āPatty 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 1920ās 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 Sistersā house once stood.)ā - 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.
Down By The O-Hi-O
The Andrews Sisters Lyrics
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I've got the cutest, sweetest, oh my oh
He's just a country boy who works around farms
But he has his charms
And jumpin' jeepin' creepers when I'm in his arms
I get the oh my oh
He is the only one who ever thrilled me so
But where the dickens did he learn to-o-o
He's got that oh my oh
Just wait til I get back to Ohio
You may think you've seen
Lovers on the screen
They're just very ordinary
By that I mean
Those heart breakers
Haven't a chance
With my new romance
Down by the old Ohio
That's where I found him
I got the cutest oh my oh
He's the sweetest country boy who works around farms
Yes but he has his charm
For jumpin' jeepin' creepers when I'm in his arms
I get so oh my oh, oh my, oh mi, oh my
He is the only that ever, ever thrilled me so
He knows his chickens & his cabbages too
But where the dickens did he learn to-o-o
He's got that oh my oh
Just wait til I get back to Ohio
I get so oh my oh
He is the only who ever thrilled me so
He knows his chickens & his cabbages too
But where the dickens did he learn to-o-o
He's got that oh my oh, oh my, oh my
Just wait til I get back to Ohio
The Andrews Sisters' classic song Down By The O-Hi-O tells the tale of a woman who has fallen in love with a country boy from Ohio. The song speaks about the boy's charm and how he enthralls her with his simple yet heartwarming ways. The singer of the song admits to being swept away by the boy and feeling giddy and elated when she is in his arms, exclaiming "jumpin' jeepin' creepers, when I'm in his arms, I get the oh my oh!" She also marvels at the boy's knowledge of farming and asks "where the dickens did he learn to-o-o, he's got that oh my oh."
The song also speaks about the singer's confidence in her new romance, implying that she has experienced heartbreak before and finding that the lovers she's seen on screen are "just very ordinary." The singer seems to be thrilled by her newfound love and revels in the fact that her country boy from Ohio is truly extraordinary, and no other previous experiences can compare.
Overall, Down By The O-Hi-O is a song that celebrates the thrill and passion of falling in love with someone special, someone who stands out from the ordinary and has charming qualities that make them stand out in a crowd.
Line by Line Meaning
Down by the Ohio
I met someone special in Ohio
I've got the cutest, sweetest, oh my oh
He is the most adorable and charming person I have ever met
He's just a country boy who works around farms
He is a simple, hardworking person from the rural area
But he has his charms
He has a unique and attractive personality
And jumpin' jeepin' creepers when I'm in his arms
I feel ecstatic and thrilled when I am with him
I get the oh my oh
He makes me feel so excited and happy
He is the only one who ever thrilled me so
I have never felt this way before with anyone else except him
He knows his chickens and his cabbages too
He is knowledgeable about farming and agriculture
But where the dickens did he learn to-o-o
I wonder where he acquired his farming expertise
Just wait til I get back to Ohio
I am excited to see him again when I return to Ohio
You may think you've seen
You might have seen other couples before
Lovers on the screen
Movie or TV couples
They're just very ordinary
They are not exceptional in any way
By that I mean
What I'm trying to say is
Those heart breakers
People who break hearts
Haven't a chance
They have no chance to compete with us
With my new romance
Because of my special relationship with him
Down by the old Ohio
Where we first met
That's where I found him
Where I first discovered this special person
Yes but he has his charm
He has an attractive personality
I get so oh my oh, oh my, oh mi, oh my
He makes me feel incredibly excited and happy
He is the only that ever, ever thrilled me so
I have never felt this way before except with him
Just wait til I get back to Ohio
I am eagerly anticipating seeing him again when I return to Ohio
Contributed by Carter I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@scotnick59
Very cute.
@bicali_pierfishing1567
this is music š¤š¼š¹š¶ not like the music of today in 2017 2017 music sucks it's all about the oldies music like this from back in the day let's keep this music š¤š¼š¹š¶. alive for ever and ever for future generations to come
@FakeSugarVillain
I love old songs about having sex in the farm
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@MrMfloor
1941!!!
@TheRealLegoDocOck
Only in Ohio ā ļø
@gavin8164
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