Patty Andrews, Last Surviving Member of The Andrews Sisters, Dead at 94

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS ^ | THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013 | DAVID HINCKLEY

[SeekAndFind]

I loved their BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY:




PATTY ANDREWS IS IN THE CENTER

[massgopguy]

We were sitting out on the patio next to the Bocce Court at my Italian Club listening to the WW II radio station. One of the youngins asked what the hell we were listening to. The old timer said, “It’s music we bombed Japan to.”

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

I remember these girls and their songs. Our world is slipping away.

[IrishBrigade]

I loved their BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGLE BOY:

...absolutely great, marvelous to watch...and Patty, in addition to being a tremendous vocalist, was also real easy on the eyes...they were, in short, a great natural resource...

[massgopguy]

Buck Privates would not have been the same without them.

[Obadiah]

Always loved watching them in the old Abbott and Costello movies.

[nickcarraway]

Just saw that in the theater for the first time recently.

[svcw]

You might enjoy this youtube video.
These ladies were very supportive of our WW11 troops.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KupB9I1c2X0&list=PL46A6E71502D02817

[Huskrrrr]

I saw Patti in concert around 1989. He still sounded good.

[Huskrrrr]

Whoops. Make that “Patty.” My dad really enjoyed seeing someone he grew up listening to.

[KevinB]

"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" is widely considered one of the first songs in the style that after World War II would be known as rhythm and blues.

Huh? BWBB could be called a lot of things, but R&B is not one of them.

[OKRA2012]

Which one of them bit the head off a live bat while on stage, or was that Ozzy Osborne?

[nickcarraway]

Maybe, not by current standards, but, absolutely, yes.

[Vendome]

Purdy Dames. Luv’d watching them in Black and Whites like “Road to Rio” when I was but a mere lad...

[Vendome]

Did “he” now?

[Fiji Hill]

Some of my favorite Andrews Sisters songs:

• Open Door, Open Arms (1950)

• I Can Dream, Can't I? (1949)

• Johnny Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet (1954)

• Civilization (1948)

• The Lady from 29 Palms (1947)

[llevrok]

some of the iconic faces and voices of WW2 and the early 50’s.

A great loss , as is that era compared to today

[left that other site]

My Uncle Jack played piano by ear.

One time in WW2, the Andrews Sisters showed up at his USO, but there was no band to accompany them. So Jack volunteered to play piano. They gave him some charts, but he couldn’t read music, so he just “winged it” for the entire show. It went great!

Now they are all gone...

[the OlLine Rebel]

WOW! She was still alive?

Great music. Too bad the sisters early on had falling outs.