Three Jive Bombers

Performer: The Andrews Sisters
Distributor: Allegro Corporation (Dist

Notes: Liner Note Author: Gary Tanenbaum. One of the most popular singing acts of World War 2, the Andrews Sisters are featured here performing 10 of their best-known songs, a genre-hopping mix that includes their late-1930s Yiddish-flavored hit "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen," the jump jive of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy," and the Caribbean-flavored "Rum and Coca-Cola." The sisters' tight harmonies and ineffable swing have endeared them to generations of music lovers, and JIVE BOMBERS is a concise and palatable introduction to their oeuvre.

Modeling their career after the Boswell Sisters, an earlier singing family act, Minnesota's Andrews Sisters--Patty, Maxine, and LaVerne--were one of the most popular vocal groups of the 1940s and are synonymous with America's cultural zeitgeist during World War II. Adept at swing, jazz, and pop, the Andrews Sisters' talents extended beyond the recording studio and concert halls to the big screen, as they appeared in numerous Hollywood features during their career. Tireless supporters of the war effort, the trio were well known for their work with the USO, entertaining troops throughout the 1940s. The sisters performed, as a group and solo, until LaVerne's death in 1967.

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