1967 laverne -cancer died 1968 at age 55
patty continued performing maxene got job at a college
1967 laverne -cancer died 1968 at age 55
patty continued performing maxene got job at a college
Over Here - musical about WWII home front starring Patty and Maxene Andrews - 341 performances
1995 - Maxene died of heart attack in Cape Cod age 79
started singing at a young age as a family past time, they developed love of music at an early age. influences were Bosswell sisters, Elaa Fitzgerald and Mel Torme
Born in Minnesota
Vic Schoen, the band leader and composer left in the 50s
in 1954 patty left to go solo, 1956 reunited and tried to join new times(music) but people wanted oldies
active patriotic duty in wartime entertainment
volunteered singing and dancing for wounded men
8 week USO tour and performed for 1000s of service men
I dont know if i want to use this anymore but i hav it pending in interlibrary loans
18 quote maxene
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I hav requested info for this
The catchy little ditty called Rum & Coca-Cola has been banned by all four major networks, but it is sweeping the U.S. Its sheet-music sales have climbed to a whopping 37,000 a day. Recordings of it by the Andrews Sisters and others are selling like cigarets.
Rum & Coca-Cola has been banned from the radio on two counts: 1) free advertising for a well-known soft drink, 2) the reference to rum and the general lustiness of the lyrics might corrupt the youth of the land.
They were parodied on "Sesame Street" as the Androoze Sisters, named Mayeeme (Audrey Smith), Pattiz (Maeretha Stewart), and Lavoorrnee (Kevin Clash).
article on the loss of patty when she went solo
the impact of the sisters, a quick history, thought that pattys feelings for walter wechsler is the beginning of the end of the famous trio ( it was an affair), also maxene divorced levi
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