Trupa Saptamanii - The Andrews Sisters

The Andrews Sisters were a prolific and hugely successful close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras, consisting of three actual sisters LaVerne, Maxene and Patty – Laverne Sophia, contralto and redhead (July 6, 1911 – May 8, 1967), Maxene Angelyn, soprano and brunette (January 3, 1916 – October 21, 1995), and Patricia Marie "Patty" Andrews mezzo-soprano lead singer and blond (born February 16, 1918). Their harmonies and songs are still in train today, covered by entertainers such as Bette Midler, the Puppini Sisters and Christine Aguilera. Throughout their long career, the sisters had sold over well over 75 million records (that being the last official count released by MCA Records in the mid-1970s). The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998. Their hit number Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, can be considered an early recording of rhythm and blues or jump blues.
In 2008 and 2009 the BBC produced a one hour show of the history of the Andrews Sisters from growing up in Mound, Minnesota through to the present. The American premier of the show was June 21, 2009 in Mound. Also in 2008 Mound, Minnesota dedicated "The Andrews Sisters Trail". They spent summers in Mound with their uncles Pete and Ed Solie who had a grocery store there. Maxene Andrews always said that the summers in Mound created a major sense of "normalcy" and "a wonderful childhood" in a life that otherwise centered around the sisters' careers. The Westonka Historical Society has a large collection of Andrews Sisters memorabilia. They are survived by Patty the youngest at 92.

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