The Andrews Sisters unaware either of the copyright issue or of the implications of the lyrics. An ad in the 1951 "Radio Annual" showed photos of the Andrews as children, as contemporary singers, and as old women in the then-future year of 1975; the act would not make it that long. In the 1950s, Patty Andrews decided to break away from the act to be a soloist. She had married the trio's pianist, Walter Weschler, who became the group's manager and demanded more money for Patty. When Maxene and LaVerne learned of Patty's decision from newspaper gossip columns rather than from their own
The Andrews Sisters some eccentric steps. Thus, in "Argentine Nights" and the sisters' next film, "Buck Privates", the Andrews Sisters dance like the Ritz Brothers. "Buck Privates", with Abbott and Costello, featured the Andrews Sisters' best-known song, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." This Don Raye-Hughie Prince composition was nominated for Best Song at the 1941 Academy Awards ceremony. Universal hired the sisters for two more Abbott and Costello comedies and then promoted them to full-fledged stardom in B musicals. "What's Cookin'?", "Private Buckaroo", "Give Out, Sisters" (in which they disguise themselves as old women as part of the zany plot) and "Moonlight and Cactus"