Source: http://www.yiddishradioproject.org/exhibits/ymis/ymis.php3?pg=2 According to The Yiddish Radio Project, the story of this tune's stratospheric rise is as unlikely as that of Yiddish swing itself. “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen” was composed by Sholom Secunda for a 1932 Yiddish musical that opened and closed in one season. Fast-forward to 1937. Lyricist Sammy Cahn and pianist Lou Levy were catching a show at the Apollo Theater in Harlem when two black performers called Johnnie and George took the stage singing "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen" – in Yiddish. The crowd w… read more
Source: http://www.yiddishradioproject.org/exhibits/ymis/ymis.php3?pg=2 According to The Yiddish Radio Project, the story of this tune's strato… read more
Source: http://www.yiddishradioproject.org/exhibits/ymis/ymis.php3?pg=2 According to The Yiddish Radio Project, the story of this tune's stratospheric rise is as unlikely as that o… read more
The Andrews Sisters were a group of singing sisters: LaVerne Andrews (contralto; July 6, 1911-May 8, 1967), Maxene Andrews (high harmony; January 3, 1916-October 21, 1995) and Patty Andrews (lead; February 16, 1918-January 30, 2013). All were born in Minnesota, United States to a Greek immigrant father and a Norwegian American mother. “Patty Andrews, the lead singer of the Andrews sisters group was born in Mound, Minnesota on February 16, 1918 in a house that occupied the property where The Gillespie Center stands today. During the 1920’s Laverne, Maxene and Patty Andrews spent thei… read more
The Andrews Sisters were a group of singing sisters: LaVerne Andrews (contralto; July 6, 1911-May 8, 1967), Maxene Andrews (high harmony; January 3, 1916-October 21, 1995) and Patty Andrews (lead; February 16, 1918-January 30, 2013). A… read more