Biography

Ms. Andrews and her sisters, Patty and Laverne, were one of the most successful women's singing groups, with 19 gold records and sales of nearly 100 million copies. The sisters began performing in the early 1930's when the Depression wiped out their father's business. In 1937, the trio of sisters scored their first big hit with 'Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen'. In addition to 'Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, ' their best-known songs included 'Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree' and 'Rum and Coca Cola'. The trio officially broke up after the death of Laverne in 1967, but temporarily interrupted their feud to star in the 1974 Broadway musical "Over Here!". Ms. Andrews began a solo career in 1979. Her album and its title, were released in 1990, 'Maxene: An Andrews Sister'. Her last performance was on Sunday, October 8th, 1995, in the show 'Swing Time Canteen', at New York City's Blue Angel Theater.
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Maxine, with her sisters LaVerne and Patty, formed The Andrew Sisters. They were decorated by the US Government for their war time morale-building. When people referred to them, Maxine was usually 'the pretty one' or 'the one on the left. Tall, red-headed LaVerne was the one on the right, with peppy blonde Patty in the middle. LaVerne was a year older and Patty four years younger. Born of a Greek father and a Norwegian mother in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the trio showed early musical promise. LaVerne taught herself to play the piano, Patty won tap dancing prizes and Maxine was singing on local radio at the age of four. At five, she was performing at luncheons and for veterans at local hospitals. The decision to form a sister act was prompted by the swinging close harmony of the Boswell Sisters. Maxine said, that they got so good at copying them, that they developed a Southern accent. They sang together at school dances and won a talent competition at a local cinema. In 1932, they were hired by band leader Larry Rich, who took them on a coast-to-coast tour. The sisters developed their own distinctive style and sang with various bands. They were heard by a recording executive who offered them a recording contract with Decca. Their first record, Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen, brought them world-wide fame. Between 1937 and 1941, they had numerous hits, including Apple Blossom Time, Beer Barrel Polka and Eight to the Bar. When America entered the war. the Andrew Sisters were born. They made frequent overseas tours, recorded such hits as Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree, Don't Fence Me in and starred in fourteen films. In 1953, various disputes caused the trio to break up for three years, then disbanded permanently in 1967 when Laverne tragically died of cancer. Maxine joined the Lake Tahoe Paradise College of Fine Arts as Dean of Women and eventually rose to vice President. In 1973, Bette Middler recorded the sister's Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, which rekindled interest in the Andrew Sisters, resulted in their early records to be re-released and Maxine and Patty to co-star in the musical Over Here on Broadway. In 1982, after a series of concerts, she had a heart attack, but after a heart bypass operation, she was singing again. She made a solo album on which Bette Middler wrote the sleeve notes. She married Lou Levy in 1941, had a son and daughter. The marriage was dissolved in 1950. Maxene died in Boston on 21 October 1995.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tonyman 5

Middle sister, among older sister, Laverne and younger sister, Patty

Soprano singing voice.