“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.
By His Word
The Andrews Sisters Lyrics
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By His word, in the beginnin' by His word
He divided up the light into day and into night
And He saw that it was right by His word
Then He made the earth and seas by His word
Then He made the earth and seas by His word
Made the sun to rule the day and the moon in bright array
Glory, glory hallelujah
By His word, we started livin' by His word
By His word, we started livin' by His word
Over rock and sky and sea he gave us authority
So, His children could be free by His word
By His word, He made the Sabbath by His word
By His word, He made the Sabbath by His word
He gave us this day of rest, so, who'd 've thought would be the best
And the sabbath day he blessed by His word
Then He made the earth and seas by His word
Then He made the earth and seas by His word
Made the sun to rule the day and the moon in bright array
Put the stars on the Milky Way by His word
By His word, by His word, by His word
The Andrews Sisters' song "By His Word" is a gospel-inspired tribute to the power of God's word in creating and sustaining the world. The song recounts the story of creation as found in the Bible, with each stanza focusing on a particular act of God's creative power. The first stanza describes how God divided light from darkness, setting the stage for the rest of creation. The second stanza focuses on the creation of the earth, seas, and celestial bodies, all made by the power of God's word. The third stanza celebrates the Sabbath as yet another gift from God, given to enable His children to rest and be free.
The song's use of repetition - particularly the phrase "by His word" - highlights the central role that God's spoken command plays in creating and sustaining the world. The Andrews Sisters' tight harmonies and lively rhythm give the song an uplifting, joyous quality. Overall, "By His Word" is a tribute to the power and goodness of God, and a reminder of the beauty and complexity of our world.
Line by Line Meaning
By His word, in the beginnin' by His word
At the start, everything was created by God's word
He divided up the light into day and into night
God separated light and darkness, creating day and night
And He saw that it was right by His word
God approved of His creation when He saw that it was good
Then He made the earth and seas by His word
God continued His creation by making the earth and seas
Made the sun to rule the day and the moon in bright array
God created the heavenly bodies to govern the day and night
Put the stars on the Milky Way by his word
God placed the stars in the Milky Way through His word
Glory, glory hallelujah
Praise and honor to God
Over rock and sky and sea he gave us authority
God gave humans dominion over the earth, sky, and sea
So, His children could be free by His word
God wants His children to be free and have authority through His word
By His word, He made the Sabbath by His word
God established the Sabbath day of rest through His word
He gave us this day of rest, so, who'd 've thought would be the best
God knew that rest would be beneficial for His creation
And the sabbath day he blessed by His word
God sanctified and blessed the Sabbath day through His word
By His word, by His word, by His word
Everything was created and established by the power of God's word
Contributed by Landon R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
J Parker
on Crazy Arms
And I'll move the mountains
If he wants them out of the way
Crazy, he calls me
Sure I'm crazy
Crazy in love, I'd say
I say I'll go through fire
And I'll go through fire
As he wants it, so it will be
Crazy, he calls me
Sure I'm crazy
Crazy in love, you see
Like the wind that shakes the bough
He moves me with a smile
The difficult I'll do right now
The impossible will take a little while
I say I'll care forever
And I mean forever
If I have to hold up the sky
Crazy, he calls me
Sure I'm crazy
Crazy in love am I
Like the wind that shakes the bough
He moves me with a smile
The difficult I'll do right now
The impossible will take a little while
I say I'll care forever
And I mean forever
If I have to hold up the sky
Crazy, he calls me
Sure I'm crazy
Crazy in love am I
sonichits has completely wrong lyrics for this song. Correct ones are - Now blue ain't the word for the way that I feel
And the storm's brewing in this heart of mine
This is no crazy dream I know that it's real
You're someone else's love now you're not mine
Crazy arms that reach to hold somebody new
But my yearning heart keeps saying you're not mine
My troubled mind knows soon to another you'll be wed
And that's why I'm lonely all the time
Please take the treasured dreams I have for you and me
And take all the love I thought was mine
Someday my crazy arms will hold somebody new
But now I'm so lonely all the time
interlude
Crazy arms that reach to hold someone new
But my yearning heart keeps saying you're not mine
My troubled mind knows soon that you soon will be wed
And that's why I'm lonely all the time
Crazy arms and lonely all the time
Harold Chernofsky
on Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
i love them