The Tragic Real-Life Story Of The Andrews Sisters, The Andrews Sisters: A Biography and Career Record. 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. Soundtrack: Repo Man. 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. [citation needed] Bob Hope said of Maxene's passing, "She was more than part of The Andrews Sisters, much more than a singer. 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 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). The sisters spent summers in Mound[1] with their uncles Pete and Ed Solie, who had a grocery store there. They toured extensively during the 1960s, favoring top nightclubs in Las Vegas, California, and London, England.[23]. (Patty Andrews and, "You Don't Have to Know the Language" (with, "You Don't Know How Much You Can Suffer" (1939) (No. 2. The plots may have been pancake-thin but they were sure-fire morale boosters and needed war-time tension relievers. opened on Broadway on March 6, 1974. [2] Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of jump blues. 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. Patty Andrews had a strong desire to stand out and didn't like that her career identity seemed permanently tied to the Andrews Sisters. Oh, Johnny! 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. When Decca settled with the union in 1943, they embarked on a series of hits, many of them with Bing Crosby. Thus, in Argentine Nights and the sisters' next film, Buck Privates, the Andrews Sisters dance like the Ritz Brothers. In 1937 they were heard by recording executive, Dave Kapp and they began a long association with a string of hits. They were getting ready to perform outside Naples, Italy, for troops headed to the Pacific when Patty was handed a piece of paper to read. Patty and Maxene continued for a while, with singer Joyce DeYoung rounding out their trio. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. [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 Schn" (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. [70], Early comparative female close harmony trios were the Boswell Sisters, the Pickens Sisters, and the Three X Sisters. [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. This however did not sit well with Patty and a cease and desist order was sent to Skelton. [6], They started their career as imitators of an earlier successful singing group, the Boswell Sisters, who were popular in the 1930s. "[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). [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. 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"). "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). The sisters bold, brassy vocal style initially caused them to fail several auditions. As the war ended, the Andrews Sisters became the stars of their own radio program, The Andrews Sisters Show. Female vocal trio who were one of the most popular and influential acts of the Big Band era. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: It's an only-in-America tale of how three Minnesota sisters of Norwegian-Greek heritage came to have a huge hit with a . Patty later sued her sisters over the apportionment of their late parents' estate. [5] All three attended Franklin Junior High School and North High School, both in Minneapolis. 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. Updates? 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! 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." 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. Their last appearance together as a trio was on The Dean Martin Show on September 29, 1966. Pablinchi. 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. The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. As music biographer Michael Freedland said, "The Andrews Sisters were swing personified. [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]. With their precise harmonies and perfectly . They returned to the hit parade in April 1939 with their recording of the novelty song "Hold Tight, Hold Tight." 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. ecoute_00. Some of these hits had service or military related themes, including "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Three Little Sisters", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)", "A Hot Time In the Town of Berlin" and "Rum and Coca Cola". A failed radio performance in 1937 turned out to be the sisters big break. Her father, Peter, was a Greek immigrant who changed his name from Andreos to Andrews when he came to America. ", in 1937. The 2010 video game Mafia II features numerous Andrews Sisters songs, with "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Strip Polka" and "Rum and Coca-Cola". Subsequent radio work eventually led to the Decca Records label. And she said, 'Boys, the note reads here the war with Japan is over.' 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. In the fall of 1966, LaVerne Andrews retired from performing due to illness and was replaced by Joyce de Young; she died of cancer the following spring. They also helped actress Bette Davis and actor John Garfield found California's famous Hollywood Canteen, a welcome retreat for servicemen where the trio often performed, volunteering their personal time to sing and dance for the soldiers, sailors, and Marines (they did the same at New York City's Stage Door Canteen during the war). 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. Active. [35][37] Some of the trio's late-1930s recordings have noticeable Boswell Sisters vocal influences. Minneapolis Tribune, October 9, 1938, pg 21. 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. Patty did not attend her sister's memorial services in New York City, nor in California. Ethnicity: *father - Greek. 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. Patty's solo aspirations caused the trio to break up in 1953, though they reunited a few short years later. They delivered an optimistic, upbeat war campaign that instilled hope, joy and allegiance through song, comedy, and lively movement. 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. 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 recording. They appeared in more than a dozen films during the next seven years sometimes just singing, sometimes also acting. FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. I wish I had the ability and the power to bridge the gap between my relationship with my sister, Patty. Their reign is all the more remarkable given that they swam against the current of contemporary music trends while making it seem effortless. Over Here! Song was written by Franic Fay, Dan Howell and Don Raye. Their first professional engagement came in December 1932 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. After LaVerne died of cancer in the late '60s, the remaining sisters continued as a duo. Lou died in 1995.[39]. The collection is remastered in superb sound with surprising presence and vivid detail, the material is priceless, and . Most of the Andrews Sisters' music has been restored and released in compact disc form. 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Besides this, and a few brief private encounters, they remained somewhat estranged for their remaining years, with Maxene dying in 1995.[30]. Their singing voices are heard in two full-length Walt Disney features: "Make Mine Music",[53] in a segment which featured animated characters Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet; and "Melody Time", in the segment Little Toot (both of which are available on DVD today). During the war, they entertained the Allied forces extensively in Africa, and Italy, as well as in the U.S., visiting Army, Navy, Marine, and Coast Guard bases, war zones, hospitals, and munitions factories. They hired Patty and lured Maxene back into show business as well. 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. By the time she was six she was entertaining at veterans hospitals, for the Mayor of Minneapolis and at Daughters of American Revolution luncheons. . Instead of crooning gently and sweetly, the Andrews Sisters "had a powerhouse sound, like a trio of blasting trumpets, and a unique close harmony." Anyone can read what you share. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. [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 were inducted into the Minnesota Rock/Country Hall of Fame in May 2006. The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. After LaVerne died, Maxene and Patty continued to perform periodically until 1968, when Maxene became the Dean of Women at Tahoe Paradise College,[25] 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.[26]. 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!! 1951 Radio Annual, p.12 (Radio Daily Corp., New York, 1950), "Songs That Won The War Vol. 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. In 1972, Bette Midler introduced "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" to a new generation of music fans with her own hit version. Then he dragged his legs towards the exit. The song made its first appearance on Your Hit Parade on January 8, 1938, and rose to number one two weeks later. 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. She was 79. 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. *mother - Norwegian. It was also the last time they sang together. 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. There's nothing I would do to change things if I couldYes, I would. ", 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. [16] In the 1950s, Patty Andrews decided to break away from the act to be a soloist. The following year, they were among the inaugural inductees to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. The group sang with various bands and for several radio broadcasts while they were struggling during the mid-1930s to establish their reputation. 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. [41] "Her art was. 1975 in New York City, NY. 3.11. As music biographer Michael Freedland said, "The Andrews Sisters were swing personified. 5000 Greatest songs ever list by artist. Patty (1920), Maxene (1917), and LaVerne (1915) grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 20211 () e so foolish as to wear them right inside the store. It reached the Top 10, and its success led to several new compilations of the Andrews Sisters own hits. In 1953, the group broke up with Laverne going to New York to study dramatics. "Their second film was the above-average Bud Abbott - Lou Costello vehicle Buck Privates (1941), which solidly showcased the tunes "You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith," "Bounce Me Brother with a Solid Four," "I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time," and their infectious signature jump hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." Unfortunately, while the adhesive harmonies of The Andrews Sisters were intricately close, their personal harmonies were more discordant.Second only to perhaps Bob Hope in commitment and extensive USO touring, the girls' profound influence extends even today with such current pop idols as Bette Midler, The Pointer Sisters, Barry Manilow, The Manhattan Transfer and Christina Aguilera. The ashes of LaVerne and Maxene Andrews are interred in the Columbarium of Memory of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California,[29] close to the ashes of their parents. Both sisters maintained solo careers into the 1990s. Confidential, The Andrews Sisters typically appeared as themselves in films, and often Patty took the romantic lead. It launched the careers of many now notable theater, film, and television stars, including John Travolta, Marilu Henner, Treat Williams, and Ann Reinking. ". By this point however, rock-and-roll and doo-wop were dominating the charts and older artists were left by the wayside. Maxene denied it, and LaVerne maintained that Maxene . She died of liver cancer in May of the next year. Their recording of Bei Mir Bist Du Schn became a favorite of the Nazis, until it was discovered that the song's composers were of Jewish descent. Laverne, left, Maxene, center, and Patty, right, sang for soldiers disembarking in New York City in 1945. Nicknamed Americas Wartime Sweethearts, they became great favourites of American troops overseas, performing in USO (United Service Organizations) shows. The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. .Hailing from Minnesota, eldest sister LaVerne Sophie was born on July 6, 1911, followed by Maxene Angelyn on January 3, 1916, and finally Patricia Marie on February 16, 1918. LaVerne Andrews died of cancer in 1967 and Maxene Andrews died in 1995 after suffering a heart attack. 80 . 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". 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. [17] She had married the trio's pianist, Walter Weschler, who became the group's manager and demanded more money for Patty. They got their start in the Depression-era early 1930s, and their first big hit, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen", was recorded . Patty was only ten at the time. They were particularly inspired by the Boswell Sisters, who scored a number of hits in the early '30s. mattymath. Read about our approach to external linking. This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/topic/the-Andrews-Sisters, The Vocal Group Hall of Fame - The Andrews Sisters, the Andrews Sisters - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). None of these achieved any major success. The trio was awarded 19 gold records representing sales of almost 100 million copies. As a teenager she worked as a piano accompanist, and she was likely the only sister who could read music. Maxene Andrews was on a vacation from her role in the off-Broadway musical Swingtime Canteen when she suffered another heart attack and died in the fall of 1995. Their big break came in 1937 when they were signed by Decca Records, but their first recording went nowhere. Eldest sister LaVerne died in 1967 at the age of 55 after a year-long bout with cancer[24] during which she was replaced by singer Joyce DeYoung (May 24, 1926 March 7, 2014). 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!). The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. "[50] This Don Raye-Hughie Prince composition was nominated for Best Song at the 1941 Academy Awards ceremony. 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. 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. 2023 BBC. The trio has said their name is a tribute to The Andrews Sisters. But, in a sense, they had no competition. The group's. This was a follow-up to Patty's success in Victory Canteen, a 1971 California revue. They recorded for Capitol Records (1956-1959) and Dot Records (1961-1967) without commercial impact. 20), "(Everytime They Play the) Sabre Dance" (with, "I'm Biting My Fingernails and Thinking of You" (with, "I Wish I Had a Dime (For Ev'rytime I Missed You)" (1941) (No. The sisters were born to Olga "Ollie" (ne Sollie) and Peter Andreas. But the women were determined to convey the effect of three trumpets. Offstage, the sisters well-publicized feuds kept them in the gossip pages. Patty Andrews married agent Marty Melcher in 1947 but left him in 1949, when he pursued a romantic relationship with Doris Day. The sisters were LaVerne Sofia Andrews (b. July 6, 1911, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.d. Maxene's was kind of high, and I was between. Highest chart positions on Billboard; Our mother died (in 1948) and then our father (in 1949). ", The trio became synonymous with the war effort. The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group. They began singing together as children; by the time they were teenagers they made up an accomplished vocal group. They quickly personified a new kind of swing and Big Band vocal performance: exceptional harmonic structures, soaring above their active, dynamic stage presence. The group's career spanned more than five decades and resulted in 90 million records and 46 top 10 hits. 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