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Died On This Date (January 30, 2013) Patty Andrews / The Andrews Sisters

Posted by themusicsover on February 1, 2013

Patty Andrews
February 16, 1918 – January 30, 2013

patty-andrewsPatty Andrews, along with her two older sisters, Maxene Andrews and LaVerne Andrews were known professionally as the Andrews Sisters, the best-selling female vocal group in pop music history. Over their career, the Andrews’ recorded over 600 sides that sold over 75 million copies in all. They had 113 charted hits, 46 of which landing in the top 10, a feat that surpassed even Elvis Presley and the Beatles. The original group’s run came to an end when LaVerne died of cancer in 1967.  Patty was the last of the siblings to pass away on January 30, 2013.

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