Have any of the LA radio stations mentioned that Feb. 16 was the 92nd birthday of Patty Andrews? The last surviving member of the Andrews Sisters? A living legend if there was one. With her sisters Laverne and Maxene over 1800 songs recorded, 19 gold discs, and close to ninety million records sold in a time when the population of the country was less than half of what it is now. Their music kept a lot of radio stations in business in the forties during WWII. She lives right there in southern California. Happy Birthday Patty! May God continue to bless you and your family!
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Patty Andrews
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"Patty" you know, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy! "Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar" That Patty Andrews!
Uncle Rob said:
Let me guess again... you are over 70?
semoochie said:
LaVerne's been gone since 1967 (!)....age 55. Maxine since 1995. Age 79.
DavidEduardo said:
And that's not an insult, either, before someone suggests otherwise.
Seriously, though...I knew next to nothing about the Andrews Sisters (and if it hadn't been for Bette Midler's "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" in '73, it might have been absolutely nothing)...but they were impressive.
40...that's right...FORTY top 10 hits in 13 years (1938-1951). Has any other act come close?
(Cue Casey Kasem, who turns 78 next month...)
michael hagerty said:
I did not know any of this, and don't believe I had ever consciously heard an Andrews Sisters song. That's quite a record of hits, too.
Don't forget: (I'll be with you in) Apple Blossom Time, and Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree. They were in three of the Abbott and Costello films, Buck Privates, In The Navy, and Hold That Ghost. All were from 1941. They had a lot of hits with Bing Crosby. Forty seven songs recorded with him. They sold out the London Palladium in 1948 and 1951. They hosted their own shows for both ABC and CBS from 1944 to 1951. What radio station played the latest hits during the forties in Los Angeles? KHJ? It would be interesting to know that KHJ was just as rocking in the forties as it was in the 60's and 70's. The Andrews Sisters were one heck of a singing group! Patty Andrews is a living legend! IMHO that is somewhat biased, I'm sure.
RadioStarOne said:
In the forties, a lot of the stations were still running largely network shows. KFI was NBC, KNX was CBS...KECA (now KABC) was the ABC and KHJ was Don Lee/Mutual. Spinning records in those days? KLAC, KMPC, KFWB, and KGFJ (pre-R&B days then).
RicoGregg said:
They were before my time too but unlike the others you mention the Andrews Sisters legacy lives forever on tape, vinyl, CD and film.
I'm definitely from the Rock 'n Roll generation but I think Big Band music was the best dance music ever and enjoy listening to it every now and then. I have a 30-year old son who thinks so too.
landtuna said:
Mr. Landtuna;
Please tell me that you're not saying that the legacy of Patty, Maxine, and La Verne is larger than those of the people I mentioned.
Of all the people mentioned, they were the ones who were alive after I was born. I don't remember seeing them on TV when I was young. Perhaps they retired.
As for legacies, well....
FDR left us Social Security, unemployment benefits, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Hitler's "legacies" included the Soviet Eastern Bloc of countries in east Europe, which lasted until the late 80's, including two Germanys and the Berlin Wall, the creation of the United Nations which works to prevent future wars, and the creation of the state of Israel.
W. C. Fields left a legacy of an incredible gift of humor, writing, and timing. To many, he was the textbook comedian. One college teaches a class on W. C. Fields. He is "immortalized" on film and in books, tapes, and not to mention vinyl and CD. I have a W. C. Fields album I bought in 1968 with some of my first payday money which contains audio from both his movies and radio work. I still have it.
Babe Ruth's biggest, most everlasting legacy is the very existence of Major League Baseball itself. After the Black Sox Scandal of 1919, it was widely felt that the game of big league baseball would wither away and die on the vine. Instead, it thrived mainly due to the major gate attraction of Ruth. Babe Ruth saved baseball. He, along with Lou Gehrig created the first Yankee Dynasty, and Major League Baseball survives and is a going venture today. Babe Ruth youth baseball leagues exist to this day.
Patton, with all of his faults, eccentricities, and quirks, is considered one of military history's greatest strategists.
There is no doubting the success of the Andrews Sisters. They were huge, no debate on my part. It's just that if you were a post-WWII baby boomer like me, could you go to an Andrews Sisters show or to a big band dance? No. They were done. But there were plenty of Rock and Roll shows one could go to.
landtuna said:
....and while that was going on, the PBS outlets in Southern California were running The TAMI Show, a 1964 concert film that featured The Rolling Stones, James Brown, The Supremes, The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, Lesley Gore, and Gerry & The Pacemakers, among others.
We Baby Boomers are now the proud owners of the title of "Geezer Music". We are now the old fuddie-duddies. Deal with it.
The way I deal with it is to put on "Apple Blossom Time, Beer Barrel Polka, Rum & Coca Cola, by those beautiful ladies, In the Mood, Boulder Bluff by Glenn Miller, Sleepy Lagoon, I don't Want to Walk without You and You Made ME Love yo by Harry James, and the other 1200 songs I play on the nursing home tv channel I operate.
THAT is when music WAS music!!!
I'm a boomer and the 5o's and 60's music is ok, but my parents music bests the poop out of Elvis and after.
As the last guy said, deal with it!!!
THAT is when music WAS music!!!
I'm a boomer and the 5o's and 60's music is ok, but my parents music bests the poop out of Elvis and after.
As the last guy said, deal with it!!!
Hey ...cool thread. I hadn't opened it until now because I figured "Patty Andrews" was some DJ on KIIS-FM...or something. I just turned 58, and grew up in the 1960s watching The 20th Century on TV, which ran primarily World War II footage, and with a father who idolized FDR. Harry Truman was still around - he lived until 1972 - he was a grumpy old curmudgeon, but he had a lot to say.
By the 60s, the Andrews Sisters were seriously 'old school.' but they made frequent TV appearances, and their music was always fun to listen to.
In the 70s in the Bay Area, my radio was frequently tuned to KMPX, which (post Tom Donahue) featured a Big Band format. Great music.
By the 60s, the Andrews Sisters were seriously 'old school.' but they made frequent TV appearances, and their music was always fun to listen to.
In the 70s in the Bay Area, my radio was frequently tuned to KMPX, which (post Tom Donahue) featured a Big Band format. Great music.
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