Music: Newswire: R.I.P. Patty Andrews, last remaining member of The Andrews Sisters

Music: Newswire: R.I.P. Patty Andrews, last remaining member of The Andrews Sisters:







Patty Andrews, the last remaining member of The Andrews Sisters, has died. She was 94.
The Andrews Sisters were active for over 40 years, from 1925 to 1967 and, as of last count, had sold over 75 million records, making them the best-selling female vocal group of all time. Composed of three actual sisters—contralto LaVerne, soprano Maxene, and mezzo-soprano Patty—the group recorded a number of swing and boogie-woogie hits, including their 1941 smash, “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.”
During World War II, the sisters went from base to base in America, Africa, and Italy and sung for countless members of all four armed services. Along with Bette Davis and John Garfield, they founded the famous Hollywood Canteen, where they would often perform for servicemen. They released a series of records, dubbed Victory Discs, that were distributed to members of the Allied fighting forces, and did appearance after appearance on ...

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