Barry Manilow was joined by pop girl trio Exposé and together they recreated, note for note, a 1943 million-selling recording of "Jingle Bells" by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters. Manilow has credited Patty, Maxene, and LaVerne Andrews as inspiring him, perhaps most evident in his recording of "Jump, Shout Boogie." Consequent "event" albums followed, including: "Showstoppers", a collection of Broadway songs (1991), "Singin' with the Big Bands" (1994) and a late 1970s collection "Summer of '78" (1996), which included the hit "I Go Crazy", formerly a hit for Paul Davis in 1978. The decade ended with Manilow recording a tribute to
Bobby Lauher with songs by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (the songwriting Sherman Brothers team famous for their "Mary Poppins" songs), and starring Patty Andrews (of the 1940s Andrews Sisters). Various other credits are: Bobby Lauher was born August 30, 1930, in Illinois, USA, and died August 22, 1973, in Tarzana, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Bobby Lauher Bobby Lauher (1930–1973) was an American actor best known for his television skit work with Ernie Kovacs. He was a co-author of a 1971 play in L.A. that brought back Patty Andrews (of the 1940s Andrews Sisters singing act), who, because of