Maxene, Patty, and LaVerne appeared in 17 Hollywood films. Their first picture, Argentine Nights , paired them with another enthusiastic trio, the Ritz Brothers.
In , the song was voted 6 on a list of entries for Songs of the Century , having also returned to popularity via a rendition by Bette Midler. Universal hired the sisters for two more Abbott and Costello comedies, and then promoted them to full-fledged stardom in B musicals.
What's Cookin', Private Buckaroo, and Give Out, Sisters the latter portraying the sisters as old ladies were among the team's popular full-length films. The Andrews Sisters have a specialty number in the all-star revue Hollywood Canteen The Andrews Sisters were the most sought-after entertainment property in theater shows worldwide during the s and early s, always topping previous house averages.
Blonde Patty, brunette Maxene and redhead LaVerne headlined at the London Palladium in and to sold-out crowds. They hosted their own radio shows for ABC and CBS from —, singing specially-written commercial jingles for such products as Wrigley's chewing gum , Dole pineapples, Nash motor cars, Kelvinator home appliances, Campbell's soups, and Franco-American food products.
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 sisters' popularity was such that after the war they discovered some of their records had actually been smuggled into Germany after the labels had been changed to read " Hitler 's Marching Songs". Still, it did not stop concentration camp inmates from secretly singing it, this is 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.
Along with Bing Crosby , separately and jointly, The Andrews Sisters were among the performers who incorporated ethnic music styles into America's Hit Parade , popularizing or enhancing the popularity of songs with melodies originating in Brazil , Czechoslovakia , France , Ireland , Israel , Italy , Mexico , Russia , Spain , Sweden , and Trinidad , many of which their manager chose for them.
The Andrews Sisters became the best-selling female vocal group in the history of popular music, setting records that remain unsurpassed to this day:. Highest chart positions on Billboard; with Vic Schoen and his orchestra, unless otherwise noted:. Although they were to lip-synch to the Andrews Sisters records, Lucy ends up breaking them and they are forced to sing the songs live. The poet Ogden Nash included the following lines in his verses for the 'Birds' section of the Carnival of the Animals : "Suburban yards and rural vistas are filled with avian Andrews Sisters.
The Andrew sisters appear as a trio in the remake of the film The Shining , originally written by Stephen King. Saying, "I didn't know they were still alive, they were my dad's favorite group" he goes to the show in search of his father.
After the show, he talks to one of the "sisters" only to discover it was actually a "drag" show and the sisters were not sisters at all. The movie Breach that tells the true story of the worst breach in the United States of America's national intelligence and secrets, Robert Hanssen requested to listen to the Andrews Sisters when his assistant asked him what would he like to listen on the car radio.
Universal Monsters Wiki Explore. Jekyll and Mr. Recent blog posts Forum. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? The Andrews Sisters. History Talk 0. Nyot Nyow! UK Real. New York: Kensington Publishing Corp, June 30, Universal Conquest Wiki. Left to right: Maxene, Patty, LaVerne. Unfortunately, while the adhesive harmonies of The Andrews Sisters were intricately close, their personal harmonies were more discordant. All have reinvented themselves in Andrews Sisters' style at one time or another.
Greek father Peter was a restaurateur in the Minneapolis area; their mother Ollie was a Norwegian homemaker. Childhood was, for the most part, lost to them. 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. They practically grew up on the vaudeville circuit, roughing it and toughing it with various bands and orchestras.
Although LaVerne read music and was, in fact, an accomplished pianist, the trio learned by sense memory, pure instinct and a strong ear. 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 and paid a flat fifty dollars and no royalties!
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! Oh, Johnny! The country was absolutely enthralled and captivated. Universal responded in like by signing them to some of their nonsensical "B" musicals derived purely for escapism as the U.
Their first appearance co-starred the zany and sometimes corny antics of The Ritz Brothers in an unflattering ditty called Argentine Nights Box-office sellouts on stage and in personal appearances across the nation, they were given their own radio show in late , which continued through , 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 , 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. The plots may have been pancake-thin but they were sure-fire morale boosters and needed war-time tension relievers.
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 , to elevator operators in How's About It? The girls were also featured in Universal's Follow the Boys and Paramount's Hollywood Canteen , popular all-star productions designed to promote the war effort. With a never-say-die flair, they finished up their Universal contract rather inauspiciously with Her Lucky Night , 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. The Disney company also utilized the girls' voices in their cartoon features Make Mine Music and Melody Time All three girls experienced down times in their personal lives as well during the lates. There were rumblings amid the group.
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. Aside from his constant presence he was also very skilled in arranging music for the trio.
Patty tired of being part of a group. In she left her sisters and attempted a solo career. However, she never matched the success she had with The Andrews Sisters. In sisters decided to reunite both professionally and personally. They began to experiment with a new sound described as a light rock-and-roll, which did not gain popularity with the public, who preferred hearing old hits. At this time the girls were up against a new wave of talent such as Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry and the sisters did not match their pervious success.
In LaVerne was diagnosed with cancer. She died a year later at the age of 55 in her Brentwood estate. Maxene and Patty decided not to continue performing without LaVerne and the sisters pursued different careers. After successful performances the show closed. The two sisters continued solo careers until the s. In , while on vacation in Cape Cod, Maxene had a heart attack and died.
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