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    • Jul 6, 1915
    LaVerne Andrews is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Joining younger siblings Maxene and Patty, she forms The Andrews Sisters, a pop trio that also appears on the country chart during the 1940s in duets with Bing Crosby and Ernest Tubb
    Jan 3, 1918
    Maxene Andrews is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With siblings LaVerne and Patty, she forms The Andrews Sisters, a World War II-era pop trio that lands on the country charts during the 1940s in collaborations with Bing Crosby and Ernest Tubb
    Feb 16, 1920
    Patty Andrews is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She becomes the lead singer for The Andrews Sisters, a harmony-driven pop trio that makes three appearances on the country charts in the 1940s with Decca labelmates Bing Crosby and Ernest Tubb
    Sep 27, 1943
    Bing Crosby records "Pistol Packin' Mama" with The Andrews Sisters during an evening session in Hollywood
    Oct 21, 1943
    Decca releases Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters' version of "Pistol Packin' Mama," which becomes a hit in both pop and country music
    Jan 8, 1944
    Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters share the #1 position on the inaugural Billboard country singles chart with "Pistol Packin' Mama"
    Jul 25, 1944
    Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters record Cole Porter's "Don't Fence Me In" in Los Angeles for the movie "Hollywood Canteen." Gene Autry remakes it as a country hit the following year
    Nov 2, 1944
    Decca releases Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters' version of "Don't Fence Me In." The Country Music Foundation's "Heartaches By The Number," published in 2003, ranks it among country's 500 greatest singles of all-time
    Dec 15, 1944
    The movie "Hollywood Canteen" opens, with appearances by Roy Rogers, The Andrews Sisters, Jimmy Dorsey and Bette Davis. The film's music includes Gene Autry's "Don't Fence Me In" and The Sons Of The Pioneers' "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
    May 11, 1946
    Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters record the pop hit "Get Your Kicks On Route 66." It's remade nearly three decades later by Asleep At The Wheel, who gain a Grammy nomination for their performance
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