McGuire Sisters
The McGuire Sisters were a pop singing trio in the 1950s and early 1960s had a string of hits.
The three sisters Christine ( b. 1926 ), Dorothy ( 1928-2012 ) and Phyllis McGuire ( born 1931 ) from Middletown ( Ohio) began to sing to each other early on in the church choir. In 1949 she was then hired by the military and toured various hospitals and barracks. During this time she expanded her repertoire to various pop standards of the time. After the singers had finished their tour, they decided in 1951 to perform at the talent show Arthur Godfrey. Godfrey was delighted with the band and took them up in his regular morning program, where they performed for seven years.
Only a short time after admission to Godfrey's show then got the McGuire Sisters of Milt Gabler a recording contract with Decca Records offered. In 1954 came their first single in the pop charts. Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight, originally by the Spaniels came to No. 7, followed by a cover of Ivory Joe Hunter song It May Sound Silly (11th ) and the # 10 single Hey, a cover of Al Hibbler. At the end of the three sisters had then their greatest cover- success when they brought the Moonglows - Sincerely song at the top of the pop charts.
In 1955 came Do You Remember When? on the market, an album consisting of only covers the 1930s. 1957 had the McGuire Sisters their second # 1 hit with Sugartime. After the success began to subside. The trio had a few minor hits in the early 1960s and published in 1965 an album for ABC - Paramount. But as the success finally completely failed to materialize, the McGuire Sisters separated in 1968 after an appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. The mid-1970s, there was again a reunion of the band and in 2001 she was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.