“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.
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The Andrews Sisters Lyrics
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In a true and endless way
Though he loved her sweetly
He would never name the day
When she became impatient
With the passing of the years
She'd look at him and cry through her tears
Buy that golden wedding band
Put that ring on my finger
Put that piece of paper in my hand
If you're anxious to linger
You will you have to name the day
Put that ring on my finger
Go and get the license right away
You make such beautiful speeches
And talk of a honey moon ride
Now let's hear one of those preachers
And that song here comes the bride
Put that ring on my finger
Put that paper in my hand
Put that ring on my finger
Come and wrap me in a wedding band
You make such beautiful speeches
And talk of a honey moon ride
Now let's hear one of those preachers
And that song here comes the bride
Put that ring on my finger
Put that, put that paper in my hand
Put that ring on my finger
Come and come and wrap me up in that wedding band
In this song, The Andrews Sisters tell a story of a woman who loves a man deeply, but he is hesitant to commit to marriage. The woman becomes impatient with the passing of years and longs for a more permanent union with her beloved. She demands that the man put a ring on her finger and buy her a golden wedding band. She implores him to get the paperwork done so that they can have a formal union, and not just sweet words and empty promises.
The song reflects the values and attitudes towards marriage that were prevalent in the mid-twentieth century. Marriage was considered an important milestone in a person's life, especially for women, who were often judged based on their marital status. The woman in the song is portrayed as assertive and confident in her pursuit of marriage, which was a rare portrayal of women in pop culture at the time.
Line by Line Meaning
She loved him completely
The woman was deeply in love with the man.
In a true and endless way
Her love was genuine and would never fade.
Though he loved her sweetly
The man had affection towards the woman.
He would never name the day
Despite his feelings, he was hesitant about marriage.
When she became impatient
After waiting for so long, the woman grew restless.
With the passing of the years
The length of time had become a source of frustration for her.
She'd look at him and cry through her tears
She would weep when reminded of their stagnant relationship.
Put that ring on my finger
She wants the man to propose to her.
Buy that golden wedding band
She is looking forward to getting married.
Put that piece of paper in my hand
The marriage certificate is important to her.
If you're anxious to linger
If he wants to stay with her.
You will you have to name the day
He needs to choose a date for the wedding.
Go and get the license right away
They need to obtain a marriage license as soon as possible.
You make such beautiful speeches
The man is good at sweet-talking.
And talk of a honey moon ride
He talks about their future together as a married couple.
Now let's hear one of those preachers
It's time to make things official.
And that song here comes the bride
The wedding ceremony is about to begin.
Come and wrap me in a wedding band
She wants to be embraced by their union.
Put that, put that paper in my hand
The marriage certificate is still important to her.
Come and come and wrap me up in that wedding band
She is eager to marry the man and begin their life together.
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Written by: SUNNY SKYLAR, RANDY RYAN
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@steveweinstein3222
I'm proud of my mother, Florence Weinstein, WWII vet and big Andrews Sisters fan, still going strong at 99 1/2 in 2024 — 100 this year. Go, Mom!
@alfiesgirluk
Brilliant sir....respect 👍
@steveweinstein3222
@@alfiesgirluk Thanks. Mom is 97 in 2021, not 2011!
@JaimeGarcia-sg9xj
Sir, good for you. Go for what you know! You are one of the Greatest Generation. You rock!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@steveweinstein3222
@@JaimeGarcia-sg9xj Not I, my mother, but I agree.
@beaserker
Thank you.
@avenger2807
My Great Aunt Bessie was one of the first women to enlist in the Women's Army Corp (WACs) in 1943. I wrote a thesis about her when I was in college in 1982. She died in 2010 at age 103. She was my hero!!!!!!
@teller121
as well she ought to be. Mine, too, and I never met her...sadly.
@gerrynightingale9045
Take a closer look...the uniforms Patty/Maxine/Lavern wore were 'military-style' but NOT actually military.None of them were ever actually 'enlisted-in-service' ...despite that, they were just as 'serving' as any other women during WW2 and personally recognized by FDR as 'vital to the morale of the armed-forces and civilians as well" and received commendations from the President himself! (the hours they put in performing on every 'Front' during the war was incredible...Maxine said in the '60's that "We didn't have a day-off for over two years...but we didn't mind so much when we saw what those boys went through and how happy they were to see a live-show from us and everyone else...I never heard of any performer ever complaining of 'working' then...we saw it as a privilege to help them forget the War for awhile". (not well-known was the fact that "Andrews Sisters" were enormously popular in Germany itself...even during the War! Their records were 'officially banned' of course...but they were highly prized, even being traded for 'black-market' items like real cigarettes and liquor)
@basia3173
Wow. God bless her