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 Maxene Anglyn (January 3, 1916 – October 21, 1995), and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie "Patty" (February 16, 1918 – January 30, 2013).
Throughout their career, the sisters sold over 75 million records (the last official count released by MCA Records in the mid-1970's). After the death of Patty in 2013, the new recount of the group's total sales was 90 million records sold worldwide, making them the best-selling female group of all time. Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of rhythm and blues or 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 Daddy, Eight to the Bar" (1940), "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)" (1942), and "Rum and Coca Cola" (1945), which helped introduce American audiences to calypso.
The Andrews Sisters' harmonies and songs are still influential today.
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Billy Boy
I’ll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time
Rum and Coca Cola
Bei Mir Bist du Schon
Pennsylvania Polka
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Ferry-Boat Serenade
More Beer!
East Of The Rockies
Rhumboogie
Tico-Tico
Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar
Aurora
