the andrews sisters were an american singing group in the 1930s, the 1940s and the 1950s. they were from minneapolis, minnesota. their names were laverne (july 6, 1911 – may 8, 1967), maxene (january 3, 1916 – october 21, 1995) and patty andrews (february 16, 1918 – january 30, 2013). they broke up in 1967 after the death of laverne, but their music is still played over certain radio stations in the united states. the andrews sisters were notable for their song "the boogie woogie bugle boy". that song was covered and recorded by multiple singers over the years.