Swing It

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In the years before and after World War II, there were no bigger voices than those of the Andrews Sisters. Maxene, LaVerne, and Patty charted more top ten Billboard hits than Elvis or the Beatles and went on to become the top-selling female vocal group of all time, selling approximately 100 million records. They recorded such instant hits as "Beer Barrel Polka," "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," "Don't Fence Me In," and "I Can Dream, Can't I?" They dominated the music scene for fifteen years with some 600 recordings, appearances in seventeen films, cabaret performances, and countless radio and television appearances. Swing It! is the first published biography of this incredibly popular trio. The book includes many rarely published photos and features extensive career data, including a detailed discography, filmography, and listing of their radio and television appearances between 1938 and 1967. The Andrews Sisters had their big break with the 1937 release of the Yiddish tune "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Means that You're Grand)," which sold 350,000 copies in one month and established the trio as successful recording artists. The sisters are now probably best remembered for their work entertaining troops in World War II. They traveled across the U.S. and to Italy and Africa, and their recording of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" for the film Buck Privates became synonymous with the war effort. Part of the reason for the success of the Andrews Sisters was their ability to perform so many different types of music. They repeatedly achieved major hits with melodies derived from many different countries, becoming the first and most prominent artists of their time to bring ethnic-influenced music to the forefront of America's hit parade. The Andrews Sisters separated for two years in the 1950s as the strain of constantly living, working, and playing together for over four decades took its toll. They reunited in 1956 and continued to perform together until LaVerne's death from cancer in 1967. The Andrews Sisters remain the most successful and enduring female vocal group in the history of show business. Theirs are the voices that defined an era.

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Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Author : John Sforza
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Release : 2014-07-11
File : 334 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780813148977


Assaying

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Genre : Assaying
Author : Charles Howard Aaron
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Release : 1896
File : 136 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCAL:$B273525


Parallel

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What if you woke up to a new life every day? A collision of universes leaves Abby living two lives at once - and sharing them with her own double. Two worlds. Two guys. Two selves. How will she stay in control?

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Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Author : Lauren Miller
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Release : 2013-06-06
File : 284 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781407135267



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Publisher : Delene Kvasnicka
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Notes And Queries

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Genre : Electronic journals
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Release : 1889
File : 562 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105007329795


Collected Essays

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Genre : Biology
Author : Thomas Henry Huxley
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Release : 1894
File : 458 Pages
ISBN-13 : CHI:22739357


Chambers S Encyclopaedia

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Release : 1883
File : 842 Pages
ISBN-13 : HARVARD:HN69XK


Brick Tile Metal Review

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Release : 1881
File : 1268 Pages
ISBN-13 : NYPL:33433114967510


The Malay Archipelago

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Genre : Ethnology
Author : Alfred Russel Wallace
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Release : 1869
File : 694 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015027794943


Scribner S Magazine

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Release : 1889
File : 786 Pages
ISBN-13 : BSB:BSB11520189