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The Andrews Sisters were an American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters: contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews (1911–1967), soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews (1916–1995), and mezzo-soprano Patricia Marie Andrews (1918–2013). [1]
The Andrews Sisters singing "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" in Private Buckaroo. "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me)" is a popular song that was made famous by Glenn Miller and by the Andrews Sisters during World War II. Its lyrics are the words of two young lovers who pledge their fidelity while one of them is away ...
"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" is a World War II jump blues song written by Don Raye and Hughie Prince which was introduced by The Andrews Sisters in the Abbott and Costello comedy film, Buck Privates (1941). [1] The Andrews Sisters' Decca recording reached number six on the U.S. pop singles chart in the spring of 1941 when the film was in release.
The Andrews Sisters (US no. 5, 1941). Patty Andrews of the Andrews Sisters describes how they performed the song "in 4/4 [time] when originally it was a waltz". [2] Vera Lynn; Nat King Cole; Jo Stafford (1946) Charlie Rich; The Four Aces as a B-side single to "Mr. Sandman" (1954) Anne Shelton; Chet Atkins; Louis Prima; Tab Hunter (US no. 31 ...
The best-known version was recorded by the Andrews Sisters and Gordon Jenkins Chorus and Orchestra on July 15, 1949 [2] (Jenkins was also arranger), and released by Decca Records as catalog number 24705.
At the same time two white dancers, Jerry Brandow and Lenny Kent, had approached the Andrews Sisters' manager Lou Levy with the song, claiming it was a traditional jazz tune, and five days after Bechet's recording, the Andrews Sisters recorded the song - with cleaner lyrics and a modified introduction, as "Hold Tight-Hold Tight (Want Some Sea ...
The Andrews Sisters also seem to have given little thought to the meaning of the lyrics. [7] According to Patty Andrews, "We had a recording date, and the song was brought to us the night before the recording date. We hardly really knew it, and when we went in we had some extra time and we just threw it in, and that was the miracle of it.
It was popularized in 1946 by Frankie Carle (vocal by Marjorie Hughes) [1] and by The Andrews Sisters with Les Paul. [2] The Frankie Carle version was a number-one hit in 1946 in America for nine weeks from late October that year. [3]