The Andrews Sisters

The group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998. An updated 2003 version includes a different cover, information about Disc One and Everything to Everyone, and fixes several typos found in the original version. Throughout their long career, the sisters had sold over 60 million records. It is published in Canada by Madrigal Press. 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. Barenaked Ladies have authorized a biography, Public Stunts Private Stories, written by friend of the band and fellow "Scarberian" Paul Myers, brother of actor Mike Myers. Laverne, who had cancer, retired soon after; she died five years later, in 1967. Thin Buckle features players from several other Canadian alternative bands, such as Rheostatics.

Their last appearance together was in 1962 on The Dean Martin Show. Kevin is the frontman of Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle, who play a mix of alternative rock and jazz with many other eclectic influences. After a brief hiatus after the war, the sisters regrouped, performing in clubs throughout the United States and Europe. Jim is part of the alternative/jazz trio The Brothers Creeggan, with brother and former BNL member Andy Creeggan and friend Ian McLauchlan. 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.". Both Jim Creeggan and Kevin Hearn have side projects that are worked on during hiatus from BNL touring and studio time. During this period they recorded many songs with Bing Crosby. They are now working on music for a production of "As You Like It" with the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario and working on an album at Steven Page's farm.

Their music entertained Allied troops worldwide during World War II, sold war bonds, appeared in several films, and performed for soldiers serving overseas. BNL just recently completed a pilot for a variety show, tenatively titled Barenaked Ladies Variety Show, and have submitted it to the FOX network. After singing with various dance bands and touring on Vaudeville, they first came to national attention with their recordings and radio broadcasts in 1937. It is their first independent record since the Yellow Tape and was distributed by Warner Music. They started their career as imitators of an earlier successful singing group, the Boswell Sisters. The band's most recent album is "Barenaked for the Holidays," which was released on October 5, 2004. All were born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. More recently, the latest studio album as well as a single from it have been added.

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). In early 2004, the band began offering full live shows for purchase as either download or CD off of an eponymous website (http://www.barenakedladies.com). Here Comes Santa Claus (1950). With the release of Everything to Everyone, BNL has fulfilled their contract with Reprise Records, which has allowed the band to try internet distribution and an independent album release. Underneath the Arches (1948). "Maybe Katie" and an edited version of "For You" from a concert in Glasgow, Scotland were also released as singles to radio. Rum and Coca-Cola (1944). "Testing 1,2,3" was the second single off of the album and received a video, but no CD single, while "Celebrity" was released later with a CD single, but no video.

Don't sit under the Apple Tree (1942). The first single off that album was "Another Postcard," which received modest radio play. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941). Everything to Everyone was released October 21, 2003. I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time (1941). The latter was thought by some fans to be a break-up song, because of its title, the fact that it was the last song on the CD, and because its video featured clips from previous videos, but used the Syncro-Vox technique so that the people would lip-sync to the new song. Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen (1937). It contains 17 tracks from previous albums, (all of them have been a single, have had their own video, or both) and two new tracks, "It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland)" and "Thanks, That Was Fun".

In 2001, they released a compilation album, entitled Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits 1991-2001. Maroon, released in 2000, also did fairly well in stores, led by the single "Pinch Me". The singles "It's All Been Done" which was also used as the opening theme song on the short lived animated TV series Baby Blues and the song "Call and Answer" also came from this highly successful album. The band has also collaberated with singer Tom Jones for a track on his 1999 album Reload. The band toured, but with friends Chris Brown and Greg Kurstin on keyboards until Kevin recovered enough to rejoin them on the road.

Immediately after Stunt was released, however, Kevin Hearn was diagnosed with leukemia and had to spend several months in the hospital recovering. The band's greatest success to date and greatest recognition within the United States has come from their fourth album, Stunt, released in 1998, buoyed by the #1 single "One Week". From two dates on the Born on a Pirate Ship tour during 1996, BNL recorded and released a live album called Rock Spectacle, which had a modest radio hit with "Brian Wilson.". Kevin Hearn was hired as the keyboardist for the subsequent tour and then was asked to join the band.

The album received two large boosts from the Jason Priestley-directed video for "The Old Apartment" and the inclusion of the song "Shoebox" on the Friends soundtrack. The band released Born on a Pirate Ship in 1996 as a quartet. After the release, Andy Creeggan left the band to begin college and to separate himself from the infighting that had taken place after the album's failure. BNL's second album, Maybe You Should Drive, released in 1994, fared considerably less well with the Canadian public.

The band's first album, Gordon, released in 1992, was a smash hit in Canada and included some of the band's most well-known songs, including "Be My Yoko Ono" (the single which helped fund the album), "If I Had $1000000" (which spawned a macaroni-throwing tradition at live shows that the band has recently been trying to discourage), and "Brian Wilson" (named after the Beach Boy who later covered the song on a live album). Sales of the tape were jumpstarted when BNL were taken off the bill of a concert at Toronto's City Hall because a staffer for then-mayor June Rowlands saw the band's name and felt it objectified women, which catapulted BNL into a media frenzy. The full band's first release of note was the 1991 independent Yellow Tape, the first indie release to achieve platinum status in Canada. While Andy was on a trip to Ecuador and the band was lacking a percussionist, Tyler Stewart took over the position, and retained it after Andy's return.

As there were very few copies made of both, these tapes are now extremely rare. Barenaked Lunch (also known as the Pink Tape) was released in 1990, and featured two new band members, Andy and Jim Creeggan. Unfortunately, the tape was mastered incorrectly and plays too fast. The band's first tape, Buck Naked, released in 1989, was recorded in basements and bedrooms, and featured only Steve and Ed. BNL has a reputation as an excellent live band, and are particularly well-known for improvising amusing songs during their shows.

They formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. Barenaked Ladies (BNL for short) is a Canadian alternative rock band composed of Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, Steven Page, Tyler Stewart, and Jim Creeggan. Barenaked for the Holidays (2004). Everything to Everyone (2003).

Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits 1991-2001 (2001). Maroon (2000). Stunt (1998). Rock Spectacle (1996).

Born On A Pirate Ship (1996). Maybe You Should Drive (1994). Gordon (1992).