star Sisters with Patricia Paay, The Manhattan Transfer, Barry Manilow, The Beverly Belles, and Bette Midler. Pete and Ed Sollie, the Andrews Sisters' uncles, lived in a small tourist town called Mound, Minnesota, where they sold ice cream to tourist boats and later ran a small grocery store. Her singing was." The Andrews Sisters singing 'Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)' in the 1942 film Private Buckaroo.===Career interruption === The Andrews Sisters broke up in 1951 when Patty joined another group, with her husband acting as her agent. They really got started in 1932, with Vaudeville and fair acts when the youngest, Patty, was only 14-years-of-age. The Andrews Sisters were an American singing group in the 1930s, the 1940s and the 1950s. [7] After singing with various dance bands and touring in vaudeville with Leon Belasco (and his orchestra)[8] and comic bandleader Larry Rich, 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"),[9] originally a Yiddish tune, the lyrics of which Sammy Cahn had translated to English and "which the girls harmonized to perfection. But the Andrews Sisters did more than just sing about history — they had their hand in writing it as well. The Andrews Sisters specialized in upbeat, swing-type music that allowed their tight harmonic sound to soar. Told that the Andrews Sisters’ fans would be disheartened to know this, she responded: “People don’t care. The Manhattan Dolls, a New York City-based touring group, performs both the popular tunes sung by the Andrews Sisters and some of the more obscure tunes such as "Well Alright" and "South American Way". [64] The western-themed "The Andrews Sisters' Show" (subtitled "Eight-to-the-Bar Ranch"), co-hosted by Gabby Hayes, began in 1944 and featured a special guest every week. Many of these Decca recordings have been used in such television shows and Hollywood movies as Homefront, ER, Agent Carter, 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. [65], 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], The sisters' popularity was such that after the war they discovered that some of their records had actually been smuggled into Germany after the labels had been changed to read "Hitler's Marching Songs". 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The Andrews Sisters were vibrant figures in the entertainment industry for about 30 years, and they still appeal to both the young and old. The group was among the inaugural inductees to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame upon its opening in 1998. ", With the U.S. entry into World War II, the Andrews Sisters began appearing frequently at military bases; they later traveled overseas to entertain the troops. [4] They are still widely acclaimed today for their famous close harmonies. Maxene Andrews always said that the summers in Mound created a major sense of "normalcy" and "a wonderful childhood" in a life that otherwise centered on the sisters' careers. "To me, being gay was not a central focus of Maxene's life at all," Wells told radio station The Current (KCMP) in a 2019 interview. [44][45] 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. Andrews Sisters (1932–1953)American singing sisters who were among the nation's most popular entertainers in the 1930s and 1940s, especially known for their appearances at morale-boosting USO shows during World War II. The song made its first appearance on Your Hit Parade on January 8, 1938, and rose to number one two weeks later. The two remained together until LaVerne's death from cancer on May 8, 1967. 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. But there was a dark side. Some radio stations were reluctant to play the record because it mentioned a commercial product by name, and because the lyrics were subtly suggestive of local women prostituting themselves to U.S. servicemen serving at the then naval base on Trinidad. https://universalmonsters.fandom.com/wiki/The_Andrews_Sisters Meanwhile, Bette Midler revived "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" for a Top Ten hit in 1973, bringing two Andrews Sisters compilation albums (The Best of the Andrews Sisters on MCA and Boogie Woogie Bugle Girls on Paramount) into the charts. The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. 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. Several days later, Patty's husband Wally fell down a flight of stairs and broke both wrists. [50], Universal hired the sisters for two more Abbott and Costello comedies and then promoted them to full-fledged stardom in B musicals. What's Cookin'?, Private Buckaroo, Give Out, Sisters (in which they disguise themselves as old women as part of the zany plot) and Moonlight and Cactus were among the team's popular full-length films. She made the first of several attempts to launch a solo career with 1950's "I Wanna Be Loved" — but her sisters sang backup, and the song was officially released as an Andrews Sisters … [2] Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of jump blues. They had 113 charted Billboard hits, 46 reaching Top 10 status (more than Elvis Presley or The Beatles) [20], The trio reunited in 1956 and signed a new recording deal with Capitol Records, for whom Patty was already a featured soloist. ", The Andrews Sisters premiered their own weekly network radio show, Eight-to-the-Bar Ranch, at the end of 1944 as the hits continued with the calypso song "Rum and Coca-Cola," which went to number one in February 1945, becoming the biggest hit of that year. Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, The Andrews Sisters were a highly successful close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. Patty Andrews died January 30, 2013 at the age of 94. DeYoung fulfilled concert appearances, including an appearance on The Dean Martin Show on November 30, 1967, but she did not record with Patty and Maxene. Maxene arrived on January 3, 1916, and Patty was born February 16, 1918. 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 an expressive and bluesy vocalist to shine through. Thus, in Argentine Nights and the sisters' next film, Buck Privates, the Andrews Sisters dance like the Ritz Brothers. [26], Patty continually distanced herself from Maxene, until her death, and would not explain her motives regarding the separation. Maxene Andrews married music publisher Lou Levy in 1941, separating in 1949. Eldest sister LaVerne died in 1967 at the age of 55 after a year-long bout with cancer[22] during which she was replaced by singer Joyce DeYoung (May 24, 1926 - March 7, 2014). The Andrews Sisters were a highly successful close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. When Decca settled with the union in 1943, they embarked on a series of hits, many of them with Bing Crosby. They were from Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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.". (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 Three Bells", which was an English version of the French 1946 rendition by Édith Piaf & Les Compagnons de la chanson; along with 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". Most of the Andrews Sisters' music has been restored and released in compact disc form. They were inducted into the Minnesota Rock/Country Hall of Fame in May 2006. 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. Our mother died (in 1948) and then our father (in 1949). The imitation occurred internationally; The Harmony Sisters, a popular group that performed from the 1930s to the 1950s in Finland was one such singing group.[35]. The trio has said their name is a tribute to The Andrews Sisters. [citation needed], Buck Privates, with Abbott and Costello, featured the Andrews Sisters' best-known song, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. Decca had recorded the Boswell Sisters successfully until they broke up in 1935, and the label was on the lookout for a similar group. "Then in one year our dream world ended. The Andrews Sisters made their final appearance as a trio in July 1968, after which Maxene Andrews took a job at Lake Tahoe Paradise College of Fine Arts. 1947 brought the Top Ten hits "Tallahassee" (with Crosby), "Near You," and "The Lady From 29 Palms." Vaudeville variety shows were a common way for young singers to reach audiences, and the three sisters joined Larry Rich’s traveling road show. [40], 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?" Their million-sellers with Crosby included "Pistol Packin' Mama",[66] "Don't Fence Me In",[43] "South America, Take It Away", and "Jingle Bells". [15], An ad in the 1951 'Radio Annual' showed photos of the Andrews as children, as contemporary singers, and as old women in the then-future year of 1975, although the act would not make it that long. The million-selling "Pistol Packin' Mama," backed with "Vict'ry Polka," was a two-sided hit with Crosby in 1943-1944, then they topped the charts with their own "Shoo-Shoo Baby" in January 1944. The Andrews Sisters : Hidden Gems. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (July 6, 1911 - May 8, 1967), soprano Maxene Angelyn Andrews (January 3, 1916 - October 21, 1995), and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie "Patty" Andrews (February 16, 1918 - January 30, 2013). LaVerne Andrews married Lou Rogers,[22] a trumpet player in Vic Schoen's band, in 1948. LaVerne had founded the original group, and often acted as the peacemaker among 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. Sadly, their second daughter, Anglyn, died at eight months of age on March 16, 1914. Shopping. Before the end of the year, they and Crosby had gone to number one with the double-sided hit "(There'll Be A) Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (When the Yanks Go Marching In)" and "Is You Is or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)," as well as Cole Porter's "Don't Fence Me In. Comical references to the trio in television sitcoms can be found as early as I Love Lucy and as recently as Everybody Loves Raymond. LaVerne, Maxene, and Patty Andrews were born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Olga Sollie and Peter Andrews. This however did not sit well with Patty and a cease and desist order was sent to Skelton. The next year, the pair debuted on Broadway in the Sherman Brothers' nostalgic World War II musical: Over Here!, which premiered at the Shubert Theatre to rave reviews. This is … “The Andrews Sisters played an enormous part in that popularity.” The Andrews Sisters were on tour in December 1941 when President Roosevelt announced that the U.S. was entering WWII. They returned to the hit parade in April 1939 with their recording of the novelty song "Hold Tight, Hold Tight." Instrumental to the sisters' success over the years were their parents, Olga and Peter, their orchestra leader and musical arranger, Vic Schoen (1916–2000), and Jack and David Kapp, who founded Decca Records. They were all exceptional singers and began mimicking radio tunes at an early age. While touring, they often treated three random servicemen to dinner when they were dining out. And in 1948, when they were ranked as the top recording artists of the year, the Andrews Sisters reached the Top Ten with "Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)" (with Danny Kaye), "Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka)," "Underneath the Arches," and "You Call Everybody Darling.". That year, they scored a Top Ten hit on the Billboard chart with "Ferryboat Serenade (La Piccinina)." The Andrews Sisters were a highly successful close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. 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