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unusual facts about Andrews Sisters



Don Raye

, in Washington, D.C., was an American vaudevillian and songwriter, best known for his songs for the Andrews Sisters such as "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar", "The House of Blue Lights", "Just for a Thrill" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy."

Morey Amsterdam

Amsterdam's most famous achievement as a songwriter was as the credited lyricist on the 1945 Andrews Sisters hit "Rum and Coca-Cola".

Phyllis Somerville

Somerville made her Broadway debut in the musical Over Here!, which starred Janie Sell, and the then-surviving Andrews Sisters (Maxene and Patty).

The Glorious Fourth

Outside of Disney, the Shermans also saw the release of Huckleberry Finn (MGM/UA) for which they authored both the songs and the screenplay as well as a hit Broadway musical, Over Here! starring the Andrews Sisters and John Travolta.

WNSW

During the week though they played a Standards format with artists like Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond, Petula Clark, Tony Bennett, Tommy Dorsey, Peggy Lee, Elvis Presley, Nat King Cole, Pat Boone, The Carpenters, Jack Jones, Tom Jones, the Andrews Sisters, Bobby Darin, James Taylor, the Four Aces, Johnny Mathis, Artie Shaw, Righteous Brothers, etc.


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Buck Privates

The Andrews Sisters perform four songs during the course of the film: "You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Bounce Me, Brother, With a Solid Four", and "(I'll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time".

We Got It

(This plot device mirrors the Andrews Sisters' real life tragic dilemma of LaVerne Andrews death in 1967 which by default broke up their singing group.) By the addition of Mitzi to the group, they had their third singer and were on their way to the "big time".