Talk:The Andrews Sisters

message: On Find-A-Grave's tumbstone you see her birth date as 1916, and WP gives it as 1911, why? Lincher 19:45, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Date of birth of LaVerne 

message: The Andrews Sisters official web  site says they sold 90 million records while the Wiki says 60. I won't change it but I think we could improve the accuracy of the article with a cite or two for the sales. Here are some figures from the site which, if a credible print source can be found, could be added to a trivia section.
·	Earned nine gold records
·	Recorded over 700 songs
·	First US all-female group to have a record go platinum
·	Sold over 90 million records
·	One of the first vocal groups inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame
·	Over 100 songs on top 30 Billboard charts
·	46 songs reach the top 10 on the Billboard charts
http://www.cmgworldwide.com/music/andrews/about/achievements.htm
Similarly should the List_of_best-selling_girl_groups page be revised? Wayne Stewart (talk) 02:31, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  60 or 90 million 

message: I removed the following two paragraphs as they seem more advertising than content:
Some interest in the trio was renewed in 2000 with the publication of John Sforza's "Swing It! The Andrews Sisters Story" (University Press of Kentucky; Cloth, 1999; Paperback, 2004), the first biography of the immensely popular and iconic trio, including a detailed discography, filmography, and listing of their radio and television appearances between 1938-1967. Said People magazine, "The book is best read as a colorful and flattering portrait of a vital part of American popular culture in the World War II era. Engaging look at the ultimate sister act." The book is available in paperback form by order at bookstores, at Barnesandnoble.com & at Amazon.com. 
The most complete biography of the trio is "The Andrews Sisters" (McFarland & Co., Inc.) by H. Arlo Nimmo; Cloth 2004; Paperback 2007 (scheduled).  "Based on extensive research, unpublished letters, and interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, this book documents not only the lives and work of the Andrews Sisters but also the popular culture spanned by their long careers.  The book contains a complete discography of their released, unreleased, and solo recordings, including recording dates, record numbers, and accompaniment.  Also included are a filmography and documentation of their radio and television appearances." (from book cover)
I someone sees a reason to have them in the article, put a brief pointer in a "References" section. --162.84.220.16 03:15, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Book advertising? 

message: See Wikipedia:Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref(erences/)> tags Nhl4hamilton (talk) 10:39, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citations & References 

message: Question: After the recent passing of song-writer Artur Beul, Swiss media widely report that one of his songs stayed at the top of the US American charts for over six months in its English version sung by the Andrew Sisters: "When a Swiss Boy goes calling to a Swiss Miss in June" (original title in Swiss German dialect: "Nach em Räge schint d'Sunne"). This must have been somewhen in the second half of the 1940ies (the song became a hit in Switzerland during 1945). Interesting point: The English version was performed by the Andrew Sisters "for free", because Switzerland had no applicable copyright laws back then.
Solution of the mistery: According to the web-site http://www.webfitz.com/lyrics, the song was released under the title "Toolie Oolie Doolie" and "The Yodel Polka", performed by the Andrew Sisters (together with Vic Schoen & His Orchestra). According to the same page, the song's lyrics were co-written by Arthur (note the incorrect "h") Beul and Vaughn Horton, the latter probably signing for the English translation. It peaked at #3 in 1948. Album unknown.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.21.71.152 (talk) 15:37, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing #1 hit? (mistery solved) 

message: Hi. I have created a category to keep track of the songs made famous by this musical group. Some help populating the category would be helpful. Thanks, Brian the Editor (talk) 02:10, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[:Category:The Andrews Sisters songs]] 

message: revision summary:" →Early life: Added "(proper probable Greek form of name Petros Andreou)" cause "Peter Andreas" is already an anglicization;Greek for Peter is Petros and genitive of Andreas (->Andreou) is used when surnames are concerned"
So as one can see I've added this after their father's name:"(proper probable Greek form of name Petros Andreou)".
This btw would also have been their surname in Greek: Andreou.
Feel free to change the text back to how it had been before , cause what I've added is only an educated guess in the absence of more correct records,
but be warned: as I've mentioned already Peter Andreas is already an anglicization(this is not a guess) 
so the info-text would be or return to being even less factually correct... ;-) 
P.S.Another possible way would be to have the text as it was before and mention somewhere the fact that Peter Andreas is already an anglicization or something like that... 
Thanatos|talk 16:34, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Early life: Father's name and surname 

message: Have reverted to previous version of page to remove the many instances where names have been replaced with Mudkip. 86.128.39.118 (talk) 10:53, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mudkip? 

message: I have a suggestion for how to improve the box in the top right hand corner of this article, which refers to "past members" of the Andrews Sisters. Would it not help if  - after naming each of the sisters  - the box listed the dates for each of these people? For example, it has been mentioned extensively in news reports on Radio Four that, at about the time I type this (January 2013), the last surviving member of the Andrews Sisters, Patty Andrews ([presumably, the one called "Patricia Andrews" in the box) has just died, aged 94. Her dates could go in the box. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 16:06, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually I'm not sure why it even lists "past members" as the trio were the ONLY members and listing the trio is redundant. I'm just going to delete this part of the info box. Ckruschke (talk) 16:36, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Suggestion for improvement to box in top right of article

message: Need to Add classic Christmas Song with Bing Crosby, "Mele Kalikimaka" released in 1950 (see separate entry).  It may not have charted, but it is one of their most famous.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.244.174.112 (talk) 14:57, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Saying that this is "one of their most famous", would be highly debatable and a non-NPOV statement and definitely not something we can say in the article (in addition to the perception that "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" and "Jingle Bells" are better known collaborations with Bing). However, if you want to put it in the list along with the long list of their other songs, feel free. Ckruschke (talk) 18:25, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Need to Add classic Christmas Song with Bing Crosby, "Mele Kalikimaka" released in 1950 (see separate entry) 

message: Hi! I'm a sort of railways historian in Italy, writing an article about the famous train/song. strolling here I can't find any quote about this song, certainly sang by the trio. And a brief search doesn't show me also "Beguin the beguine" etc. Sure there is a reason for such a stange thing. Bye! --Silvio Gallio (talk) 10:30, 6 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Chattanooga choo choo?

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