The Andrews Sisters<\/p>\n
Inducted 2010<\/p>\n
The Andrew Sisters Maxine, Patty, and LaVerne grew up in North Minneapolis and spent their childhood summers in Mound, Minnesota, eventually settling there. They loved to sing and dance! In 1931 the girls won first place in an audition at The Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis, and we’re invited to join the vaudeville circuit. Pay was one dollar a day for all three sisters. The first-known recording of the Andrew Aisters was in 1932 and though it was never released commercially, it was played on the radio. That recording included “Sentimental Gentleman from Georgia”, “Cabin in the Cotton”, “Music Has Charms for Me”, “Hand Me Down My Walking Cane”, and “Go on Satan”. Their first recording contract was with major-label Decca Records for one year in 1937, earning them $50 per record. In December of that year, they recorded an old Yiddish tune- “Bei Mir Bist du Schon”- which turned out to be the first Million-Seller ever for an all-female group. For the next 12 years the Sisters gained fame with such hits as “Don’t Sit Under that Apple Tree”, “Rum and Coca-Cola”, “Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B”, “The Beer Barrel Polka”, and many others. In 1943 the trio continued their series of hits joining Bing Crosby on “Pistol Packin’ Mama”, “Accentuate the Positive”, “Along the Navajo Trail”, toured with The Glenn Miller Orchestra, and recorded with Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians. During WWII they gained more fame starring in Hollywood movies such as “Buck Privates”, “In the Navy”, “Hold that Ghost”, and “What’s Cookin’?”, and “Road to Rio”. In 1944 The Andrews Sisters went on an eight-week USO tour overseas. Over a four-year span they entertained 161 million members of the United States Armed Services. One very special night, Patty was given a note from the Commanding Officer to read before the trio’s performance. She read “The Japanese have surrendered and no more American troops will be deported to the South Pacific.” The place was stunned and then realized it was for real! Patty asked “Do you wanna go out and get drunk, or do you want us to go on with the show???” They all sat down and watched the entire show and applauded like crazy. It was VJ Day! The trio had a disagreement in 1954 but re-grouped seven years later. In 1967 LaVerne passed away from cancer, but Maxine and Patty continued entertaining until 1968 and they both maintained solo careers into the 1990s. In 1995 Maxine passed away from a heart attack. The Andrew’s Sisters sold over 100 million records, had 12 number-one hits, and had 46 top-10 hit songs (more than Elvis Presley or The Beatles!). They were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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