Andrews, Patty
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Birthname | Patricia Marie Andrews | ||||
born on | 16 February 1918 at 09:50 (= 09:50 AM ) | ||||
Place | Minneapolis, Minnesota, 44n59, 93w16 | ||||
Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
American mezzo-soprano singer, the youngest of the three siblings known as The Andrews Sisters, a close harmony singing group of the swing and boogie-woogie eras. Throughout their long career, the sisters sold well over 75 million records. Their 1941 hit "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" can be considered an early example of rhythm and blues or jump blues.
Patty Andrews married agent Marty Melcher in 1947 and left him in 1949, when he pursued a romantic relationship with Doris Day. She then married Walter Wechsler, the trio's pianist, in 1951. Patty died of natural causes at her home in Northridge, California, on 30 January 2013 at the age of 94. Wechsler, her husband of nearly 60 years, died on 26 August 2010 at the age of 88.
Relationships
- sibling relationship with Andrews, LaVerne (born 6 July 1911)
- sibling relationship with Andrews, Maxene (born 3 January 1916)
Events
- Relationship : Marriage 1947 (Marty Melcher)
- Relationship : Marriage 1951 (Walter Wechsler)
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes from birth certificate he obtained on 6/6/2015.
Categories
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 94)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Group/ Duo (The Andrews Sisters)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc. (Mezzo-soprano pop singer)