The Andrews Sisters came out of Minneapolis, where they had been performing since childhood. LaVerne was born in 1915, Maxene in 1917, and Patti in 1920. They had toured with a small band in the South and Midwest during the Depression and after a six years of it, were discouraged and ready to give up. Then Lou Levy, a promoter who became their manager and later Maxene's husband, introduced the them to Sammy Cahn. Cahn had the sheet music to a Yiddish folk song, Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen, to which he added English lyrics. The trio recorded it for Decca for a flat fee of $50. It hit the top of the pop charts and was the first song by a girl trio to break the million mark in sales. _{John Dunning}