Lee Gordon (promoter) final tour of 1954 in December starred The Andrews Sisters and African-American singer Billy Daniels, who was famous for his million-selling signature song "That Old Black Magic". Although only two of the three Andrews sisters (Maxene and LaVerne) were part of for the tour, it was a success. According to a contemporary press report Maxine and LaVern stated that Patty no longer sang with them because her husband objected. but the reality was that the trio had formally split the previous year due to interpersonal tension (particularly between Maxene and Patty) that had been growing since the deaths of their
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"