Active. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Entertainers. By the time they were done selling records, they'd moved some 100 million units, and racked up a whopping 46 Top 10 hits. [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 Andrews Sisters, singing trio, one of the most popular American musical acts of the 1940s. With their precise harmonies and perfectly . [48], Patty, Maxene, and LaVerne appeared in 17 Hollywood films. with Vic Schoen and his orchestra, unless otherwise noted: From top: Maxene (top left), LaVerne (top right), and Patty (center) in October 1943. 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. They began their career in New York city with Jack Belasco's orchestra and later with Ted Mack making the Vaudeville circuit. They had numerous hit records during these years, both on their own and in collaboration with Bing Crosby. It was there they were discovered by Larry Rich, who offered them a job with his traveling revue. 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). According to Patty Andrews, "We had a recording date, and the song was brought to us the night before the recording date. The trios many hits from these years included Hold Tight, Dont Sit Under the Apple Tree, Rum and Coca-Cola, Beer Barrel Polka, and Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive. Their recorded performances were heard in the sound tracks of numerous movies, including Radio Days (1987), Jakob the Liar (1999), The Polar Express (2004), and The Chronicles of Narnia (2005). 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. Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of jump blues. They began singing together as children; by the time they were teenagers they made up an accomplished vocal group. 1. a perfect example of the way in which the Andrews Sisters adapted their vocal lines to the sound of a horn chart. In 1972, Bette Midler introduced "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" to a new generation of music fans with her own hit version. 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.. They recorded two versions so I'll post both up!\r\rSongs:\rWell, All Right! None of these achieved any major success. 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. A failed radio performance in 1937 turned out to be the sisters big break. 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. She then married Walter Weschler, the trio's pianist, in 1951. All three of us were upset, and we were at each other's throats all the time. Well, All Right! Maxene Andrews married music publisher Lou Levy in 1941, separating in 1949. Maxene's was kind of high, and I was between. In November 1933, they joined a vaudeville troupe for six months, traveling around the Midwest. The Andrews Sisters Guy Lombardo +1. 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. With a never-say-die flair, they finished up their Universal contract rather inauspiciously with Her Lucky Night (1945), just as WW2 had come to an end.Still highly in demand in the recording studio, on radio, on stage and in clubs, they had no trouble moving on. "[41] Maxene died October 21, 1995, at age 79. 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. Omissions? They boasted an exuberant, close-harmony style well-suited to cheery novelty songs, and their intricate vocal . There's nothing I would do to change things if I couldYes, I would. The plots may have been pancake-thin but they were sure-fire morale boosters and needed war-time tension relievers. 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. 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. Maxene arrived on January 3, 1916, and Patty was born February 16, 1918. 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. 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 hired Patty and lured Maxene back into show business as well. 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. Their first professional engagement came in December 1932 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. "Then in one year our dream world ended. The sisters grew up singing together in Minnesota. Peter Andreas (later "Andrews") was Greek and his wife was of Norwegian ancestry raised in the Lutheran faith. The Tragic Real-Life Story Of The Andrews Sisters, The Andrews Sisters: A Biography and Career Record. Other top hits included "Don't Fence Me In", "Apple Blossom Time", "Rum and Coca Cola", and "I Can Dream, Can't I? 3.11. [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]. The sisters got into a bitter money dispute with the producers and with each other, leading to the shows closing in January 1975 and the cancellation of plans for a national tour. It started in 1937 and its still going. Though their fame declined in the postwar years, their act remained popular into the 1960s. The National WW2 Museum's Victory Belles are proud to pay tribute to the Andrews Sisters performing their music daily in the Stage Door Canteen in New Orleans. The sisters were LaVerne Sofia Andrews (b. July 6, 1911, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.d. Patty was the star of the sibling act. When Decca settled with the union in 1943, they embarked on a series of hits, many of them with Bing Crosby. The Andrews Sisters - @TheAndrewsSBRRegistro: Decca n 24171Data de Gravao: 4 de Agosto de 1947Local de Gravao: Nova York- Ainda na mesma seo de grava. "[31], They found instant appeal with teenagers and young adults who were engrossed in the swing and jazz idioms, especially when they performed with nearly all of the major big bands, including those led by Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, Gene Krupa, Joe Venuti, Freddie Slack, Eddie Heywood, Bob Crosby (Bing's brother), Desi Arnaz, Guy Lombardo, Les Brown, Bunny Berigan, Xavier Cugat, Paul Whiteman, Ted Lewis, Nelson Riddle, and mood-master Gordon Jenkins, whose orchestra and chorus accompanied them on such successful soft and melancholy renditions as "I Can Dream, Can't I?" (which shot to number one on Billboard and remained in the Top 10 for 25 weeks), "I Wanna Be Loved", "There Will Never Be Another You", and "The Three Bells", which was an English version of the French 1946 rendition by dith Piaf & Les Compagnons de la chanson; along with several solo recordings with Patty, including a cover version of Nat King Cole's "Too Young", "It Never Entered My Mind", "If You Go", and "That's How A Love Song Is Born". Well, All Right! Her singing was." They sang at church performances, and were discovered by an talent agent who heard them sing at a revival meeting in Dayton. 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. As teenagers, the Andrews Sisters formed a singing act and began performing in vaudeville reviews throughout the Midwest. Ms. Andrews is survived by her foster daughter, Pam DuBois. 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. As Maxene Andrews recalled. Patty Andrewss first marriage, to the movie producer Marty Melcher, lasted two years and ended in divorce in 1949. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. 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. Maxene and LaVerne performed as a duo, and there were attempts over the years to reunite the trio, with varying levels of success. Patty was the star of the sibling act. The Andrews Sisters trio of Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews and Patty are listed in order of first, second and third born. )," "Well, All Right," "Hold Tight, Hold Tight" (with Jimmy Dorsey ), "Oh, Johnny! Following Maxenes death in 1995, Patty continued to perform, sometimes as a featured vocalist with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. The Andrews Sisters' second Decca single, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen," an Anglicized version of a song from the Yiddish theater, became a massive hit. Maxene died from a heart attack in 1995, andPatty passed on January 30, 2013. 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). In 1937 they were heard by recording executive, Dave Kapp and they began a long association with a string of hits. The Andrews Sisters re-entered the limelight in the early 1970s when Bette Midler released her own recording of Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, modeled closely on theirs. In 1969, Patty appeared in Lucille Ball's third series Here's Lucy, in the sixth episode of the second season, titled "Lucy and the Andrews Sisters". ecoute_00. Maxene retired shortly after and became Dean of Women at a Tahoe, Nevada college. 1932 in Minneapolis, MN. Nicknamed Americas Wartime Sweethearts, they became great favourites of American troops overseas, performing in USO (United Service Organizations) shows. The McGuire Sisters are Christine McGuire, Dorothy McGuire and Phyllis McGuire. Their million-sellers with Crosby included "Pistol Packin' Mama",[65] "Don't Fence Me In",[34] "South America, Take It Away", and "Jingle Bells". Over Here! 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. . [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. 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. 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. Lynda Wells, a niece, confirmed the death. Patty and Maxene's careers experienced a resurgence when Bette Midler covered "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" in 1973. Lucy played LaVerne, Kim (Lucie Arnaz) played Maxene, and Craig (Desi Arnaz, Jr.) played Bing Crosby. Bei Mir Bist Du Schn (Means That Youre Grand),, her own recording of Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,. [20] The Andrews Sisters formally broke up in 1953. 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!!). The group sang with various bands and for several radio broadcasts while they were struggling during the mid-1930s to establish their reputation. The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. Her real name was Patricia Marie (Patty nickname). 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? Lou died in 1995.[39]. The group was also inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998. She was 94. After the Belasco band broke up that summer, they were signed to Decca Records on their own. 1947 +1. Childhood was, for the most part, lost to them. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Other hits followed, and in 1940 they were signed by Universal Pictures. She said, "We had been together nearly all our lives. Patty Andrews died January 30, 2013 at the age of 94. Her father was a Greek Catholic immigrant and her mother a Lutheran from Norway who ran the pure food caf, a Greek caf in Minneapolis which was located adjacent to the Orpheum Theater. Female vocal trio who were one of the most popular and influential acts of the Big Band era. 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. [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] The sisters have sold an estimated 80 million records. "[50] This Don Raye-Hughie Prince composition was nominated for Best Song at the 1941 Academy Awards ceremony. 1951 Radio Annual, p.12 (Radio Daily Corp., New York, 1950), "Songs That Won The War Vol. Updates? Maxene denied it, and LaVerne maintained that Maxene . The group's career spanned more than five decades and resulted in 90 million records and 46 top 10 hits. [51], Universal hired the sisters for two more Abbott and Costello comedies and then promoted them to full-fledged stardom in B musicals. The Sollie family disapproved of Olga's marriage, but the relationship was repaired once their first child, LaVerne, was born July 6, 1911. The following year, they were among the inaugural inductees to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. When LaVerne Andrews died of cancer in 1967, no suitable replacement could be found, and Patty and Maxene soon went their separate ways. 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! MinnPost explains that the sisters' unique song stylings contrasted sharply with the prevailing winds of popular singers at the time, particularly women. 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. 1 on the charts in 1955. starred Maxene and Patty (with Janie Sell filling in for LaVerne and winning a Tony Award for her performance) and was written with both sisters in mind for the leads. She was 14 when they began to perform in public. The order of their births is also the order of their deaths and the length of their life times. The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group. 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. 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). By this point however, rock-and-roll and doo-wop were dominating the charts and older artists were left by the wayside. Afterwards, their parents closed the restaurant to devote themselves to their career, and they spent the years 1934-1937 touring with bands. 18), "The Pussy Cat Song (Nyow! 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. [22], The trio reunited in 1956 and signed a new recording deal with Capitol Records, for whom Patty was already a featured soloist. which ran for 10 months in 197475. This was a follow-up to Patty's success in Victory Canteen, a 1971 California revue. 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. lasted only a year, and its end marked the last time the sisters would ever sing together. You get with an orchestra, and you listen to three great trumpets playingso we knew that this is the way you wanted to blend. 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. Retrieved May 10, 2021. [2] 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. 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. ", 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. 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. Patty did not attend her sister's memorial services in New York City, nor in California. Maxene suffered a serious heart attack while performing in Illinois in 1982 and underwent quadruple bypass surgery, from which she successfully recovered. The song made its first appearance on Your Hit Parade on January 8, 1938, and rose to number one two weeks later. Patty, the youngest, was a soprano and sang lead; Maxene handled the high harmony; and LaVerne, the oldest, took the low notes. 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. You might not be familiar with The Andrews Sisters, but you should be if you're at all interested in entertainment history. Decca had recorded the Boswell Sisters successfully until they broke up in 1935, and the label was on the lookout for a similar group. Subsequent radio work eventually led to the Decca Records label. [28], Patty continually distanced herself from Maxene, until her death, and would not explain her motives regarding the separation. "[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]. the Andrews Sisters, singing trio, one of the most popular American musical acts of the 1940s. [43], The Andrews Sisters were the most imitated of all female singing groups and influenced many artists, including Mel Torm, Les Paul and Mary Ford, the Four Freshmen, the Supremes, the Beach Boys, the McGuire Sisters, the Lennon Sisters, the Pointer Sisters, the Manhattan Transfer, Barry Manilow, and Bette Midler. In 1951 she married Wally Weschler, who had been the sisters pianist and conductor and who later became her manager. They were the Benny Goodman and the Glenn Miller and the Artie Shaw bands combined into vocal harmony.". It was like God had given us voices to fit our parts. 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. Then in one year, our dream world ended. - The Andrews Sisters\r\rI DO NOT OWN AND SONGS OR PICTURES USED IN THE MAKING OF THIS VIDEO. They returned to the hit parade in April 1939 with their recording of the novelty song "Hold Tight, Hold Tight." Offstage, the sisters well-publicized feuds kept them in the gossip pages. Their first appearance co-starred the zany and sometimes corny antics of The Ritz Brothers in an unflattering ditty called Argentine Nights (1940). . Stricken with cancer, LaVerne retired from the act in 1966 and died the following year. 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. [citation needed] Bob Hope said of Maxene's passing, "She was more than part of The Andrews Sisters, much more than a singer. [citation needed]. 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. 13 1 Near You / How Lucky You Are. [5][42], Joyce DeYoung Murray, who replaced LaVerne from late 1966 to 1968, died in March 2014 at the age of 87. Their father, Peter Andreos/Andrews, was Greek. The Andrews Sisters were officially retired, and Patti went solo in 1954, signing with Capitol records. The show opened in March 1974 and was the sisters belated Broadway debut. 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. Disbanded . 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). Other songs closely associated with the Andrews Sisters include their first major hit, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schn (Means That You're Grand)" (1937), "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)" (1939), "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" (1940), "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)" (1942), and "Rum and Coca Cola" (1945), which helped introduce American audiences to calypso. 13. 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.". "The Andrews Sisters played an enormous part in that popularity." The Andrews Sisters were on tour in December 1941 when President Roosevelt announced that the U.S. was entering WWII. The Andrews Sisters cooled as a recording act after 1948, as they began to focus on nightclub performing and Patty Andrews became more of a focus of the group as well as launching a concurrent solo recording career. The Andrews Sisters (from left, Maxene, Patty and LaVerne) in the 1940s. While touring, they often treated three random servicemen to dinner when they were dining out. They broke up in 1967 after the death of LaVerne, but their music is still played over certain radio . [68][69], The Andrews Sisters became the most popular female vocal group of the first half of the 20th century. LaVerne was considered the closest to her parents and often mediated family conflicts. [citation needed] Elvis Presley was a fan. 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. 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." Comical references to the trio in television sitcoms can be found as early as I Love Lucy and as recently as Everybody Loves Raymond. 1946 Andrews Sisters and Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians. The Andrews Sisters were by far the most successful female group of the pre-rock era. After that, the sisters pursued solo careers into the 1990s. May 8, 1967, Brentwood, California), Maxene Angelyn Andrews (b. January 3, 1916, Minneapolisd. 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. )", "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. The girls' musical talents were quickly identified and they started performing on the road as youngsters, entering assorted kiddie contests and often winning for their efforts. 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. 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. LaVerne denied the suicide attempt to reporters. 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. 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. 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. 3.50. LaVerne had a very low voice. 20211 () e so foolish as to wear them right inside the store. 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