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bjm7777 · 01-31-2013, 03:00 PM

Patty Andrews of the Andrews Sisters girl group passed away today at 94 years old. The Andrews Sisters were at the height of their popularity during WW II, providing a diversion from the horrors of the war, and the difficulties economically at the home front.
Their singing style with tight harmonies and great volume caused some jealousies from the early big-band leaders, but the innovation caught on.
The Andrews Sisters were pioneers - or at least the most successful at bringing the genre to mainstream acceptance.
RIP

01-31-2013, 03:00 PM	#1
bjm7777 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 268	Patty Andrews Patty Andrews of the Andrews Sisters girl group passed away today at 94 years old. The Andrews Sisters were at the height of their popularity during WW II, providing a diversion from the horrors of the war, and the difficulties economically at the home front. Their singing style with tight harmonies and great volume caused some jealousies from the early big-band leaders, but the innovation caught on. The Andrews Sisters were pioneers - or at least the most successful at bringing the genre to mainstream acceptance. RIP __________________ "This time tomorrow we might all be packed and gone. I believe it's best we carry on..."