Andrews Sisters

ANDREWS SISTERS. American close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. The group consisted of three sisters ; contralto LaVerne Sophia Andrews d1967 / soprano Maxene Anglyn Andrews d1995 and mezzo-soprano Patricia "Patty" Marie Andrews d2013. The sisters have sold an estimated 80 million records. Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of jump blues. Other songs closely associated with the Andrews Sisters include their first major hit ; "Bei Mir Bist Du Schön (Means That You're Grand)" (1937) / "Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel)" (1939) / "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" (1940) / "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)" (1942) and "Rum and Coca Cola" (1945) which helped introduce American audiences to calypso