Patty Andrewss first marriage, to the movie producer Marty Melcher, lasted two years and ended in divorce in 1949. The Andrews Sisters were officially retired, and Patti went solo in 1954, signing with Capitol records. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. What's Cookin'?, Private Buckaroo, Give Out, Sisters (in which they disguise themselves as old women as part of the zany plot) and Moonlight and Cactus were among the team's popular full-length films. She said, "We had been together nearly all our lives. The Andrews sisters items and images on display were donated in 2010 by Maryland resident Robert Boyer, a fan who had amassed the largest known collection of memorabilia related to the group, including publicity photos, personal snapshots, news clippings, recordings, movie posters, correspondence, magazines and recordings in various formats. By 1956 they were together again, but musical tastes were changing and they found it hard to adapt. with Vic Schoen and his orchestra, unless otherwise noted: From top: Maxene (top left), LaVerne (top right), and Patty (center) in October 1943. Patty, ever the trouper, continued on television, in clubs and in film cameoswherever there was an audience.In 1973, Patty and Maxene reunited for their first Broadway musical, the nostalgic "Over Here" (Tony-winning Janie Sell played the LaVerne counterpart) in which they performed their old standards following the show's second act; but it did little to repair the strained Patty/Maxene off-stage relationship, especially since LaVerne wasn't around to foster peace-making tactics. The Andrews Sisters, from left, Maxene, Patty and LaVerne, epitomised the 1940s era The last surviving member of The Andrews Sisters - the popular singing trio of the 1940s and 1950s - has. A failed radio performance in 1937 turned out to be the sisters big break. "Then in one year our dream world ended. Over Here! The song was co-written by Linda Perry. 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. Vocal. Their big break came in 1937 when they were signed by Decca Records, but their first recording went nowhere. Minneapolis Tribune, October 9, 1938, pg 21. 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. She was 94. The sisters were LaVerne Sofia Andrews (b. July 6, 1911, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.d. They also recorded morale-boosting "Victory Discs" for distribution to Allied forces, one of which featured their signature hit, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy. 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. In 1972, Bette Midler introduced "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" to a new generation of music fans with her own hit version. 14), Patty Andrews appeared in season two, episode six, of, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 05:28. 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. Patty Andrews's spokesman, Alan Eichler, said she died from natural causes at her Los Angeles home. They were the Benny Goodman and the Glenn Miller and the Artie Shaw bands combined into vocal harmony." The harmonies ended up being closer than the Andrews Sisters were Keystone Features/Getty Images The sisters grew up singing together in Minnesota. The sisters bold, brassy vocal style initially caused them to fail several auditions. [1] The sisters have sold an estimated 80 million records. Her real name was Patricia Marie (Patty nickname). Subsequent radio work eventually led to the Decca Records label. Patty was the youngest of the sisters whose hits included Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B. The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group. As the troops headed overseas, the sisters were drafted into service in their own way, playing more USO tours than any other entertainer besides Bob Hope. Peter Andreas (later "Andrews") was Greek and his wife was of Norwegian ancestry raised in the Lutheran faith. I wish I had the ability and the power to bridge the gap between my relationship with my sister, Patty. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). 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. In 1987, the group was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star for their recording work. Their sound, so pure. All three of us were upset, and we were at each other's throats all the time. This however did not sit well with Patty and a cease and desist order was sent to Skelton. [51], Universal hired the sisters for two more Abbott and Costello comedies and then promoted them to full-fledged stardom in B musicals. The sisters recorded a dozen singles through 1959, some of which attempted to keep up with the times by incorporating rock sounds. The show opened in March 1974 and was the sisters belated Broadway debut. Patty was the star of the sibling act. [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). 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. 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." The Andrews Sisters, with Patty singing soprano, sold tens of millions of records in the 1930s and '40s. Well, All Right! Maxene died in 1995. 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. [citation needed] Bob Hope said of Maxene's passing, "She was more than part of The Andrews Sisters, much more than a singer. In 1937 they were heard by recording executive, Dave Kapp and they began a long association with a string of hits. [citation needed] Elvis Presley was a fan. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia (July 6, 1911 - May 8, 1967), soprano Maxene Angelyn (January 3, 1916 - October 21, 1995), and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie "Patty" (February 16, 1918 - January 30, 2013). 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. [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. The McGuire Sisters are Christine McGuire, Dorothy McGuire and Phyllis McGuire. . 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 singing group in the 1930s, the 1940s and the 1950s. BLOCK: Well, we have a brief footnote to that news. 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. [54][55][56] The trio headlined at the London Palladium in 1948[57] and 1951. 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. (Tonight's The Night) was a song recorded by the Andrews Sisters in 1939 arranged with Vic Schoen. Omissions? 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\". ". Their million-sellers with Crosby included "Pistol Packin' Mama",[65] "Don't Fence Me In",[34] "South America, Take It Away", and "Jingle Bells". 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. )", "I Wish I Had a Dime (For Every Time I Missed You)", "I'm Bitin' My Fingernails and Thinking of You", 75100 million records sold from a little over 600 recorded tunes, record-breaking theater and cabaret runs all across, countless appearances on radio shows from 1935 to 1960 (including their own), guest spots on every major television show of the 1950s and 1960s, including those hosted by, "A Penny a Kiss-A Penny a Hug" (1950) (No. Mr. Weschler died in 2010. )," "Well, All Right," "Hold Tight, Hold Tight" (with Jimmy Dorsey ), "Oh, Johnny! The sisters have sold an estimated 80 million records. 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). 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. "There was no such thing as being married at that time," she said. Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of jump blues. 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). 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). That year, they scored a Top Ten hit on the Billboard chart with "Ferryboat Serenade (La Piccinina)." The girls vocalized perfectly and stepped in swinging time for two other Bud Abbott - Lou Costello comedies, In the Navy (1941) and Hold That Ghost (1941).Box-office sellouts on stage and in personal appearances across the nation, they were given their own radio show in late 1944, which continued through 1946, featuring such weekly guest stars as Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Eddie Cantor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Carmen Miranda, Judy Garland, Ethel Merman, Rudy Vallee, and many other prominent celebrities. 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. Patty and Maxene continued for a while, with singer Joyce DeYoung rounding out their trio. Then in one year, our dream world ended. It is claimed that the sisters have sold more than 90 . The Andrews Sisters also seem to have given little thought to the meaning of the lyrics. 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. After selling more than 75 million records, the Andrews Sisters broke up in 1953 when Patty decided to go solo. Their second daughter, Anglyn, died at eight months of age on March 16, 1914. Then he dragged his legs towards the exit. [17], Maxene and LaVerne tried to continue the act as a duo and met with good press during a 10-day tour of Australia, but a reported suicide attempt by Maxene in December 1954[21] put a halt to any further tours (Maxene spent a short time in the hospital after swallowing 18 sleeping pills, an occurrence that LaVerne told reporters was an accident). (Between 1940-1948, they appeared in 17 films, including lending their voices to two animated features for Disney.) [46][47], In 2008 and 2009, the BBC produced The Andrews Sisters: Queens of the Music Machines, a one-hour documentary on the history of the Andrews Sisters from their upbringing to the present. Patty announced that the war with Japan was over. [+] 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. With their precise harmonies and perfectly . 2. . They got their start in the Depression-era early 1930s, and their first big hit, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen", was recorded . The trio has said their name is a tribute to The Andrews Sisters. the Andrews Sisters, singing trio, one of the most popular American musical acts of the 1940s. Other hits followed, and in 1940 they were signed by Universal Pictures. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. The preeminent singing 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: the blonde melodic mezzo Patty Andrews, the brunette soprano Maxene Andrews and the red-headed contralto Laverne Andrews. It was actually written for the Yiddish theater. They adopted a girl and a boy, Aleda Ann and Peter. The trio was awarded 19 gold records representing sales of almost 100 million copies. Following Maxenes death in 1995, Patty continued to perform, sometimes as a featured vocalist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Patty Andrews died January 30, 2013 at the age of 94. Maxene suffered a serious heart attack while performing in Illinois in 1982 and underwent quadruple bypass surgery, from which she successfully recovered. But the women were determined to convey the effect of three trumpets. Patty Andrews had a strong desire to stand out and didn't like that her career identity seemed permanently tied to the Andrews Sisters. Lou died in 1995.[39]. 1 on the charts in 1955. 5000 Greatest songs ever list by artist. Soundtrack: Repo Man. [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. 1951 Radio Annual, p.12 (Radio Daily Corp., New York, 1950), "Songs That Won The War Vol. "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. 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"). [28], Patty continually distanced herself from Maxene, until her death, and would not explain her motives regarding the separation. They hired Patty and lured Maxene back into show business as well. 2023 BBC. The following year, they were among the inaugural inductees to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. Both sisters maintained solo careers into the 1990s. LaVerne had a very low voice. Maxene died from a heart attack in 1995, andPatty passed on January 30, 2013. 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). They sang at church performances, and were discovered by an talent agent who heard them sing at a revival meeting in Dayton. Patty started her own solo act in 1980, but did not receive the critical acclaim her sister had for her performances, even though Patty was considered to be the "star" of the group for years. They boasted an exuberant, close-harmony style well-suited to cheery novelty songs, and their intricate vocal arrangements and rhythmic ability mirrored the sound of the swing bands that constituted their chief competition in their heyday. While touring, they often treated three random servicemen to dinner when they were dining out. Genre. [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. The group's career spanned more than five decades and resulted in 90 million records and 46 top 10 hits. In November 1933, they joined a vaudeville troupe for six months, traveling around the Midwest. 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. They consisted of real life sisters LaVerne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, and Patty Andrews. They were doing a show near Naples, Italy, for servicemen preparing to ship out for the South Pacific when they were given a note to read from the commanding officer. She was 79. 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. 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? She then married Walter Weschler, the trio's pianist, in 1951. Some of their accomplishments include selling over 90 million records, recording about 700 songs and earning nine gold records. 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 sold more than 75 million records and entertained World War II troops in Africa and Europe. "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, who were born in Minnesota, started their careers by performing in local talent shows and later moved to California. Patty Andrews, the last of the Andrews Sisters, died at her home in Los Angeles in January 2013; she was 94 years old. Patty not only sang lead; she was clearly the star of the group. Ms. Andrews is survived by her foster daughter, Pam DuBois. Patty later sued her sisters over the apportionment of their late parents' estate. [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. By the time they were done selling records, they'd moved some 100 million units, and racked up a whopping 46 Top 10 hits. Disbanded . [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]. When LaVerne Andrews died of cancer in 1967, no suitable replacement could be found, and Patty and Maxene soon went their separate ways. 1. After the Belasco band broke up that summer, they were signed to Decca Records on their own. Patty Andrews married agent Marty Melcher in 1947 but left him in 1949, when he pursued a romantic relationship with Doris Day. [66], The sisters' popularity was such that after the war they discovered that some of their records had actually been smuggled into Germany after the labels had been changed to read "Hitler's Marching Songs". The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. [citation needed]. Their first picture, Argentine Nights, paired them with another enthusiastic trio, the Ritz Brothers. They toured extensively during the 1960s, favoring top nightclubs in Las Vegas, California, and London, England.[23]. FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. She died of liver cancer in May of the next year. "I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time," their Top Ten hit of 1941, was featured in their film Buck Privates. Laverne became a career housewife and Patti stayed in show business as a single after their hopes and ambitions clashed with one another. Instead of crooning gently and sweetly, the Andrews Sisters "had a powerhouse sound, like a trio of blasting trumpets, and a unique close harmony." Ethnicity: *father - Greek. Her singing was." (1943), to war-time factory workers in Swingtime Johnny (1943). 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. Maxene arrived on January 3, 1916, and Patty was born February 16, 1918. As teenagers, the Andrews Sisters formed a singing act and began performing in vaudeville reviews throughout the Midwest. 18), "The Pussy Cat Song (Nyow! 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