Some of which attempted to keep up with the times by incorporating rock sounds..
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The Andrews Sisters
American vocal group
The Andrews Sisters | |
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Maxene (top left), LaVerne (top right), and Patty (center) in October 1943 | |
Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
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Years active | 1925–1967 |
Past members | LaVerne Andrews Maxene Andrews Patty Andrews |
Website | www.cmgww.com/music/andrews |
The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras.
The group consisted of three sisters: contraltoLaVerne Sophia Andrews (1911–1967), sopranoMaxene Anglyn Andrews (1916–1995), and mezzo-sopranoPatricia Marie Andrews (1918–2013).[1] The sisters have sold an estimated 80 million records.[2] Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of jump blues.
Other songs closely associated with the Andrews Sisters include their first major hit, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Means That You're Grand)" (1937), "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)" (1939), "Beat Me