Andrews Sisters, The

US popular musical group consisting of LaVerne (1911–67), Maxene (1916–1995), Patty (Patricia) (1918– ). They performed on the radio with the Glenn Miller Orchestra in the 1930s and 1940s and had another big hit with ‘Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy’ (1940). After a brief retirement in the mid-1950s, they continued to perform until LaVerne's death in 1967. Maxene and Patty returned in the early 1970s, with a replacement for their sister, in the musical Over Here.

Of Norwegian-Greek parentage, they formed a harmony trio in 1932, gaining national attention with their recording of ‘Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen’ (1937). They appeared as themselves in numerous films including Buck Privates (1941), Swingtime Johnny (1943), and Hollywood Canteen (1944).