311 (band)

The band has denied that the name has any link with the KKK; saying that the name was taken from the number of an Omaha police citation for indecent exposure. Ultimately the band has benefited from the publicity of the rumor, gaining media exposure they would not have received otherwise. The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998. In 1997, a rumor started that the band's name, 311, stood for Ku Klux Klan because K is the 11th letter of the alphabet. Throughout their long career, the sisters had sold over 60 million records. Aside from their currently released, the band has created two well documented videos (Enlarged to Show Detail and Enlarged to Show Detail 2) of their touring, friendship, and of course: music. After a long silence, the two surviving sisters had something of a comeback when Bette Midler recorded a cover of their song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." Maxine and Patti appeared both together and separately throughout the 1970s, with Maxine releasing a solo album in 1986. "Down", "All Mixed up". Laverne, who had cancer, retired soon after; she died five years later, in 1967.

Their first CD, Music was released in 1993 and eventually went gold. Their biggest selling CD was their self-titled release in 1995 (also known as "The Blue Album") which went triple-platinum, and also found mainstream success with the singles. Their last appearance together was in 1962 on The Dean Martin Show. These records, titled Dammit, Hydroponic and Unity, and their live shows, launched their career in the mid west after which they moved out to California in an attempt to be signed onto a major label. After a brief hiatus after the war, the sisters regrouped, performing in clubs throughout the United States and Europe. In 1990 and 1991, 311 released three records on their own indy label, What Have You Records. Their popularity was such that after the war they discovered that some of their records had actually been smuggled into Germany after the labels had been changed to read "Hitler's Marching Songs.". All five of the members grew up in Omaha, Nebraska in the 1970s. During this period they recorded many songs with Bing Crosby.

The members of 311 are Nick Hexum (lead vocals, guitar), Douglas Vincent "SA" Martinez (vocals, turntable, programming), P-Nut (bass), Tim Mahoney (lead guitar), and Chad Sexton (drums). Their music entertained Allied troops worldwide during World War II, sold war bonds, appeared in several films, and performed for soldiers serving overseas. 311 formed in late 1988 in Omaha, Nebraska as a rapcore/nu metal/punk rock/reggae group. After singing with various dance bands and touring on Vaudeville, they first came to national attention with their recordings and radio broadcasts in 1937. They started their career as imitators of an earlier successful singing group, the Boswell Sisters. All were born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Andrews Sisters were a group of singing sisters: LaVerne Andrews (contralto; 1911-May 8, 1967), Maxene Andrews (high harmony; 1916-1995) and Patty Andrews (lead; born 1918). Here Comes Santa Claus (1950). Underneath the Arches (1948). Rum and Coca-Cola (1944).

Don't sit under the Apple Tree (1942). Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941). I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time (1941). Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen (1937).