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Patty Andrews of Andrews Sisters passed away today. She was 94.
« on: February 01, 2013, 06:36:52 am »
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The End of an Era… Patty Andrews of Andrews Sisters dead at 94 (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Thursday, January 31, 2013, 10:54 PM

Patty Andrews of Andrews Sisters passed away today. She was 94.
 
In this Oct. 1, 1987 file photo, Patty, left, and Maxine Andrews, of the famed Andrews Sisters, smile as they hold their star plaques which they received as they accepted a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Patty Andrews, the last survivor of the three singing Andrews sisters, has died in Los Angeles at age 94. Andrews died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, at her home in suburban Northridge of natural causes, said family spokesman Alan Eichler. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

The Andrews Sisters were America’s most popular female singing group. Patty, the youngest sister, was a loud and energetic blond who headed the group with her confident vocals. The middle sister was Maxene, a brunette, whose harmonic range gave the impression of four voices instead of three. Finally, completing the trio was the eldest, LaVerne, a strong willed red head with a witty sense of humor and an eye for fashion. In the 1940′s the Andrews Sisters were the most profitable stage attraction in the entire nation, earning $20,000 a week.

They were patriotic, clean, beautiful, God-fearing and amazingly talented.
They were from a different time. When Hollywood loved the country and the military, when socialism was scorned, when God was in schools and condoms were at drug stores.
Here is the Andrews Sisters singing “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.”


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qafnJ6mRbgk#!

Rest in peace, Patty Andrews.
�The time is now near at hand which must probably determine, whether Americans are to be, Freemen, or Slaves.� G Washington July 2, 1776

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�The time is now near at hand which must probably determine, whether Americans are to be, Freemen, or Slaves.� G Washington July 2, 1776

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�The time is now near at hand which must probably determine, whether Americans are to be, Freemen, or Slaves.� G Washington July 2, 1776

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Re: Patty Andrews of Andrews Sisters passed away today. She was 94.
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2013, 07:10:04 am »
"Chattanooga Choo Choo" one of my favorite all timers. Clever lyrics, clever arrangement.

Doubt you could sing it that way today ("Pardon me, boy), but even with lyrics slightly altered (as I have heard it done), it's still a great song.
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Re: Patty Andrews of Andrews Sisters passed away today. She was 94.
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2013, 08:02:50 am »
"Chattanooga Choo Choo" one of my favorite all timers. Clever lyrics, clever arrangement.

Doubt you could sing it that way today ("Pardon me, boy), but even with lyrics slightly altered (as I have heard it done), it's still a great song.

I think my favorite version is the Glenn Miller version from Sun Valley Serenade.  I love his music to this day.  When you see these old songs and video's it is really clear how overly politically correct we have become.
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Re: Patty Andrews of Andrews Sisters passed away today. She was 94.
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2013, 01:49:49 pm »
When I was in high school, a couple of friends and I jokingly called ourselves the Andrews Sisters. I was Patty.  8888crybaby