Patty Andrews, last of the 1940s hitmakers The Andrews Sisters, dies in California
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Your support makes all the difference.Patty Andrews, the last surviving member of popular The Andrews Sisters singing trio of the 1940s and 1950s, has died in California at the age of 94, her spokesman said yesterday.
Alan Eichler said Andrews died of natural causes at her home in the Northridge area of Los Angeles.
Patty Andrews was the youngest of the threesome who made up The Andrews Sisters, whose tight harmonies with "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" were hits.
The Andrews Sisters sold more than 75 million records and became household names in the 1940s when they entertained World War Two troops in Africa, the United States and Europe.
The sisters specialized in swing and played with some of the best-known big bands of the era, including those led by Glen Miller, Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey.
They also appeared in 16 films, including roles alongside Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in "Buck Privates" and "Hold that Ghost," and with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in "Road to Rio."
Born in Minnesota, the sisters started their careers by performing in local talent shows and moved to California after finding fame. LaVerne Andrews died of cancer in 1967, and Maxene Andrews died in 1995 of a heart attack.
Reuters
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