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THE ANDREWS SISTERS

"Andrews, LaVerne (b. Minneapolis, 6 July 1915; d. Brentwood, Calif., 8 May 1967), Maxene [Maxine] (b. Minneapolis, 3 Jan. 1918; d. Hyannis, Mass., 23 Oct. 1995), Patti [Patricia] (b. Minneapolis, 16 Feb. 1920). Popular vocal trio. After singing in Midwest vaudeville houses, the Andrews Sisters performed in the late 1930s and 1940s on radio and in films and often with the Glenn Miller Orchestra. They recorded with Bing Crosby and Guy Lombardo among others; their songs include `Bei mir bist du schön' (1937), `Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy' (1941), `Don't Sit under the Apple Tree' (1942), and `Rum and Coca-Cola' (1944)."

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