“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.
Rhumboogie
The Andrews Sisters Lyrics
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And it's burning up the dance floors
Because it's so hot
They took a little rhumba rhythm
And they added boogie woogie
And a look what they've go
Rhumboogie woogie
It's Harlem's new creation
With a Cuban syncopation
It's a killer
Rhumboogie
Rhumboogie woogie
The native rhythm haunts you
It's barbaric and it taunts you
It's a killer
Just plant your both feet on each side
Let both your hips and shoulders glide
Then throw your body back and ride
There's nothing like
Rhumboogie
Rhumboogie woogie
In Harlem or Havana
In Poughkeepsie or Savannah
It's a killer
Oh, beat me daddy, eight to the bar
Rhumboogie
Rhumboogie woogie
It's Harlem's new creation
With a Cuban syncopation
It's a killer
Rhumboogie
Rhumboogie woogie
The native rhythm haunts you
It's barbaric and it taunts you
It's a killer
Just plant you toes and both feet on the side
Let both your hips and shoulders glide
Then throw your body back and ride
Think a little of
The rhumba
The boogie
The woogie
Then put them
Both all together
You have rhumboogie
Then all together sing rhumboogie
Rhumboogie woogie
Rhumboogie
In Harlem or Havana
In Poughkeepsie or Savannah
It's a killer
It's a killer this rhumboogie
Rhumboogie
Rhumboogie
Rhumboogie woogie woogie woogie woogie
Do do do do diddleyada do diddleyada do do dee
There's nothing like rhumboogie
The Andrews Sisters' "Rhumboogie" is a song that describes the latest dance craze in Harlem, which combines the rhumba rhythm with boogie-woogie. The song's upbeat swing music and lyrics reflect the high energy of the dance floor that is "burning up" with the rhythm. The best part of this dance is when you plant your toes and both feet on the side, let both your hips and shoulders glide, then throw your body back and ride.
The song's chorus "Rhumboogie woogie / The native rhythm haunts you / It's barbaric and it taunts you / It's a killer" demonstrates how this infectious rhythm engulfs the dancer's mind and body, driving them wild. The bridge of the song advises listeners to think a little of the rhumba, boogie, and woogie and combine them to create Rhumboogie, a dance that can be enjoyed in Harlem, Havana, Poughkeepsie, or Savannah.
Line by Line Meaning
All Harlem's got a brand new rhythm
Harlem has a new and exciting rhythm
And it's burning up the dance floors
The rhythm is so hot that it is really popular and everyone is dancing to it
Because it's so hot
The rhythm is very exciting and energetic
They took a little rhumba rhythm
The rhythm is a combination of elements from a rhumba
And they added boogie woogie
The rhythm also has elements of boogie woogie added to it
And a look what they've go
The end result is very impressive
Rhumboogie
The name for this new rhythm
Rhumboogie woogie
An emphasis on the energetic and exciting nature of the rhythm
It's Harlem's new creation
The rhythm is a new creation from Harlem
With a Cuban syncopation
It has a syncopated rhythm that is inspired by Cuban music
It's a killer
The rhythm is so hot and exciting that it is a real hit
The native rhythm haunts you
The rhythm is so powerful that it stays with you
It's barbaric and it taunts you
The rhythm is wild and exciting and challenges you to dance to it
Just plant your both feet on each side
To dance to this rhythm you need to put your feet apart from each other
Let both your hips and shoulders glide
To dance to this rhythm you need to move your hips and shoulders in a smooth way
Then throw your body back and ride
To really feel the rhythm you need to move your whole body and let it ride the beat
There's nothing like
This rhythm is completely unique
In Harlem or Havana
This rhythm can be heard in both Harlem and Havana
In Poughkeepsie or Savannah
This rhythm can also be heard in other places like Poughkeepsie and Savannah
Oh, beat me daddy, eight to the bar
A call for the band to start playing the rhythm with a specific tempo
Think a little of the rhumba, the boogie, the woogie
This rhythm is a combination of elements from other music genres
Then put them both all together
All the elements come together to create this new and unique rhythm
You have rhumboogie
This is what the new rhythm is called
Then all together sing rhumboogie
A call for everyone to join in and sing the new rhythm
Rhumboogie woogie
An emphasis on the energetic and exciting nature of the rhythm
It's a killer
The rhythm is so hot and exciting that it is a real hit
It's a killer this rhumboogie
Once again acknowledging the popularity and excitement of this rhythm
Rhumboogie
The name for this new rhythm
Rhumboogie
The name for this new rhythm
Rhumboogie woogie woogie woogie woogie
An emphasis on the energizing and infectious nature of the rhythm
Do do do do diddleyada do diddleyada do do dee
A playful and catchy vocalization that reflects the joyful and fun nature of the rhythm
There's nothing like rhumboogie
This rhythm is completely unique and there's nothing else like it
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DON RAYE, HUGHIE PRINCE, VICTOR SCHOEN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Dr Fisto
So good
denis fossett
yes professor ...your the audio of your hit parade that was a few videos that i have from 1952 -54 -55 and 56 ..was a good show