Read Full Biography, The Andrews Sisters were the most successful female vocal group of the first half of the 20th century in the U.S. One source lists 113 singles chart entries by the trio between 1938-1951, an average of more than eight per year. The influence of the Andrews Sisters looms large over the last half-century of music: Their catalog, some 1,800 songs, has been thoroughly mined by other artists. The revue was then expanded into a book musical and Maxene Andrews was brought in for what became Over Here!. Our mother died (in 1948) and then our father (in 1949). Patty Andrews married agent Marty Melcher in 1947 but left him in 1949, when he pursued a romantic relationship with Doris Day. As her sister Maxene told NPR in 1993, Patty "opened up this piece of paper, and she looked at it, and then she started to cry. They sang at church performances, and were discovered by an talent agent who heard them sing at a revival meeting in Dayton. She was a warm and wonderful lady who shared her talent and wisdom with others. In Private Buckaroo (1942), they put on a show for servicemen singing, among others, the huge hit "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree with Anyone Else But Me". [51], Universal hired the sisters for two more Abbott and Costello comedies and then promoted them to full-fledged stardom in B musicals. As the war ended, the Andrews Sisters became the stars of their own radio program, The Andrews Sisters Show. The 2010 video game Mafia II features numerous Andrews Sisters songs, with "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Strip Polka" and "Rum and Coca-Cola". "During her lifetime, there was no such thing that existed for us. Oh!," and their first two duets with Bing Crosby in 1939: "Ciribiribin" and "Yodelin' Jive" (both featuring jazz violinist Joe Venuti and his orchestra).The country was absolutely enthralled and captivated. Mr. Weschler died in 2010. The Andrews Sisters was born on July 06, 1911, is Soundtrack, Actress. The sisters performed their hits in service comedy films like Buck Privates and Private Buckaroo. Our mother died (in 1948) and then our father (in 1949). 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\". Her singing was." [14] The sisters later told biographers that they were asked to record the tune on short notice and were unaware either of the copyright issue or of the implications of the lyrics. Highest chart positions on Billboard; [58] They hosted their own radio shows for ABC and CBS from 1944 to 1951,[59] singing specially written commercial jingles for such products as Wrigley's chewing gum,[60] Dole pineapples,[61] Nash motor cars, Kelvinator home appliances,[62] Campbell's soups, and Franco-American food products. Styles. There's nothing I would do to change things if I couldYes, I would. He had no other alternative but to as k the cashier to keep them in case the lost gl oves were found. "I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time," their Top Ten hit of 1941, was featured in their film Buck Privates. [5] All three attended Franklin Junior High School and North High School, both in Minneapolis. (Tonight's The Night) was a song recorded by the Andrews Sisters in 1939 arranged with Vic Schoen. In 1937 they were heard by recording executive, Dave Kapp and they began a long association with a string of hits. There were rumblings amid the group. Patty was only ten at the time. ", The trio became synonymous with the war effort. . When LaVerne Andrews died of cancer in 1967, no suitable replacement could be found, and Patty and Maxene soon went their separate ways. Read Full Biography. [citation needed] 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.[44]. Their second daughter, Anglyn, died at eight months of age on March 16, 1914. 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.". 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. She was born in Mound, Minnesota on 16 February 1918, the daughter of Peter Andreos (changed to 'Andrews' upon arriving in the US) and Olga Sollie. 2. . 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." This was a follow-up to Patty's success in Victory Canteen, a 1971 California revue. Childhood was, for the most part, lost to them. She was 94. Patty was the star of the sibling act. In the post-war years, they appeared in Paramount's The World Turns Backward (1947) and teamed with Bing Crosby on "You Don't Have to Know the Language." 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. 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 group's. Patty, the youngest, was a soprano and sang lead; Maxene handled the high harmony; and LaVerne, the oldest, took the low notes. The Andrews Sisters were vibrant figures in the entertainment industry for about 30 years, and they still appeal to both the young and old. Their second effort featured the popular standard Nice Work If You Can Get It, but it was the flip side that turned out to be pure gold. The Andrews Sisters were by far the most successful female group of the pre-rock era. Entertainers. They returned to the hit parade in April 1939 with their recording of the novelty song "Hold Tight, Hold Tight." The Andrews Sisters also seem to have given little thought to the meaning of the lyrics. by Bruce Eder. Maxene and LaVerne performed as a duo, and there were attempts over the years to reunite the trio, with varying levels of success. Instead of crooning gently and sweetly, the Andrews Sisters "had a powerhouse sound, like a trio of blasting trumpets, and a unique close harmony." After LaVerne died of cancer in the late '60s, the remaining sisters continued as a duo. Maxene arrived on January 3, 1916, and Patty was born February 16, 1918. The collection is remastered in superb sound with surprising presence and vivid detail, the material is priceless, and . After the Belasco band broke up that summer, they were signed to Decca Records on their own. The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group. (Between 1940-1948, they appeared in 17 films, including lending their voices to two animated features for Disney.) Patty sang in shows and on cruise ships while Maxene continued soloing and did quite well for a time in such musical shows as "Pippin" and "Swing Time Canteen" (the latter as late as 1995).Plagued by heart problems (she suffered a massive heart attack in 1982), Maxene died of a second coronary on October 21, 1995. For the most part, the Andrews Sisters did not focus on romantic material, but rather sang upbeat songs, often borrowed from other cultures. 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!! The song was a Yiddish show tune, Bei Mir Bist Du Schn (Means That Youre Grand), with new English lyrics bySammy Cahn, and the Andrews Sisters version, recorded in 1937, became the top-selling record in the country. Besides this, and a few brief private encounters, they remained somewhat estranged for their remaining years, with Maxene dying in 1995.[30]. GAB Archive/Redferns/Getty Images 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? 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. Patty also led them through more than a dozen movies, like Hollywood Canteen. Lou died in 1995.[39]. 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. They recorded two versions so I'll post both up!\r\rSongs:\rWell, All Right! The group was among the inaugural inductees to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame upon its opening in 1998. As a teenager she worked as a piano accompanist, and she was likely the only sister who could read music. MinnPost explains that the sisters' unique song stylings contrasted sharply with the prevailing winds of popular singers at the time, particularly women. Video1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat, How 10% of Nigerian registered voters delivered victory, Sake brewers toast big rise in global sales, The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip. Their sound, so pure. ". 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. The show opened in March 1974 and was the sisters belated Broadway debut. 20), "Money Is the Root of All Evil (Take it Away, Take it Away, Take it Away)" (with, "Pross Tchai (Goodbye-Goodbye)" (1939) (No. (1942), and Swingtime Johnny (1943). After his death in 2010, Patty began a slow and steady decline and died on January 30, 2013, just two weeks before her 95th birthday.Fortunately, The Andrews Sisters' legendary feuding can never overshadow their exhaustive musical contributions and unparalleled success during 36 years of performing together. The Andrews Sisters, with Patty at center, in a 1947 publicity photo. 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. [49] Universal Pictures, always budget-conscious, refused to hire a choreographer, so the Ritzes taught the sisters some eccentric steps. Patty Andrews, the last of the Andrews Sisters, died at her home in Los Angeles in January 2013; she was 94 years old. But Wells says that their status as companions, and Maxene's health issues as she got older, led Maxene to adopt her as a daughter. LaVerne was considered the closest to her parents and often mediated family conflicts. When Patti sued her sisters, demanding proper settlement of their mother's estate, Maxene made the headlines on December 21, 1954, with a suspected suicide attempt because of the conflict. The American premier of the show was June 21, 2009, in their summer vacation enclave of Mound, Minnesota. They appeared in more than a dozen films during the next seven years sometimes just singing, sometimes also acting. Patty was only 11 when the trio caught the show business bug following a nervous first performance in a 1931 singing contest. They were remarkable. Patty did not attend her sister's memorial services in New York City, nor in California. Disbanded . (1943), to war-time factory workers in Swingtime Johnny (1943). The Westonka Historical Society has a large collection of Andrews Sisters memorabilia. 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, making Patty the last surviving Andrews Sister. ", 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 Brazil, Czechoslovakia, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Trinidad, many of which their manager chose for them. Still, it did not stop concentration camp inmates from secretly singing it, this being most likely since the song was originally a Yiddish song "Bei Mir Bistu Shein", and had been popularized within the Jewish community before it was recorded as a more successful "cover" version by the Andrews sisters. The sisters bold, brassy vocal style initially caused them to fail several auditions. Later in life, according to her adopted daughter, Maxene entered a thirteen-year relationship with her manager Lynda Wells and they later spent many years as life partners. Although they were fired soon after their first night on the program Saturday Night Swing Club, they were signed to a recording contract by a Decca Records executive who had heard the broadcast. Their last appearance together as a trio was on The Dean Martin Show on September 29, 1966. 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. They also appeared in a number of films, supporting Abbott and Costello in Buck Privates, In the Navy, and Hold That Ghost (all 1941), and appearing in their own series of musical comedies, which included Private Buckaroo (1942), Whats Cookin? Like her older sisters, Patty learned to love music as a child (she also became a good tap dancer), and she did not have to be persuaded when Maxene suggested that the sisters form a trio in 1932. Not long before she died, Maxene told music historian William Ruhlmann, I have nothing to regret. The two remained together until LaVerne's death from liver cancer on May 8, 1967, at the age of 55. The Andrews Sisters were officially retired, and Patti went solo in 1954, signing with Capitol records. The girls were also featured in Universal's Follow the Boys (1944) and Paramount's Hollywood Canteen (1944), popular all-star productions designed to promote the war effort. By the time she was six she was entertaining at veterans hospitals, for the Mayor of Minneapolis and at Daughters of American Revolution luncheons. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. 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. 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. Their All-Time Greatest Hits Review. LaVerne and Maxene attempted to duo for a time until Maxene attempted suicide, of a drug overdose in 1954, heartbroken over the brittle breakup of the group. Patty Andrews, Singer With Her Sisters, Is Dead at 94, https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/31/arts/music/patty-andrews-singer-with-the-andrews-sisters-dies-at-94.html. [1] When Maxene and LaVerne learned of Patty's decision from newspaper gossip columns rather than from their own sister, it caused a bitter two-year separation, especially when Patty sued LaVerne for a larger share of their parents' estate. LaVerne Andrews died of cancer in 1967 and Maxene Andrews died in 1995 after suffering a heart attack. By this point however, rock-and-roll and doo-wop were dominating the charts and older artists were left by the wayside. [+] In some ways, this 46-song double-CD compilation is a brilliantly conceived and executed overview of the Andrews Sisters' career on Decca Records from 1939 until 1950. The Andrews Sisters were an American singing group in the 1930s, the 1940s and the 1950s. 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." They began their career in New York city with Jack Belasco's orchestra and later with Ted Mack making the Vaudeville circuit. Their singing was initially influenced by the Dixieland style of the Boswell Sisters of New Orleans, but they soon expanded their repertoire to include a wide range of current song types. Unfortunately, the close harmony on songs like "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" didn't reflect their family dynamic. As music biographer Michael Freedland said, "The Andrews Sisters were swing personified. 13. Critic William Ruhlmann observed that the Andrews 1941 hit Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy was. [4] They are still widely acclaimed today for their famous close harmonies. Nyot Nyow!)" She said, "We had been together nearly all our lives. 14), Patty Andrews appeared in season two, episode six, of, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 05:28. Pablinchi. 3.11. Minneapolis Tribune, October 9, 1938, pg 21. She was 94. 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. Providing a musical security blanket to a war-torn country via records, films, radio, clubs, stages, canteens, they bravely traveled overseas war zones emphasizing through song the motto that America was strong and proud and to keep on singing and swinging! Patty Andrews had a strong desire to stand out and didn't like that her career identity seemed permanently tied to the Andrews Sisters. The sisters were LaVerne Sofia Andrews (b. July 6, 1911, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.d. [63] 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. 80. 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. This song charted on June 17, 1939 at #5.. LaVerne denied the suicide attempt to reporters. Over Here! All three of us were upset, and we were at each other's throats all the time. Vocal. 20211 () e so foolish as to wear them right inside the store. Modeling their act on the commercially successful Boswell Sisters, they joined a traveling revue and sang at county fairs and in vaudeville shows. The Andrews Sisters typically appeared as themselves in films, and often Patty took the romantic lead. "Patty was an outstanding presence. But, in a sense, they had no competition. Peter Andreas (later "Andrews") was Greek and his wife was of Norwegian ancestry raised in the Lutheran faith. They broke up in 1967 after the death of LaVerne, but their music is still played over certain radio . She was 94. They adopted a girl and a boy, Aleda Ann and Peter. a perfect example of the way in which the Andrews Sisters adapted their vocal lines to the sound of a horn chart. [citation needed], Buck Privates, with Abbott and Costello, featured the Andrews Sisters' best-known song, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. [54][55][56] The trio headlined at the London Palladium in 1948[57] and 1951. 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). The group's career spanned more than five decades and resulted in 90 million records and 46 top 10 hits. In 1987, the group was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star for their recording work. The Sollie family disapproved of Olga's marriage, but the relationship was repaired once their first child, LaVerne, was born July 6, 1911. It was also the last time they sang together. They began singing together as children; by the time they were teenagers they made up an accomplished vocal group. Greek father Peter was a restaurateur in the Minneapolis area; their mother Ollie was a Norwegian homemaker. Patty, the lead singer of the group, was 7 when the trio was formed, and 12 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 dancing lessons for her and her sisters. "[41] Maxene died October 21, 1995, at age 79. Female vocal trio who were one of the most popular and influential acts of the Big Band era. 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.". with Vic Schoen and his orchestra, unless otherwise noted: From top: Maxene (top left), LaVerne (top right), and Patty (center) in October 1943. Patty announced that the war with Japan was over. The Andrews Sisters were the most successful female vocal group of the first half of the 20th century in the U.S. One source lists 113 singles chart entries by the trio between 1938-1951, an average of more than eight per year. Laverne, left, Maxene, center, and Patty, right, sang for soldiers disembarking in New York City in 1945. They toured extensively during the 1960s, favoring top nightclubs in Las Vegas, California, and London, England.[23]. [67], Edward Habib in the CD program notes for Songs That Won the War Vol. Maxene denied it, and LaVerne maintained that Maxene . But it's possible that Patty's most fulfilling partnership was with Wally Wechsler, to whom she was married for more than 60 years. Afterwards, their parents closed the restaurant to devote themselves to their career, and they spent the years 1934-1937 touring with bands. 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." They were the Benny Goodman and the Glenn Miller and the Artie Shaw bands combined into vocal harmony.". "[13], The sisters' 1945 hit "Rum and Coca Cola" became one of their most popular and best-known recordings, but also inspired some controversy. All three of us were upset, and we were at each other's throats all the time." Sisters Patty, LaVerne, and Maxene broke onto the popular song charts back in 1937 with a version of a Yiddish musical theater tune, "Bei Mir Bistu Shein" ("To Me, You Are Beautiful"). With their precise harmonies and perfectly . The two sisters remained estranged from then on, although they made occasional joint appearances and Patty visited the hospital when Maxene suffered a heart attack in 1982. 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. [16] In the 1950s, Patty Andrews decided to break away from the act to be a soloist. This however did not sit well with Patty and a cease and desist order was sent to Skelton. Moreover, the girls squabbled over their parents' estate shares and individual career desires.In 1953, Patty, the group's lead, declared she was going solo. Following the collapse of their father's Minneapolis restaurant, the sisters went on the road to support the family. [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. 1. The sisters were born to Olga "Ollie" (ne Sollie) and Peter Andreas. [citation needed]. The sisters have sold an estimated 80 million records. While touring, they often treated three random servicemen to dinner when they were dining out. Patty was the youngest of the sisters whose hits included Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B. Most of the Andrews Sisters' music has been restored and released in compact disc form. They were particularly inspired by the Boswell Sisters, who scored a number of hits in the early '30s. Maxene appealed to Patty for a reunion, personally if not professionally, both in public and in private, but to no avail. Many of their 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. The Andrews Sisters - @TheAndrewsSBRRegistro: Decca n 24171Data de Gravao: 4 de Agosto de 1947Local de Gravao: Nova York- Ainda na mesma seo de grava. Patty continued to perform solo, and Maxene joined the staff of a private college in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. Patricia Marie Andrews was born on Feb. 16, 1918, in Minneapolis. RYM artists in order they were added. During their first weeks with the label, the sisters made the rather idiosyncratic choice to record a jazz-influenced rendition of the Yiddish song Bei mir bist du schon. The recording was released after Christmas 1937; by New Years Eve it had become the most popular song on New York radio stations, and it went on to become the first million-selling record by a female singing group. Patty and Maxene continued for a while, with singer Joyce DeYoung rounding out their trio. hide caption. 18), "The Pussy Cat Song (Nyow! 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. Like many popular entertainers, they hit the road to tour military bases and installations, says NPR, not only in the United States, but in Africa and Italy as well. 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. [52], The Andrews Sisters sing the title song as the opening credits roll and also perform two specialty numbers in the all-star revue Hollywood Canteen (1944). Their first major hit was "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon", was very well liked by Nazi Germany, until the discovery that the songwriters were a Jewish race. The following year, they were among the inaugural inductees to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. The song was based on a Trinidadian calypso, and a dispute over its provenance led to a well-publicized court case. Ms. Andrews is survived by her foster daughter, Pam DuBois. 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