3.50. 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." Formed . They toured extensively during the 1960s, favoring top nightclubs in Las Vegas, California, and London, England.[23]. a perfect example of the way in which the Andrews Sisters adapted their vocal lines to the sound of a horn chart. The sisters were born to Olga "Ollie" (ne Sollie) and Peter Andreas. The sisters, who were born in Minnesota, started their careers by performing in local talent shows and later moved to California. "During her lifetime, there was no such thing that existed for us. [33] Their versatility allowed them to pair with many different artists in the recording studios, producing Top 10 hits with the likes of Bing Crosby[34] (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. 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". The American premier of the show was June 21, 2009, in their summer vacation enclave of Mound, Minnesota. [citation needed], The Andrews Sisters were the most sought-after singers in theater shows worldwide during the 1940s and early 1950s, always topping previous house averages. [5][42], Joyce DeYoung Murray, who replaced LaVerne from late 1966 to 1968, died in March 2014 at the age of 87. Patty Andrewss first marriage, to the movie producer Marty Melcher, lasted two years and ended in divorce in 1949. Patty's solo aspirations caused the trio to break up in 1953, though they reunited a few short years later. Highest chart positions on Billboard; Her singing was." 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. Patty later sued her sisters over the apportionment of their late parents' estate. 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"). )," "Well, All Right," "Hold Tight, Hold Tight" (with Jimmy Dorsey ), "Oh, Johnny! According to a press release from Unversal Studios during the early years of their career, LaVerne was 5'6 and 125 lbs., Maxene was 5'4 and 115 lbs., and Patty was 5'6 and 110 lbs. 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!!). [28], Patty continually distanced herself from Maxene, until her death, and would not explain her motives regarding the separation. 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. An overnight sensation upon release wherein it sold more than a million copies, their contract was immediately revised by Decca and throughout the rest of the decade, they recorded smash after smash -- "The Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel! 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. Other hits followed, and in 1940 they were signed by Universal Pictures. Patty, the youngest, was a soprano and sang lead; Maxene handled the high harmony; and LaVerne, the oldest, took the low notes. The sisters began performing in the early 1930's when the Depression wiped out their father's business. Maxene and Patty went through painful divorces (Maxene split with the group's manager Lou Levy; Patty lost agent and husband, Martin Melcher to singer Doris Day), and lost their parents within a year of each other, as did their mentor Jack Kapp of Decca Records. 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. Entertainers. They broke up in 1967 after the death of LaVerne, but their music is still played over certain radio . They had numerous hit records during these years, both on their own and in collaboration with Bing Crosby. For the most part, the Andrews Sisters did not focus on romantic material, but rather sang upbeat songs, often borrowed from other cultures. "Then in one year our dream world ended. 1932 in Minneapolis, MN. Patty Andrews had a strong desire to stand out and didn't like that her career identity seemed permanently tied to the Andrews Sisters. Their sound, so pure. The girls reunited in 1956 and worked constantly for the next decade in recording studios (Capitol and Dot), on stages throughout the world (frequently in England), and in countless guest-star television spots.LaVerne's serious illness in 1966, however, promptly ended the trio permanently. In 1937 they were heard by recording executive, Dave Kapp and they began a long association with a string of hits. Disbanded . Minneapolis Tribune, October 9, 1938, pg 21. As a teenager she worked as a piano accompanist, and she was likely the only sister who could read music. 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." It reached the Top 10, and its success led to several new compilations of the Andrews Sisters own hits. Over Here! 1975 in New York City, NY. She was 94. 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 sisters' private relationship was often troubled and Patty blamed it on Maxene: "Ever since I was born, Maxene has been a problem, and that problem hasn't stopped," she said. She also had a cameo as herself along with many other stars in the 1970 film The Phynx. The previous year, Patty Andrews had appeared in a West Coast musical called Victory Canteen, set during World War II. The Andrews Sisters, with Patty at center, in a 1947 publicity photo. The following year, they were among the inaugural inductees to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. Critic William Ruhlmann observed that the Andrews 1941 hit Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy was. Maxene appealed to Patty for a reunion, personally if not professionally, both in public and in private, but to no avail. 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 Tragic Real-Life Story Of The Andrews Sisters, The Andrews Sisters: A Biography and Career Record. In 1956 they regrouped and sang in Las Vegas at the Flamingo Hotel along with a host of TV offers and a new Capitol recording contract. "[1] In 1951, they recorded "The Windmill Song" which is an adaptation of the French song "Matre Pierre" written in 1948 by Henri Betti (music) and Jacques Plante (lyrics). The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (V-Disc 1941) Zemorg 17.8K subscribers Subscribe 9.4K 880K views 7 years ago A very youthful looking Andrews Sisters performing Boogie. She died of liver cancer in May of the next year. 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. ", US and Russia trade blows over Ukraine at G20, Explosive found in check-in luggage at US airport, 1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat. Their first professional engagement came in December 1932 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. Greek father Peter was a restaurateur in the Minneapolis area; their mother Ollie was a Norwegian homemaker. Instead of crooning gently and sweetly, the Andrews Sisters "had a powerhouse sound, like a trio of blasting trumpets, and a unique close harmony." I wish I had the ability and the power to bridge the gap between my relationship with my sister, Patty. 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. 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? By the time she was six she was entertaining at veterans hospitals, for the Mayor of Minneapolis and at Daughters of American Revolution luncheons. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews, soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews, and mezzo-soprano Patricia "Patty" Marie Andrews. They recorded for Capitol Records (1956-1959) and Dot Records (1961-1967) without commercial impact. Anyone can read what you share. Their reign is all the more remarkable given that they swam against the current of contemporary music trends while making it seem effortless. Patty remained in seclusion in her Northridge home near Los Angeles with husband Wally for years. The sisters were LaVerne Sofia Andrews (b. July 6, 1911, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.d. 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. Nicknamed Americas Wartime Sweethearts, they became great favourites of American troops overseas, performing in USO (United Service Organizations) shows. Patty was only ten at the time. Maxene arrived on January 3, 1916, and Patty was born February 16, 1918. Patty was only 11 when the trio caught the show business bug following a nervous first performance in a 1931 singing contest. "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. 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." [41] "Her art was. The picture was the highest-grossing film of that year. 1947 +1. [2] The group was among the inaugural inductees to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame upon its opening in 1998. the Andrews Sisters, singing trio, one of the most popular American musical acts of the 1940s. 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. 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. It started in 1937 and its still going. Though their fame declined in the postwar years, their act remained popular into the 1960s. Mr. Weschler died in 2010. They made their film debut in Argentine Nights, a 1940 comedy that starred the Ritz Brothers, and the next year appeared in three films with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello:Buck Privates, In the Navyand Hold That Ghost. Their film credits also include Swingtime Johnny (1943), Hollywood Canteen (1944) and the Bob Hope-Bing Crosby comedy Road to Rio (1947). In a 1974 interview with The New York Times, Patty explained what that was like: When our fans used to see one of us, theyd always ask, Where are your sisters? Every time we got an award, it was just one award for the three of us. This could be irritating, she said with a touch of exasperation: Were not glued together.. Patty died of natural causes at her home in Northridge, California, on January 30, 2013, at the age of 94. [citation needed], While the sisters specialized in traditional pop,[32] swing, boogie-woogie, and novelty hits with their trademark lightning-quick vocal syncopations, they also produced major hits in jazz, ballads, folk, country, seasonal, and religious titles, being the first Decca artists to record an album of gospel standards in 1950. 1 on the charts in 1955. Lynda Wells, a niece, confirmed the death. The Andrews Sisters (from left, Maxene, Patty and LaVerne) in the 1940s. 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." Maxene and LaVerne performed as a duo, and there were attempts over the years to reunite the trio, with varying levels of success. 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. The sisters performed their hits in service comedy films like Buck Privates and Private Buckaroo. It was also the last time they sang together. The group's renditions of swing tunes in close harmony sold millions of copies; the act was also hugely popular in live performance and in film. [29], The two sisters did reunite, albeit briefly, on October 1, 1987, when they received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, even singing a few bars of "Beer Barrel Polka" for the Entertainment Tonight cameras. Read about our approach to external linking. 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). Styles. [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. They adopted a girl and a boy, Aleda Ann and Peter. Childhood was, for the most part, lost to them. "I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time," their Top Ten hit of 1941, was featured in their film Buck Privates. The McGuire Sisters are Christine McGuire, Dorothy McGuire and Phyllis McGuire. Stricken with cancer, LaVerne retired from the act in 1966 and died the following year. After the Belasco band broke up that summer, they were signed to Decca Records on their own. 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. 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. Their father, Peter Andreos/Andrews, was Greek. Afterwards, their parents closed the restaurant to devote themselves to their career, and they spent the years 1934-1937 touring with bands. LaVerne had a very low voice. The Andrews Sisters fame peaked during World War II. . 13 1 Near You / How Lucky You Are. Patty Andrews, the last of the Andrews Sisters, died at her home in Los Angeles in January 2013; she was 94 years old. 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. Patty, the youngest, became the lively melodic leader, engulfed by the warm harmonies of LaVerne and Maxene.The old Yiddish song "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" was translated into English for them by Sammy Cahn and the girls walked off with their first huge hit in late 1937 (and paid a flat fifty dollars and no royalties!). 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. "I Wanna Be Loved," with the same sort of arrangement, also topped the charts in June. They boasted an exuberant, close-harmony style well-suited to cheery novelty songs, and their intricate vocal . Not long before she died, Maxene told music historian William Ruhlmann, I have nothing to regret. The Andrews Sisters' Decca recording reached number six on the U.S. pop singles chart in the spring of 1941 when the film was in release. They consisted of real life sisters LaVerne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, and Patty Andrews. The sisters were LaVerne Sofia Andrews (b. July 6, 1911, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.d. 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. By 1956 they were together again, but musical tastes were changing and they found it hard to adapt. Then in one year, our dream world ended. Bands with femenine names. They never reconciled and were still estranged when Maxene Andrews died in 1995. 17), "Down in the Valley (Hear that Train Blow)" (1944) (No. [54][55][56] The trio headlined at the London Palladium in 1948[57] and 1951. "[41] Maxene died October 21, 1995, at age 79. While touring, they often treated three random servicemen to dinner when they were dining out. We hardly really knew it, and when we went in we had some extra time and we just threw it in, and that was the miracle of it. May 8, 1967, Brentwood, California), Maxene Angelyn Andrews (b. January 3, 1916, Minneapolisd. Their last appearance together as a trio was on The Dean Martin Show on September 29, 1966. 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. [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. 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". Maxene died in 1995. [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 trio's last Top Ten hit was "Sparrow in the Tree Top," another pairing with Bing Crosby, in 1951. ", The trio became synonymous with the war effort. LaVerne Andrews died of cancer in 1967 and Maxene Andrews died in 1995 after suffering a heart attack. This song charted on June 17, 1939 at #5. 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. But, in a sense, they had no competition. The group's other Top Ten hits for 1945 were "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" and "Along the Navajo Trail," both with Crosby, and "The Blond Sailor." The Andrews Sisters were vibrant figures in the entertainment industry for about 30 years, and they still appeal to both the young and old. Patty and Maxene reclaimed some success when they starred in the Broadway musical Over Here! The Sollie family disapproved of Olga's marriage, but the relationship was repaired once their first child, LaVerne, was born July 6, 1911. 1930s - 1960s. The Andrews Sisters was born on July 06, 1911, is Soundtrack, Actress. (Between 1940-1948, they appeared in 17 films, including lending their voices to two animated features for Disney.) 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. (Patty Andrews and, "You Don't Have to Know the Language" (with, "You Don't Know How Much You Can Suffer" (1939) (No. When LaVerne Andrews died of cancer in 1967, no suitable replacement could be found, and Patty and Maxene soon went their separate ways. [67], Edward Habib in the CD program notes for Songs That Won the War Vol. [1] The sisters have sold an estimated 80 million records. There were rumblings amid the group. 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? Bei Mir Bist Du Schn (Means That Youre Grand),, her own recording of Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,. She was 94. "[50] This Don Raye-Hughie Prince composition was nominated for Best Song at the 1941 Academy Awards ceremony. Offstage, the sisters well-publicized feuds kept them in the gossip pages. The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group. Soundtrack: Repo Man. They continued to record for Decca through the end of 1953, at which point Patty Andrews left the group for a solo career while Maxene and LaVerne Andrews continued to perform as the Andrews Sisters. This song charted on June 17, 1939 at #5.. Updates? Vocal. "[10] They followed this success with a string of best-selling records over the next two years and, by the 1940s, had become a household name.[11]. *mother - Norwegian. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia (July 6, 1911 - May 8, 1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn (January 3, 1916 - October 21, 1995), and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie "Patty" (February 16, 1918 - January 30, 2013). [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. They were particularly inspired by the Boswell Sisters, who scored a number of hits in the early '30s. But it's possible that Patty's most fulfilling partnership was with Wally Wechsler, to whom she was married for more than 60 years. As Maxene blamed Patty's husband, Walter Weschler, as an instigator in separating her from Patty, the estrangement remained permanent until Maxene's death in 1995.The two sisters did reunite briefly when they earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1987. GAB Archive/Redferns/Getty Images Maxene and Patty Andrews had a falling out with the producers of Over Here!, and with each other, leading to the show's premature closing on January 4, 1975, and the cancellation of a national tour. The Andrews Sisters (from left, Maxene, Patty and LaVerne) in the 1940s. Patty Andrews married agent Marty Melcher in 1947 but left him in 1949, when he pursued a romantic relationship with Doris Day. The trio was awarded 19 gold records representing sales of almost 100 million copies. [35][36] 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. The Andrews Sisters / Wikimedia Commons. 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. . Confidential, The groups renditions of swing tunes in close harmony sold millions of copies; the act was also hugely popular in live performance and in film. [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). After LaVerne died of cancer in the late '60s, the remaining sisters continued as a duo. 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. "[13], The sisters' 1945 hit "Rum and Coca Cola" became one of their most popular and best-known recordings, but also inspired some controversy. Peter Andrews did not think it honorable to have his daughters in show business and decided they should go back to school and become secretaries. Following Maxenes death in 1995, Patty continued to perform, sometimes as a featured vocalist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. ". 1951 Radio Annual, p.12 (Radio Daily Corp., New York, 1950), "Songs That Won The War Vol. As teenagers, the Andrews Sisters formed a singing act and began performing in vaudeville reviews throughout the Midwest. 3.11. 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. Corrections? When Decca settled with the union in 1943, they embarked on a series of hits, many of them with Bing Crosby. In 1972, Bette Midler introduced "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" to a new generation of music fans with her own hit version. Besides this, and a few brief private encounters, they remained somewhat estranged for their remaining years, with Maxene dying in 1995.[30]. BLOCK: Well, we have a brief footnote to that news. Weschler, her husband of nearly 60 years, had died on August 28, 2010, at the age of 88. The group sang with various bands and for several radio broadcasts while they were struggling during the mid-1930s to establish their reputation. 18), "The Pussy Cat Song (Nyow! "She just seemed to effuse that warmth and personality and charm and smile and vigor more so than the other two sisters. (Tonight's The Night) was a song recorded by the Andrews Sisters in 1939 arranged with Vic Schoen. They got their start in the Depression-era early 1930s, and their first big hit, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen", was recorded . By the time they were done selling records, they'd moved some 100 million units, and racked up a whopping 46 Top 10 hits. Its cast album charted, as did another Andrews Sisters compilation (In the Mood on Paramount). 80 . [48], Patty, Maxene, and LaVerne appeared in 17 Hollywood films. The two remained together until LaVerne's death from liver cancer on May 8, 1967, at the age of 55. 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. Omissions? 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