Art Direction – Bill Levy
photo of album cover by Styrous®
Eighty-three years ago today, on January 2, 1941, the The Andrews Sisters recorded what may be the song they are most famous for, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.
I love ALL their songs but, like everybody else, Bugle Boy
is one of my top favorites. You just can't NOT dance when this song
comes on! The movements of the girls are so of-the-time! Jivey!
Syncopated! Happy! And FREE! The Patty Andrews vocal is pure dynamite! Her vocal
combined with her fabulous "trumpet" interpretations are truly
astounding! And you can see how much fun and love they had for each
other, especially when you watch the film from 1941 (link below).
In 2019 Tom White created a series entitled, Boogie Woogie. It was a brilliant piece of conceptual art! The series consisted of works on fine, thick paper with each piece draped over a rigid line of twine that
didn't move, only each draped piece moved as a wind current fluttered each work in a different way; it appeared as if they were rapidly dancing,
thus, Boogie Woogie.
Tom White ~ Boogie Woogie 9 - 2019
photo by Styrous®
Another one of my favorite songs is Rhumboogie. There is film footage from 1941 of the Andrews performing it! The costumes and what
the girls movements make of them are a scream! A year or so later the Rhumboogie Cafe nightclub opened on 343 East 55th Street, Chicago.
I couldn't find out if there was any connection to the song. There are links to a couple of my other faves below.
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy is a World War II jump blues song written by Don Raye and Hughie Prince which was introduced by The Andrews Sisters in the Abbott and Costello comedy film, Buck Privates (1941).
The Andrews Sisters' Decca recording reached number six on the U.S. pop
singles chart in the spring of 1941 when the film was in release. The
song is ranked No. 6 on Songs of the Century. The Bette Midler 1972 recording of the song also reached the top ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song but lost to The Last Time I Saw Paris.
The song is closely based on an earlier Raye-Prince hit, Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar, which is about a virtuoso boogie-woogie piano player.Maurice Rocco did a version of Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy in 1942 as did Bette Midler thirty years later in 1972; her cover peaked at number one on Billboard's Easy Listening chart and the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1973. The single was produced by Barry Manilow.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Side 1:
A1 Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
A2 Daddy
A3 Old Piano Roll Blues
A4 Rum And Coca Cola
A5 Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar
A6 Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!
A7 In The Mood
A2 Daddy
A3 Old Piano Roll Blues
A4 Rum And Coca Cola
A5 Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar
A6 Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!
A7 In The Mood
Side 2:
B1 Rhumboogie
B2 Pistol Packin' Mama
B3 Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)
B4 Three Litte Fishies (Itty Bitty Poo)
B5 Pennsylvania Polka
B6 Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food Mama)
B7 Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
Credits:
Art Direction – Bill Levy
Liner Notes – Ron Ross (8)
The Andrews Sisters – Boogie Woogie Bugle Girls
Label: Paramount Records – PAS-6075
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genre: Pop, Stage & Screen
Style: Vocal
Viewfinder links:
Net link:
YouTube links:
Andrews Sisters ~
Buck Privates ~ Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
U.S. military overseas personnel (WWII era. Circa 1941) ~
Bette Midler ~
Maurice Rocco ~ Rhumboogie
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