The Andrews Sisters were a group of singing sisters: LaVerne Andrews (contr… Read Full Bio ↴The Andrews Sisters were a group of singing sisters: LaVerne Andrews (contralto; July 6, 1911-May 8, 1967), Maxene Andrews (high harmony; January 3, 1916-October 21, 1995) and Patty Andrews (lead; February 16, 1918-January 30, 2013). All were born in Minnesota, United States to a Greek immigrant father and a Norwegian American mother.
“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.
“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.
Don't Be That Way
The Andrews Sisters Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Don't Be That Way' by these artists:
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Anita O'Day April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don…
Anita O'Day Buddy Bregman and His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Anita O'Day; Oscar Peterson April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don…
Anita O´Day April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue …
Armstrong Ella Fitzgerald Louis Armstrong April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don'…
Ben Kaempfert & His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Benny Goodman & Benny Goodman and His Orchestra Don't cry, Oh honey please don't be that way Clouds in…
Benny Goodman & Duke Ellington April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue Do…
Benny Goodman & His Orhestra Don't cry, Oh honey please don't be that way Clouds in…
Benny Goodman (1909-1986) Don't cry, Oh honey please don't be that way Clouds in…
Bessie Smith & James P. Johnson If you think that when you leave me You're gonna make…
Billy May Oh, I'm so mad about a lad It's too deep to…
Billy May Frank Sinatra April skies are in your eyes, but darling, don't be…
Billy May Orchestra Oh, I'm so mad about a lad It's too deep to…
Bing Crosby April skies are in your eyes, but darling, don't be…
Bria Skonberg April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue Do…
Buddy De Franco And His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Chick Webb April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue Do…
Chick Webb Orchestra April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue …
Chick Webb with Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don'…
Chuck Webb and His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Cole Porter Oh, I'm so mad about a lad It's too deep to…
Count Basie April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don…
Count Basie and Band April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue …
Delicatessen Don′t cry, Oh honey please don't be that way Clouds in…
Duke Ellington April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue Do…
Ella April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don'…
Ella Fitzgerald Louis Armstrong Oscar Peterson April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue …
Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue Do…
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don'…
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Oscar Peterson Herb Ellis Ray Brown Louis Bellson April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue …
Ella Fitzgerald & Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue Do…
Ella Fitzgerald & the Nelson Riddle Orchestra April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don'…
Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue …
Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don'…
Ella Fitzgerald Duke Ellington Orchestra Jimmy Jones Trio April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue …
Ella Fitzgerald ft Louis Armstrong April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don'…
Ella Fitzgerald Herb Ellis Louie Bellson Louis Armstrong Oscar Peterson & Ray Brown April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue …
Ella Fitzgerald Joe Pass - Take Love Easy April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue Do…
Ella Fitzgerald Louis Armstrong April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don'…
Ella Fitzgerald With Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Ella Fitzgerald with the Jimmy Jones Trio & The Duke Ellington Orchestra April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue Do…
Ella Fitzgerald | Louis Armstrong April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don'…
Ella Fitzgerald; Joe Pass April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue …
Ella Fitzgerald; Louis Armstrong April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don'…
Ellington-Basie-Goodman-Calloway April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue Do…
Enoch Light - Big Band Hits of the 30s-40s Don't cry, Oh honey please don't be that way Clouds in…
Fitzgerald Ella - Riddle Nelson April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue Do…
fitzgerald ella and armstrong louis April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don'…
Frank Sinatra April skies are in your eyes, but darling, don't be…
G-Swing We do not live in fear We spread love around here So…
Gene Krupa Don't cry, Oh honey please don't be that way Clouds in…
Gene Krupa Trio Don't cry, Oh honey please don't be that way Clouds in…
Gene Krupa with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Hank Thompson Don't cry Oh honey, please, don't be that way Clouds…
Harry James Don't cry, Oh honey please don't be that way Clouds in…
Harry James & His Big Band Don't cry, Oh honey please don't be that way Clouds in…
Harry James & His Music Makers Don't cry, Oh honey please don't be that way Clouds in…
Henry "Red" Allen & His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
J.A.T.P In Tokyo Said don't be that I don't wanna fight no demons In my…
Jack Hylton and His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
James P. Johnson If you think that when you leave me You're gonna make…
Jerry Gray & His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Jim Tomlinson Don't cry, Oh honey please don't be that way Clouds in…
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Joe Pass April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue …
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Lester Young April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don…
Lionel Hampton; Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Louie Bellson Don't cry, Oh honey please don't be that way Clouds in…
Louis & Ella April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don'…
Louis Armstrong feat. Ella Fitzgerald April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue Do…
Mildred Bailey April skies are in your eyes, but darling, don't be…
Nelson Riddle April skies are in your eyes But, darling, don't be blue Do…
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Red Norvo & Mildred Bailey April skies are in your eyes, but darling, don't be…
Richard Maltby & His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Rocks Slightly repressed we are going down Hold it for a minute…
Stacey Kent Don't cry, Oh honey please don't be that way Clouds in…
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra & Ann Richards Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Stan Kenton and The Orchestra Don't cry, Oh honey please don't be that way Clouds in…
Stanley Black & His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
The Harry James Orchestra Don't cry, Oh honey please don't be that way Clouds in…
The Starlite Orchestra & Singers You know I can be found, sitting home all alone If…
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Walter Weeman's Brass & Singers You know I can be found, sitting home all alone If…
Woody Herman & His Orchestra Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
エラ・フィッツジェラルド & Louis Armstrong April skies are in your eyes But darling, don't be blue Don'…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Andrews Sisters:
'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Well, way down yonder in New Orleans In the land…
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A Merry Christmas At Grandamother's This is Christmas season so there isn't any reason We can't…
A Merry Christmas At Grandmother's This is Christmas season so there isn't any reason We can't…
A Penny A Kiss I'm gonna save a penny Every time I hold you tight And…
A Rainy Day Refrain Just let a smile be your umbrella, On a rainy,…
A Rainy Night In Rio Whadda they do on a rainy night in Rio? Whadda they…
A Rum And Coca-Cola If you ever go down Trinidad They make you feel so…
A Zoot Suit I want a zoot suit with a reet pleat And a…
AC Cent Tchu You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive E-lim-i-nate the ne…
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive With Bing Crosby You've got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negativ…
Accenttchuate The Positive You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive E-lim-i-nate the ne…
Alexander's Ragtime Band Oh ma honey, oh ma honey, Better hurry and let's meander. Ai…
All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth Every body stops And stares at me These two teeth are Gone a…
Along the Navajo Trail Every day, along about evening When the sunlight's beginning…
Any Bonds Today Any bonds today? Bonds of freedom That's what I'm selling An…
Anything You Can Do Anything you can do, I can do better than You…
APALACHICOLA We're on our way to Apalachicola, F.L.A. Magnolia trees in b…
Apple Blossom Time I'll be with you in apple blossom time I'll be…
Ask Me No Questions You ask me if I ever kissed another sweet as…
Aurora Aurora comes from Rio De Janeiro she dances in a little…
Back In Your Own Back Yard We leave home expecting to find a blue bird, Hoping ev'ry…
Barney Google Who's the most important man this country ever knew? Do you…
Beat Me Daddy In a little honky-tonky village in Texas There's a guy who…
beat me daddy eight to the In a little honky tonky village in Texas There's a guy…
Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar In a little honky-tonky village in Texas There's a guy who…
Beat Me Daddy. Eight To The Bar In a little honky tonky village in Texas There's a guy…
Beer Barel Polka There's a garden, what a garden Only happy faces bloom there…
Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel) Beer Barrel Polka There's a garden, what a garden Only happ…
Beer Barrell Polka There's a garden, what a garden Only happy faces bloom there…
Begin The Beguine When they begin, begin the beguine It brings back the…
Bei mir bist du sch Of all the boys I've known, and I've known some Until…
Bei Mir Bist Du Scho Of all the boys I've known, and I've known some Until…
Bei mir bist Du schön Of all the boys I've known and I've known some Until…
Bei mir bist du schön (Means That You're Grand) Of all the boys I've known, and I've known some Until…
Bei mir bist du schön (Remastered) Of all the boys I've known and I've known some Until…
Bei Mir Bist Du Schör Of all the boys I've known, and I've known some Until…
Bei Mir Bist Du Schön Of all the boys I've known, and I've known some, Until…
Bei Mir Bist Schön Of all the boys I've known, and I've known some Until…
Bei mir bistu sheyn Of all the boys i've known, and i've known some until…
Billy Boy Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Oh, where…
Bir Mir Bist du Schon Of all the boys I've known, and I've known some Until…
Blue Tail Fly When I was young, I used to wait On the boss…
Bongo Bongo Bongo Each morning, a missionary advertises neon sign He tells the…
Boogie Woogie He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way He…
Bounce Me Brother With a Solid Four Say, what kind of beat is that? Man, it really…
By His Word By His word, in the beginnin' by His word By His…
Can Dream on, dream on I can see No matter how near…
Can't We Talk It Over We were so in love the day love started Who would…
Charley My Boy Charley is an ordinary fellow To most everyone but Flo,…
Chatanooga Choo Choo Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? Track twen…
Chico's Love Song Chico is the talk of the tropics He's very gay with…
Choo Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? Track twe…
Choo'n Gum Choo'n gum, choo'n gum Choo'n, choo'n, choo'n gum My mom ga…
Christmas Candles In the warm yellow glow of the Christmas Candles I see…
Christmas Island Let's get away from sleigh bells, let's get away from…
christmas tree angel While angels are shining the sky, it's Christmas eve A sweet…
Ciribiribin When the moon hangs low in Napoli There's a handsome…
Ciribiribín When the moon hangs low in Napoli There's a handsome gondoli…
Ciribiribin' When the moon hangs low in Napoli There's a handsome…
Civilization Each morning, a missionary advertises neon sign He tells the…
Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) The Andrews Sisters with …
Civilization Bongo Bongo Bongo Each morning, a missionary advertises neon sign He tells the…
Come Baby Do I took a choo-choo-choo-choo Fast as I could take a choo-ch…
Come To Baby Do I took a choo-choo-choo-choo Fast as I could take a choo-cho…
Comes Love Comes a rainstorm, put your rubbers on your feet Comes a…
Cool Water All day I've faced the barren waste Without the taste of…
Corns for My Country I'm gettin' corns for my country At the Hollywood Canteen Th…
Crazy Arms I say I'll move the mountains And I'll move the mountains If…
Cuanto Le Gusta Cuanto le gusta, le gusta, le gusta, le gusta, le…
Daddy Hey, listen to my story 'bout a gal named Daisy…
Do I Love You After that sweet Summer afternoon When for the first time I…
Don Ever since the lucky night I found you I've hung around…
Don't Blame Me Ever since the lucky night I found you I've hung around…
Don't Bring Lulu You can bring Pearl, She's a darn nice girl, But…
Don't Fence Me In Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies…
Don't Rob Another Man's Castle They say a man's home is his castle and he's…
Don't seat under the apple tree I wrote my mother I wrote my father And now I'm…
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me) Intro: I wrote mother. I wrote my father. And now i'm writin…
Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) - 2003 Digital Remaster I wrote my mother, I wrote my father And now I'm…
don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me I wrote my mother I wrote my father And now I'm…
Don't Siy Under The Apple Tree I wrote my mother I wrote my father And now I'm…
Don't Siy Under The Apple Tree I wrote my mother I wrote my father And now I'm…
Don'tFence Me In Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies…
Donkey Serenade There's a song in the air But the fair senorita doesn't…
Dont Blame Me Ever since the lucky night I found you I've hung around…
Dont Bring Lulu You can bring Pearl, She's a darn nice girl, But…
Dont Fence Me In Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies…
Dont Sit Under the Apple Tree I wrote my mother I wrote my father And now I'm…
Don’t Fence Me In Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies…
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree I wrote my mother I wrote my father And now I'm…
Down By The O-Hi-O Down by the Ohio I've got the cutest, sweetest, oh my…
Down By the Ohio Down by the Ohio I've got the cutest, sweetest, oh my…
Down in the Valley Down in the valley, the valley so low, Late in the…
E-Ma-Ma Mama dear, come over here And see who's looking in my…
East of the Sun I wish that we could live up in the sky Where…
Elmer Why are the stars always winkin' and blinkin' above? What ma…
Ferry Boat Serenade I have never been aboard a steamer I am just content…
For All We Know For all we know We may never meet again Before we go Make…
Fugue For Tin Horns We're off We're off for a day at the races And who…
Fugue For Tinhorns We're off We're off for a day at the races And who…
Gettin' Corns for My Country I'm gettin' corns for my country At the Hollywood Canteen Th…
Gimme Some Skin You like my smile You like my style Well, why don't you…
Go West Young Man Mr Horace Greeley was no fool I'm sure that you…
Good Good Good Good, Good, Good, that's you, that's you Nice, nice, nice, t…
Goodbye Goodbye We thought that love was over, That we were really through, …
Great Day When skies were dark Came Noah's ark Amen When lions roare…
Guys and Dolls When you see a guy reach for stars in the…
Have I Told You Lately Have I told you lately that I love you Could I…
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? Have I told you lately that I love you Could I…
Hawaiian Christmas Song This is the moment I've waited for I can hear my heart…
Heat Wave Oh! We're having a heatwave, a tropical heatwave The tempera…
Here Comes Santa Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus Right down Sa…
Here Comes the Navy (Brown, Oakes, Timm, Vejoda) In the navy In the navy Ev…
Here Comes the Navy 'Beer Barrel Polka' (Brown, Oakes, Timm, Vejoda) In the navy In the navy Every …
Hit the Road Oh you can take the high road Or you can take…
Hohokus N.j We know a town in the heart of New Jersey, Where…
Hold Choo choo to Broadway foo Cincinnati Don't get icky with the…
Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food Mama) Hold tight, hold tight, hold tight, hold tight Foo-ra-de-ack…
Hold Tight Hold Tight Choo choo to Broadway foo Cincinnati Don't get icky with the…
Hollywood Canteen: Corns For My Country I'm gettin' corns for my country At the Hollywood Canteen Th…
Hooray For Love It's the wonder of the world, It's a rocket to the…
Hot Time In Berlin There'll be a hot time in the town of Berlin When…
House of Blue Lights Lace up your boots and we'll broom on down To a…
How Many Times? How many times have you said? "I love you" How many…
I (Dream on, dream on) I can see No matter how near you'll…
I Can Dream Can Dream on, dream on I can see No matter how near…
I Can Dream Can't I (Dream on, dream on) I can see No matter how near you'll…
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Eleonora Kluis
thank you for posting, i love this song!
Tim Doonan
Harmony in the 40’s is best. Close harmony with the Andrews Sisters is the very best. Close harmony with the Andrews Sisters in ‘Please Don’t Be That Way’ is beyond compare…….. and the recording is so clear and crisp too.
John Taafe
Beautiful...
John Seale
lovely...