“Patty Andrews, the lead singer of the Andrews sisters group was born in Mound, Minnesota on February 16, 1918 in a house that occupied the property where The Gillespie Center stands today.
During the 1920’s Laverne, Maxene and Patty Andrews spent their summers in Mound, living with their parents in a house across the street from the grocery store that was owned by Pete and Ed Sollie, bachelor uncles of the three girls. (Today, Green T Accounting occupies the Sollie grocery store building and The Gillespie Center is on the land where the Andrews Sisters’ house once stood.)” - From a commentary by Tom Rockvam that appeared in The Laker Newspaper during 2005.
They started their career as imitators of an earlier successful singing group, the Boswell Sisters. After singing with various dance bands and touring on Vaudeville, they first came to national attention with their recordings and radio broadcasts in 1937. Their music entertained Allied troops worldwide during World War II, sold war bonds, appeared in several films (including a few Abbott and Costello features), and performed for soldiers serving overseas. Their first film with Abbott and Costello, the pre-war comedy Buck Privates, introduced their best-known recording, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" which would win Best Song at the Academy Awards.
They also recorded many songs with Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and other popular artists of the era. Their popularity was such that after the war they discovered that some of their records had actually been smuggled into Germany after the labels had been changed to read "Hitler's Marching Songs."
After a brief hiatus after the war, the sisters regrouped, performing in clubs throughout the United States and Europe. They broke up in 1953, with Patty's choice to go solo. Their last appearance together was in 1962 on The Dean Martin Show. Laverne, who had cancer, retired soon after; she died five years later, in 1967 at the age of 55.
After a long silence, the two surviving sisters had something of a comeback when Bette Midler recorded a cover of their song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." Maxene and Patty appeared both together and separately throughout the 1970s, with Maxene releasing a solo album in 1986. Their most notable comeback; however, was in the Sherman Brothers' nostalgic World War II musical: "Over Here!" which premiered on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre in 1974. The musical featured the two then living sisters (Maxene and Patty) and was written with them in mind for the leads. It launched the careers of many, now notable theater and film icons (John Travolta, Marilu Henner, Ann Reinking, et al). Ironically it was the last major hurrah of the sisters and was cut short due to a frivolous lawsuit initiated by Patty's husband to the show's producers.
Throughout their long career, the sisters had sold over 60 million records. The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.
The last of the three sisters Patty Andrews died of natural causes at her home in Northridge, California on January 30, 2013, just 17 days before her 95th birthday. The sisters were interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California, close to their parents.
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
The Andrews Sisters Lyrics
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He had a boogie style that no one else could play
He was the top man at his craft
But then his number came up and he was gone with the draft
He's in the army now, a blowin' reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam
The captain seemed to understand
Because the next day the cap' went out and drafted a band
And now the company jumps when he plays reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
A toot, a toot, a toot diddelyada toot
He blows it eight to the bar, in boogie rhythm
He can't blow a note unless the bass and guitar is playin' with 'I'm
He makes the company jump when he plays reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
He was our boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
And when he plays boogie woogie bugle he was buzy as a bzzz bee
And when he plays he makes the company jump eight to the bar
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
Toot toot toot, toot diddelyada, toot diddelyada
Toot, toot, he blows it eight to the bar
He can't blow a note if the bass and guitar isn't with 'I'm
A a a and the company jumps when he plays reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
He puts the boys asleep with boogie every night
And wakes 'em up the same way in the early bright
They clap their hands and stamp their feet
Because they know how he plays when someone gives him a beat
He really breaks it up when he plays reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
Da doo da da doo da da da
Da doo da da doo da da da
Da doo da da doo da da da
Da doo da da doo da da
A a a and the company jumps when he plays reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
The Andrews Sisters's song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" is about a trumpet player, who was famous for his unique boogie style that no one else could play. He was the top man at his craft, but when he was drafted for the army, he was required to play a bugle instead of a trumpet, which weighed him down because he simply couldn't jam without his musical instrument. However, the captain understood his talent and drafted a whole band to support him. Whenever he played reveille on his bugle, the company would jump to the beat in boogie rhythm. He used to put the boys asleep every night with boogie and wake them up the same way in the early morning. He really breaks it up when he plays reveille and is now known as the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
Line by Line Meaning
He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way
The man was well-known for playing the trumpet in Chicago
He had a boogie style that no one else could play
He had a unique way of playing music called boogie that nobody else could play
He was the top man at his craft
He was the best person at playing music in his field
But then his number came up and he was gone with the draft
But when he was drafted, he had to stop playing music and go to war
He's in the army now, a-blowin' reveille
Now he's in the army and his job is to play reveille on the trumpet
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
He's the person in charge of playing the boogie woogie bugle for Company B
They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam
The Army made him play the bugle for the United States
It really brought him down because he couldn't jam
He was sad because he couldn't play his own style of music
The captain seemed to understand
The captain knew how important music was to him
Because the next day the cap' went out and drafted a band
The next day the captain recruited other players to form a musical band
And now the company jumps when he plays reveille
Now the army unit is excited and jumps when he plays reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
He's still the person in charge of playing the boogie woogie bugle for Company B
He blows it eight-to-the-bar, in boogie rhythm
He plays eight notes in a bar and makes it sound like boogie music
He can't blow a note unless the bass and guitar is playin' with 'I'm
He needs the bass and guitar to play alongside him in order to make music
He was our boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
He belonged to our company and played the boogie woogie bugle
And when he plays boogie woogie bugle he was buzy as a 'bzzz' bee
When he played music, he was as busy as a bee
And when he plays he makes the company jump eight-to-the-bar
His music is so good that the Army company starts moving in rhythm with his music
He puts the boys asleep with boogie every night
He plays boogie music every night to help the boys fall asleep
And wakes 'em up the same way in the early bright
He also wakes them up in the morning with boogie music
They clap their hands and stamp their feet
They show their appreciation by clapping and stomping their feet
Because they know how he plays when someone gives him a beat
They know that he can play music really well when they give him a rhythm to follow
He really breaks it up when he plays reveille
He really lifts spirits with his music when he plays reveille
Da-doo-da da-doo-da-da da
Sounds made to mimic the boogie woogie beat
A-a-a-and the company jumps when he plays reveille
The company gets excited and jumps when he plays reveille
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B!
He's still the person in charge of playing the boogie woogie bugle for Company B
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DON RAYE, HUGHIE PRINCE
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@mikependelton2163
The song, the dance, the facial expressions, the moves...Amazing! These women were priceless! Pure Joy!
@larrybaby9377
Yes, truly. There's a lot of thought and work behind this performance, and super tight rehearsal. Everything is gorgeous, brilliantly synchronised, and brilliantly concieved. Each little move, each expression, no doubt much of it naturally effervescing from the girls, go together to make this something special. Brilliantly studied, but fresh, filled with genuine punch and pizazz. It is real showbiz, at its best.
@JohnSmith-uy7sv
Maybe they had to go to the bathroom or had bad gas. That would also cause those conditions. 😁
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@ASmith-jn7kf
Huh?? They sound good but everything else.....no.
@garymorris1856
@@ASmith-jn7kf What do you mean ?
@omamckittrick7968
My dad was a WWII veteran and LOVED this song and the Andrew sisters!! WISH HE WERE STILL HERE!! LOVE YOU DAD!!
@frankrizzo4460
Yes my Dad was in the Korean War and love this as well. Prayers heading your way, thanks for his service to our Republic 🙏🇺🇸
@garymorris1856
My dad, a WW!! vet, liked the Andrews Sisters, and his favorite was "Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree," by them..He has been deceased for 45 yeras, and would be 103 in October.
@jamezkpal2361
My dad was a WWII veteran and would listen to these old songs when I was growing up. I always thought they were corny but now that I'm old I understand them on a different level. They heartened a nation at war. They were beautiful.