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The Andrews Sisters
The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia (July 6, 1911 – May 8, 1967), soprano Maxine Angelyn “Maxene” (January 3, 1916 – October 21, 1995), and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie “Patty” (February 16, 1918 – January 30, 2013). Throughout their long career, the sisters sold well over 75 million records (the last official count released by MCA Records in the mid-1970s). Their 1941 hit “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” can be considered an early example of rhythm and blues or jump blues.
The Andrews Sisters’ harmonies and songs are still influential today, and have been covered by entertainers such as Bette Midler, Christina Aguilera, and others. The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998. Writing for Bloomberg, Mark Schoifet said the sisters became the most popular female vocal group of the first half of the 20th century. They are still widely acclaimed today for their famous close harmonies. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
My dad had a band from the time he was 13 which meant I grew up with the music of the 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s. Big Band music is still one of my favorites. The Andrews Sisters’ career spanned the war years. During World War II they entertained the Allied forces extensively in America, Africa and Italy, visiting Army, Navy, Marine and Coast Guard bases, war zones, hospitals, and munitions factories. By far my favorite song of theirs (though I love to watch Bette Midler’s version, too) is The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B.
Does anyone out there remember them?
Laurie@CompulsiveOvereatingDiary.com said:
Love them! They are still on my iPod to inspire lively walking when I go to the park. xoxox
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calensariel said:
Of course that style of music was already in full bloom before WWII. So I guess it’s not such an odd thing now that I think of it…
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Fimnora Westcaw said:
That brought memories back! Of course I grew up with big band, plus, my mom was in the Army, so the whole song was memory lane 🙂
I have so many songs of her, still, all on 45rpm, and also on my mp3 player, some of which ended up in my 25 songs, 25 days challenge.
At the end, I noticed – as you said – that Christina Aguilera was listed in the other vids to watch, so I checked it out. She’s really got a great voice.
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calensariel said:
I’ll have to go look at it. I don’t know that I’ve ever even heard her sing.
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lifelessons said:
I grew up listening to my folks’ Andrews Sisters records. I still have some of their songs on my ipod. I always thought “Mi bir mist du schein” was “Be here, Mister Shane!” Ha.
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calensariel said:
😀 I still do that with songs I hear today that I grew up with. Thought I knew the words all those years ago only to hear them today and think, that’s not what that said! LOL
I always thought it was odd they used German words in songs given the political climate of the time.
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lifelessons said:
I know…I thought the same.
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