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Patty Andrews Obituary
Andrews died of natural causes at her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Northridge, family spokesman Alan Eichler said in a statement.
Patty was the Andrews in the middle, |the lead singer and chief clown, whose raucous jitterbugging delighted American service-men abroad and audiences at home.
She could also deliver sentimental ballads like "I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time" with a sincerity that caused hardened GIs far from home to weep.
From the late 1930s through the 1940s, the Andrews Sisters LaVerne, Maxene and Patty produced one hit record |after another, beginning with "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" in 1937 and continuing with "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar," "Rum and Coca-Cola" and more. They recorded more than 400 songs and sold over 80 million records, several of them gold (over a million copies).
The Andrews' rise coincided with the advent of swing music, and their style fit perfectly into the new craze. They aimed at reproducing the sound of three harmonizing trumpets.
Memories and Condolences
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RoseMarie Zambrano Piar Boston
September 15, 2024
I was born in 1944 and was raised on The Andrews Sisters music. I loved hearing them sing, and I loved singing along with them. They were a very special and important part of my life.
vic/terry tillinghast
April 26, 2024
patty: r I p we enjoyed your music :)
Rick Carswell
November 21, 2023
Patti, I first heard Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy in1972 and fell head over heels in love with you!! I can see that you and LaVerne, and Maxine, opened doors for many singers of today!! I love you and your sisters very much and own everything from old 78rpm records to CDs.
You will forever be a GREAT SINGER AND VOCALIST to me!! I know that you'll be belting out tunes in Heaven, and look forward to seeing you there!! So Long For Now!!
Aydyn
June 15, 2021
Dear Patty Andrews: just to let you know you’re very nice , beautiful, and much more. I am a fan of your music, and that I love you really much.
adie finland
November 30, 2020
she is amazing and was a great aunt
steve meinsen
December 22, 2017
A jewel in the hearts and minds of those who knew her and had the pleasure of enjoying the music her and her two sisters left us with. There will never be another like her. Rip beautiful Patty Andrews.
May 11, 2015
Sherry Toth-Visco you will and always be my Nanny's my mothers and my favorite!!! Wish there was still the same wholesome taste today!!
Jenna Meyvis
February 4, 2015
Always nice having cookies with grandma,,and you,,,
JW
October 21, 2013
I am sorry for your loss. I hope you can find comfort in the words written at (Jeremiah 29:11,12)
September 2, 2013
Now once again singing with her Sisters this time as an angel in Heaven .Rip Patty Great voice now silenced here on earth.M&E S.
marie levesque
July 30, 2013
God Bless you for all the uplifting joy and hope that you and your sisters brought to the thousands of soldiers in WWII. May the Lord bless of all your generations here now and those to come.
Heidi Brandiss
May 22, 2013
I was born in the 1970's but like to listen to the music of the 1940's. The Andrews Sisters will always be my favourite from that time period. I wish I could've met Patty just to hear the stories of when she and her sisters toured while the men were serving in the armed forces during WWII. May god rest all of their souls.
May 2, 2013
You and your sisters made a tremendous contribution to the world during WW2 and I miss hearing your lovely voices. RIP.
A NC fan.
April 8, 2013
You have my deepest sympathy for the loss of your dear love one.
Nazarene Mckinney
March 28, 2013
The meek one themselves will possess the earth, and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.
william sanders
March 27, 2013
i love listening to the andrews sisters.there the only ones can sing boogie woogie bugle boy and others with perfect harmony
B.Michael Armstrong
March 24, 2013
May you rest in the arms of the Lord and bring the sweet sounds of the music of days gone by , to heaven! I loved you and your sisters all those years ago, in the Abbott and Costello movies. Peace!
Rose Thompson
March 22, 2013
You and your sisters will be in our mind forever!XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Claue RAHIER
March 14, 2013
You and your sisters will be in our mind for ever
March 13, 2013
Many memories my mother and I listening to & singing along with u & your sistes or watching a movie u were in. Along with your family of you, I have of my mother. God Bless
March 6, 2013
May your family be comfort together at this time of lost, certainly she help to appreciate ...Isaiah 2:verse 4
Richard Owen
March 2, 2013
Ms. Andrews, You & Your Sisters Boogie-Woogied Into All Of Our Hearts. Rest In Peace, Ma'am. See You On The Other Side.
jenna meyvis
February 22, 2013
your songs will live on fore ever god bless
February 21, 2013
as the bible says at Luke 43:23 we will see Patty in paradise
sofia porter
February 19, 2013
always liked hearing you sing when i went for my walk
With singer Margaret Whiting & the "Club 15" radio gang, 1948.
John Sforza
February 17, 2013
With actor/singer Dan Dailey (Decca, 1949).
John Sforza
February 17, 2013
Patty flanks dad Peter & husband Marty Melcher (LaVerne's wedding, 1948).
John Sforza
February 17, 2013
1947.
John Sforza
February 17, 2013
Rehearsing with Bob Hope, 1946 (NBC Radio).
John Sforza
February 17, 2013
The Andrews Sisters Show with Frank Sinatra (ABC Radio, 1945).
John Sforza
February 17, 2013
Decca, circa 1948.
John Sforza
February 17, 2013
Rehearsing with Bing Crosby, 1947.
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February 17, 2013
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February 17, 2013
With Al Jolson, 1950.
John Sforza
February 17, 2013
kimberle elmore
February 16, 2013
I was young(1956) but I rememberhearing the songs on the radio & loved them RIP Patty & all them GIs in heaven hear you at them pearly gates!!!!
February 16, 2013
Thank you dear Patty to you and your sisters God bless you.Yours voices sound also in my country Romania.
Mike Woolleyy
February 15, 2013
To say "thank you" for so many years of wonderful entertainment just doesn't seem enough. However we will forever appreciate the contributions both you and your sisters have made to the music industry. RIP Patty....
1952.
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
1947.
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
1946 U.K. sheet music.
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
With Judy Garland & "Wizard" Frank Morgan, 2/15/45.
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
With comedian Jimmy Durante, 2/15/45.
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
Patty & "The Seabees" of WWII (1944).
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
Patty (forefront) & Maxene, circa 1930.
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
1950.
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February 14, 2013
At home with Mom Olga "(Ollie"), 1945.
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
Maxene photographs her sisters in Italy (USO tour, 1945).
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February 14, 2013
Maxene photographs her sisters in Casablanca (USO tour, 1945).
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February 14, 2013
At home, 1944.
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
On the radio, 1944.
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
Patty & comedian Red Buttons.
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
Patty & singer Gloria DeHaven.
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
N.Y.'s Paramont Theater, 1939.
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
With Bing Crosby & Carmen Miranda (N.Y.'s Decca Studios, 9/20/39).
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
With Glenn Miller (CBS Radio, 1939).
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
Patty celebrates her 22nd birthday (Chicago Theater, 2/16/40).
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
1937.
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February 14, 2013
1943.
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
Patty & "Stooge" Shemp Howard, 1943.
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
Patty & actress Joan Leslie ("Hollywood Canteen").
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
Patty & actress Margaret O'Brien ("Meet Me In St. Louis").
John Sforza
February 14, 2013
1941.
John Sforza
February 13, 2013
With Bing's brother, Bob Crosby ("Club 15," circa 1950).
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February 13, 2013
Circa 1950.
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February 13, 2013
1941.
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February 13, 2013
1962.
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February 13, 2013
1965.
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February 13, 2013
Reunited, 1956.
John Sforza
February 13, 2013
Patty & husband/arranger Wally Weschler, 1951.
John Sforza
February 13, 2013
Capitol recording session, 1956.
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February 13, 2013
Capitol recording session, 1955.
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February 13, 2013
1951.
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February 13, 2013
1948.
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February 13, 2013
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February 13, 2013
1951.
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February 13, 2013
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February 13, 2013
With Bing Crosby (Paramount's ROAD TO RIO, 1947).
John Sforza
February 12, 2013
Patty w/ Maxene & Janie Sell (Broadway's "Over Here," 1974).
John Sforza
February 12, 2013
Patty w/ husband Wally (left background) & Victor Borge.
John Sforza
February 12, 2013
Patty & Lou Costello in Universal Pictures' IN THE NAVY, 1941.
John Sforza
February 12, 2013
IN THE NAVY, 1941.
John Sforza
February 12, 2013
Patty & Lou Costello in Universal Pictures' IN THE NAVY, 1941.
John Sforza
February 12, 2013
The Emery's
February 11, 2013
Ask us to identify the top singer from 5 years ago... Ask us who sung Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy... The Andrews sisters certainly left their mark in history, and touched multi generations of music lovers. I think they'll hear Patty ccoming long before she reachs those pearly golden gates.
Penny Johnson
February 6, 2013
My Dad was in Company B of the 701st Tank Destroyer Batallion. He, too, recently passed at age 92, & knew every word to her every song right up to the end. RIP, Patty--you have a lot of soldiers awaiting your arrival in Heaven!
Emil Bux
February 5, 2013
My Mom and dad loved the girls.records were played in are home all the time and loved the moves the sisters were in. Dad loved the U.S.O. Shows during WW2 if he wasn't stuck in the cold an mud. I was born in 1963 and grew up loving the sisters from older movies and records. I had a kids crush on Patty. God bless her family and she is at peace with her Maker Emil Bux U.S.Army and Chicago police dept. What a great and ausome time to have lived in.GOD BLESS
Dolores Osiecki
February 5, 2013
The greatest era of great singers and songs! They don't make them anymore. But.... "I can dream, can't I? "
Patty T
February 4, 2013
My mom loved your music and I always remember her singing Don't sit under the apple tree with anyone else but me (that's all the lyrics I remember to the son) anyway she also told me because she loved your voice so much she named me after you. It was an honor to be named after someone such as yourself. Blessings in the light to you. I'm sure you will join the choir of angels in heaven.
Carrie Baker
February 4, 2013
Patty will be missed. I always loved to hear her sing and watch her in the moves.
Kristen G
February 4, 2013
My prayers go out to you at this difficult time. I have always enjoyed listening to the Andrews sisters music .
My deepest condolencs
The Carters
February 4, 2013
We are sorry for your loss. It is never too late to express our appreciation for the many sacrifices Patty and her sisters made for our country and their many contributions through music that brought joy to many. May the God of love value the life that she lived and grant her to be one of a great crowd of citizens in his kingdom arrangement.--Matthew 6:9-10. Remembering Patty for my mother who was also born in 1918, and who loved and enjoyed Patty's music through radio and movies.
Stephen Comency
February 4, 2013
One of my fondest childhood memories of growing up in the 1970's was coming home from church on Sunday and watching Abbott & Costello movies cable. I fell in love with Patty Andews when I was 10 years old. God bless!
Mark Hall
February 3, 2013
ur prolly b4eakin hearts & makin every 1 smile u r, here with us.
l hatfield
February 3, 2013
the andrews sisters was one of my favorite groups...loved their style and harmony....God be with you in this time of sorrow.
1941.
John Sforza
February 3, 2013
Autographing dollar bills for the troops in Italy, 1945.
John Sforza
February 3, 2013
Universal's IN THE NAVY, 1941.
John Sforza
February 3, 2013
Universal's HER LUCKY NIGHT, 1945.
John Sforza
February 3, 2013
Happy Valentine's Day, late-1950s.
John Sforza
February 3, 2013
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