", The trio became synonymous with the war effort. [19] The English lyrics were written by Mitchell Parish. 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 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. The frizzy-bobbed trio were introduced as a sort of specialty act with the songs "Hit the Road," "Oh, He Loves Me" and "Rhumboogie." Other hits followed, and in 1940 they were signed by Universal Pictures. Our mother died (in 1948) and then our father (in 1949). Instrumental to the sisters' success over the years were their parents, Olga and Peter, their orchestra leader and musical arranger, Vic Schoen (19162000), and Jack and David Kapp, who founded Decca Records. 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). The Andrews Sisters also seem to have given little thought to the meaning of the lyrics. Universal responded in like by signing them to some of their nonsensical "B" musicals derived purely for escapism as the U.S. prepared itself and became embroiled in WW2. They toured extensively during the 1960s, favoring top nightclubs in Las Vegas, California, and London, England.[23]. 20211 () e so foolish as to wear them right inside the store. While touring, they often treated three random servicemen to dinner when they were dining out. The Disney company also utilized the girls' voices in their cartoon features Make Mine Music (1946) and Melody Time (1948).All three girls experienced down times in their personal lives as well during the late-1940s. "I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time," their Top Ten hit of 1941, was featured in their film Buck Privates. This was followed by a 1-2-3 punch back at the recording studio with their renditions of the rollicking "Beat Me, Daddy, Eight to the Bar," a reinvention of the WW1 waltz "I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time" and the soft, sentimental ballad "Mean to Me. "[41] Maxene died October 21, 1995, at age 79. 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. [6], They started their career as imitators of an earlier successful singing group, the Boswell Sisters, who were popular in the 1930s. They began singing together as children; by the time they were teenagers they made up an accomplished vocal group. 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 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. My Rated Discographies . As Patty Andrews said in 1985, The Andrews Sisters really had only one big fight. 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. "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. Jan. 30, 2013 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. Don Raye also wrote the sisters' famous songs such as, \"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy\", \"Beat Me Daddy, Eight to The Bar\" and \"I Love You Much Too Much\".\rI will also be posting \"I Love You Much Too Much\". The Andrews Sisters - @TheAndrewsSBRRegistro: Decca n 24171Data de Gravao: 4 de Agosto de 1947Local de Gravao: Nova York- Ainda na mesma seo de grava. The Andrews Sisters sold more than 75 million records and entertained World War II troops in Africa and Europe. (Tonight's The Night) was a song recorded by the Andrews Sisters in 1939 arranged with Vic Schoen. Oh, Johnny! But it's possible that Patty's most fulfilling partnership was with Wally Wechsler, to whom she was married for more than 60 years. Peter Andreas (later "Andrews") was Greek and his wife was of Norwegian ancestry raised in the Lutheran faith. 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!!). Maxene appealed to Patty for a reunion, personally if not professionally, both in public and in private, but to no avail. It was an appropriate coda to her career, as the Andrews Sisters and the Miller orchestra had embodied Americas musical tastes during the World War II years. 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. 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. 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. Patty Andrews's spokesman, Alan Eichler, said she died from natural causes at her Los Angeles home. Patty Andrews, center, with her sisters Maxene, left and LaVerne, in the 1940s. 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.". [48], Patty, Maxene, and LaVerne appeared in 17 Hollywood films. [1] The sisters have sold an estimated 80 million records. 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. By 1956 they were together again, but musical tastes were changing and they found it hard to adapt. Female vocal trio who were one of the most popular and influential acts of the Big Band era. Patty was the youngest of the sisters whose hits included Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B. 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. 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! Their next big hit was "I Can Dream, Can't I?," a gold single on which Patty sang lead with her sisters providing backup; it hit number one in January 1950. . [citation needed], Buck Privates, with Abbott and Costello, featured the Andrews Sisters' best-known song, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. She was a warm and wonderful lady who shared her talent and wisdom with others. As Maxene Andrews recalled. This however did not sit well with Patty and a cease and desist order was sent to Skelton. [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). Its cast album charted, as did another Andrews Sisters compilation (In the Mood on Paramount). They also recorded morale-boosting "Victory Discs" for distribution to Allied forces, one of which featured their signature hit, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. 13. Their All-Time Greatest Hits Review. Also during the year, they reached the Top 20 with "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. The youngest of the sisters, Patricia Marie Andrews was just 19 when the trio became an overnight sensation crooning "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen," a tune originally written for the Yiddish theater. Patty Andrewss first marriage, to the movie producer Marty Melcher, lasted two years and ended in divorce in 1949. (1943), to war-time factory workers in Swingtime Johnny (1943). 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. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Read about our approach to external linking. The Andrews Sisters were an American singing group in the 1930s, the 1940s and the 1950s. [5][42], Joyce DeYoung Murray, who replaced LaVerne from late 1966 to 1968, died in March 2014 at the age of 87. Omissions? They turned to singing as children, entertaining on local radio and in amateur revues, with Patty taking the lead, Maxene singing high harmony, and LaVerne low. The previous year, Patty Andrews had appeared in a West Coast musical called Victory Canteen, set during World War II. January 30, 2013, Los Angeles, California). The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (July 6, 1911 - May 8, 1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (January 3, 1916 - October 21, 1995), and mezzo-soprano Patricia "Patty" Marie Andrews (February 16, 1918 - January 30, 2013). Well, All Right! 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. 15), "That's the Moon, My Son" (1942) (No. None of these achieved any major success. "There was no such thing as being married at that time," she said. Read Full Biography. LaVerne Andrews (July 6, 1911 - May 8, 1967) was the eldest Andrews sister and sang alto - the lowest range for women. Stricken with cancer, LaVerne retired from the act in 1966 and died the following year. 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. It started in 1937 and its still going. Though their fame declined in the postwar years, their act remained popular into the 1960s. The order of their births is also the order of their deaths and the length of their life times. hide caption. 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! Their father, Peter Andreos/Andrews, was Greek. 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. 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. MinnPost explains that the sisters' unique song stylings contrasted sharply with the prevailing winds of popular singers at the time, particularly women. The collection is remastered in superb sound with surprising presence and vivid detail, the material is priceless, and . 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. A failed radio performance in 1937 turned out to be the sisters big break. The group's. 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. THE ANDREWS SISTERS were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. 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. 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!). They returned to the hit parade in April 1939 with their recording of the novelty song "Hold Tight, Hold Tight." Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of jump blues. [68][69], The Andrews Sisters became the most popular female vocal group of the first half of the 20th century. And just a few years ago, Christina Aguilera's "Candyman" gave a clear tip of the hat to the tune and its makers. 1947 +1. Over 300 of their original Decca recordings, a good portion of which was hit material, has yet to be released by MCA/Decca. The sisters recorded a dozen singles through 1959, some of which attempted to keep up with the times by incorporating rock sounds. The hit established the trio, which began to get extensive radio and personal-appearance work. [3] Writing for Bloomberg, Mark Schoifet said the sisters became the most popular female vocal group of the first half of the 20th century. The trio has said their name is a tribute to The Andrews Sisters. Song was written by Franic Fay, Dan Howell and Don Raye. The song was based on a Trinidadian calypso, and a dispute over its provenance led to a well-publicized court case. [31], Upon hearing the news of her sister's death, Patty became distraught. He had no other alternative but to as k the cashier to keep them in case the lost gl oves were found. 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. The sisters spent summers in Mound[1] with their uncles Pete and Ed Solie, who had a grocery store there. 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"). It was there they were discovered by Larry Rich, who offered them a job with his traveling revue. Highest chart positions on Billboard; Patty was the star of the sibling act. They were inducted into the Minnesota Rock/Country Hall of Fame in May 2006. Patty announced that the war with Japan was over. Maxene and LaVerne performed as a duo, and there were attempts over the years to reunite the trio, with varying levels of success. Maxene suffered a serious heart attack while performing in Illinois in 1982 and underwent quadruple bypass surgery, from which she successfully recovered. (Mr. Melcher later married Doris Day.) Several days later, Patty's husband Wally fell down a flight of stairs and broke both wrists. (1942), and Swingtime Johnny (1943). Styles. Most of the Andrews Sisters' music has been restored and released in compact disc form. She said, "We had been together nearly all our lives. 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. 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.. 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. 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.". She was 94. They were the Benny Goodman and the Glenn Miller and the Artie Shaw bands combined into vocal harmony." 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