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The Andrews Sisters sing Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Of Company B

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Nothing gets you moving quite like boogie woogie and The Andrews Sisters-Patricia Marie, Maxine Angelyn and Laverne Sophie-were brilliant at it. Here they are in a screen-recorded clip from Abbott and Costello’s 1941 movie Buck Privates.

In 1945, the Andrews Sisters recorded Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy on a morale-boosting V-disc, military-produced records that brought music and entertainment to the armed forces serving around the globe during World War II and after. The “V” in V-disc stood for victory.

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The footage below is much clearer than the clip above. It also includes silent footage of what looks like the making of the master recording on vinyl.


V-disc recording
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