The McGuire Sisters
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The McGuire Sisters were a singing trio
in American
popular music
. The group was composed of three sisters: Christine McGuire (born July 30, 1929), Dorothy McGuire (born February 13, 1928), and Phyllis McGuire (born February 14, 1931). Among their most popular songs are "Sincerely" and "Sugartime
".
and grew up in Miamisburg
where their mother, Lillie, was an ordained minister of the Miamisburg First Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) and let them sing in the church as young girls. They sang at wedding
s, funeral
s and church revivals
. When they started in 1935, the youngest sister
, Phyllis, was only four years old. Eventually, they sang at occasions other than church-related ones and, by 1949, they were singing at military base
s and veterans' hospital
s. They incorporated a more diverse repertoire for those events, expanding into more than the usual hymn
s they had sung at church.
and, as a result, Godfrey
hired them for his other shows, where they remained for seven years. They performed for five Presidents of the United States
(Richard Nixon
, Gerald Ford
, Jimmy Carter
, Ronald Reagan
and George H. W. Bush
) and for Queen Elizabeth II
.
The sisters maintained a busy television schedule, making frequent appearances on popular variety hours hosted by Ed Sullivan
, Dean Martin
, Danny Kaye
, Milton Berle
, Andy Williams
, Perry Como
and Red Skelton
. The trio was dressed and coiffed identically and performed their synchronized body movements and hand gestures with military precision. Their recordings of "Sincerely," "Picnic," and "Sugartime" all sold over one million copies.
In 1968, they retired from public performance. Phyllis McGuire continued to perform solo for a time. Since then, the sisters have made occasional public appearances. In 1994, they were inducted into the National Broadcasting Hall of Fame. In 2001, they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame
. They have also been inducted into the Coca-Cola Hall of Fame and the Headliners' Hall of Fame. In 2004, they reunited to perform in a PBS special Magic Moments: Best of '50s Pop.
In 1958 their mother, Lilly McGuire, appeared as a guest challenger on the television
game show
To Tell the Truth
.
In 2009, the McGuire Sisters were inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.
After their careers were winding down, they opened a restaurant in Bradenton, Florida (on the west coast in Manatee County) and called it McGuire's Pub.
, were the subjects of the 1995 HBO movie
Sugartime, which depicted a romantic relationship between Phyllis and mobster Sam Giancana
. Giancana was played by actor John Turturro
, and Phyllis was played by actress Mary Louise Parker.
Trio (music)
Trio is generally used in any of the following ways:* A group of three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument.* The performance of a piece of music by three people.* The contrasting section of a piece in ternary form...
in American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
popular music
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
. The group was composed of three sisters: Christine McGuire (born July 30, 1929), Dorothy McGuire (born February 13, 1928), and Phyllis McGuire (born February 14, 1931). Among their most popular songs are "Sincerely" and "Sugartime
Sugartime
"Sugartime" is a popular song, written by Charlie Phillips and Odis Echols and published in 1958. The biggest hit version was recorded by The McGuire Sisters, who topped the charts with their single in February of that year. In 1961, the song briefly returned to the US Cashbox country charts in a...
".
History
The McGuire sisters were born in Middletown, OhioMiddletown, Ohio
Middletown is an All-America City located in Butler and Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Formerly in Lemon, Turtlecreek, and Franklin townships, Middletown was incorporated by the Ohio General Assembly on February 11, 1833, and became a city in 1886...
and grew up in Miamisburg
Miamisburg, Ohio
Miamisburg is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,181 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area...
where their mother, Lillie, was an ordained minister of the Miamisburg First Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) and let them sing in the church as young girls. They sang at wedding
Wedding
A wedding is the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage or a similar institution. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes...
s, funeral
Funeral
A funeral is a ceremony for celebrating, sanctifying, or remembering the life of a person who has died. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead, from interment itself, to various monuments, prayers, and rituals undertaken in their honor...
s and church revivals
Revival meeting
A revival meeting is a series of Christian religious services held in order to inspire active members of a church body, to raise funds and to gain new converts...
. When they started in 1935, the youngest sister
Sibling
Siblings are people who share at least one parent. A male sibling is called a brother; and a female sibling is called a sister. In most societies throughout the world, siblings usually grow up together and spend a good deal of their childhood socializing with one another...
, Phyllis, was only four years old. Eventually, they sang at occasions other than church-related ones and, by 1949, they were singing at military base
Military base
A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. In general, a military base provides accommodations for one or more units, but it may also be used as a...
s and veterans' hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
s. They incorporated a more diverse repertoire for those events, expanding into more than the usual hymn
Hymn
A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification...
s they had sung at church.
Career
In 1952, they appeared on Arthur Godfrey's Talent ScoutsArthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts
Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts is an American radio and television variety show which ran on CBS from 1946 until 1958...
and, as a result, Godfrey
Arthur Godfrey
Arthur Morton Godfrey was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname, The Old Redhead...
hired them for his other shows, where they remained for seven years. They performed for five Presidents of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
(Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
, Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...
, Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
, Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
and George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 41st President of the United States . He had previously served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence.Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, to...
) and for Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
.
The sisters maintained a busy television schedule, making frequent appearances on popular variety hours hosted by Ed Sullivan
Ed Sullivan
Edward Vincent "Ed" Sullivan was an American entertainment writer and television host, best known as the presenter of the TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show. The show was broadcast from 1948 to 1971 , which made it one of the longest-running variety shows in U.S...
, Dean Martin
Dean Martin
Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"...
, Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye was a celebrated American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian...
, Milton Berle
Milton Berle
Milton Berlinger , better known as Milton Berle, was an American comedian and actor. As the manic host of NBC's Texaco Star Theater , in 1948 he was the first major star of U.S. television and as such became known as Uncle Miltie and Mr...
, Andy Williams
Andy Williams
Howard Andrew "Andy" Williams is an American singer who has recorded 18 Gold- and three Platinum-certified albums. He hosted The Andy Williams Show, a TV variety show, from 1962 to 1971, as well as numerous television specials, and owns his own theater, the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri,...
, Perry Como
Perry Como
Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr...
and Red Skelton
Red Skelton
Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton was an American comedian who is best known as a top radio and television star from 1937 to 1971. Skelton's show business career began in his teens as a circus clown and went on to vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio, TV, night clubs and casinos, all while pursuing...
. The trio was dressed and coiffed identically and performed their synchronized body movements and hand gestures with military precision. Their recordings of "Sincerely," "Picnic," and "Sugartime" all sold over one million copies.
In 1968, they retired from public performance. Phyllis McGuire continued to perform solo for a time. Since then, the sisters have made occasional public appearances. In 1994, they were inducted into the National Broadcasting Hall of Fame. In 2001, they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame
Vocal Group Hall of Fame
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame was organized to honor outstanding vocal groups throughout the world. It is headquartered in Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States. It includes a theater and a museum....
. They have also been inducted into the Coca-Cola Hall of Fame and the Headliners' Hall of Fame. In 2004, they reunited to perform in a PBS special Magic Moments: Best of '50s Pop.
In 1958 their mother, Lilly McGuire, appeared as a guest challenger on the television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
To Tell the Truth
To Tell the Truth
To Tell the Truth is an American television panel game show created by Bob Stewart and produced by Goodson-Todman Productions that has aired in various forms since 1956 both on networks and in syndication...
.
In 2009, the McGuire Sisters were inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.
After their careers were winding down, they opened a restaurant in Bradenton, Florida (on the west coast in Manatee County) and called it McGuire's Pub.
Discography
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US AC Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
||
| 1954 | "Pine Tree, Pine Over Me" | 26 | - | — |
| "Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite" | 7 | - | — | |
| "Muskrat Ramble" | 10 | - | — | |
| "Lonesome Polecat" | 28 | - | — | |
| "Christmas Alphabet" | 25 | - | — | |
| 1955 | "Sincerely" | 1 | - | 14 |
| "No More" | 17 | - | 20 | |
| "It May Sound Silly" | 11 | - | — | |
| "Doesn't Anybody Want Me?" | flip | - | — | |
| "Something's Gotta Give" | 5 | - | — | |
| "Rhythm 'n Blues" | flip | - | — | |
| "He" | 10 | - | — | |
| "Give Me Love" | 95 | - | — | |
| 1956 | "Missing" | 44 | - | — |
| "Picnic" | 13 | - | — | |
| "Delilah Jones" | 37 | - | 24 | |
| "Weary Blues" | 32 | - | — | |
| "In the Alps" | 63 | - | — | |
| "Ev'ry Day of My Life" | 37 | - | — | |
| "Endless" | 52 | - | — | |
| "Goodnight, My Love, Pleasant Dreams Goodnight My Love (1956 song) For other songs with this title, see Goodnight My Love"Goodnight My Love" is a popular song written in the 1940s by George Motola, but he never finished the song. Jesse Belvin completed the song, but sold the rights of authorship to John Marascalco, who produced the song for Modern Records... " |
32 | - | — | |
| 1957 | "Sugartime" | 1 | - | 14 |
| "Ding Dong" | 25 | - | — | |
| 1958 | "Volare" | 80 | - | — |
| 1959 | "May You Always" | 11 | - | 15 |
| "Summer Dreams" | 55 | - | — | |
| "Peace" | 85 | - | — | |
| 1960 | "Livin' Dangerously" | 97 | - | — |
| "The Last Dance" | 99 | - | — | |
| 1961 | "Just For Old Time's Sake" | 20 | - | — |
| "Tears On My Pillow" | 59 | 12 | — | |
| "Just Because" | 99 | - | — | |
| 1962 | "Sugartime Twist" | 107 | - | — |
| 1964 | "I Don't Want To Walk Without You" (Phyllis solo) | 79 | 13 | — |
| 1966 | "Truer Than You Were" | - | 30 | — |
Songs recorded
- "Achoo-Cha-Cha" (flip sideA-side and B-sideA-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
of "May You AlwaysMay You Always"May You Always" is a popular song by Larry Markes and Dick Charles , published in 1959.The biggest hit version in the United States was by The McGuire Sisters ; in the United Kingdom, by Joan Regan . The song was also subsequently covered by Bobby Vinton and Maureen Evans...
") (1958) - "Are You Looking for a Sweetheart" (flip side of "You Never Know Till Monday") (1953)
- "Around the WorldAround the World (1956 song)"Around the World" was the theme tune from the 1956 movie Around the World in 80 Days It never actually featured with the lyrics in the Around the World in Eighty Days film, but it is the vocal version which has by far become the better known...
" (flip side of "InterludeInterlude (1957 song)"Interlude" is a popular song written by Frank Skinner with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. It was recorded by the McGuire Sisters in 1957 and released as the flip side of Around the World.-References:*...
") (1957) - "Baby Be Good to Me" (flip side of "My Baby's Got Such Loving Ways") (1956)
- "Banana Split" (flip side of "Sugartime") (1957)
- "Beginning to Miss You" (flip side of "Rock Bottom") (1957)
- "Blue SkiesBlue Skies (song)-History:The song was composed in 1926 as a last minute addition to the Rodgers and Hart musical, Betsy. Although the show only ran for 39 performances, "Blue Skies" was an instant success, with audiences on opening night demanding 24 encores of the piece from star, Belle Baker. During the final...
" (flip side of "He's Got Time") (1957) - "Candy Heart" (flip side of "Dear Heart") (1964)
- "Christmas AlphabetChristmas Alphabet"Christmas Alphabet" is a 1955 Christmas song, which became a #1 hit in the United Kingdom for the singer Dickie Valentine.It was written by Buddy Kaye and Jules Loman, and produced by Dick Rowe. It first entered the UK charts on 25 November 1955, where it spent seven weeks. Three of those were at...
" (flip side of "Give Me Your Heart for Christmas") (1954) - "Cling to Me" (flip side of "Pine Tree, Pine over MePine Tree, Pine over Me"Pine Tree, Pine over Me" is a popular song written by Roy Jordan, Sid Bass, and Jimmy Brewster. It was published in 1953.The best-selling version in the United States was a recording by Johnny Desmond, Eileen Barton, and The McGuire Sisters on Coral Records . The song spent one week on the Cash...
") (1954) - "Compromise" (flip side of "Red River ValleyRed River Valley (song)Red River Valley is a folk song and cowboy music standard of controversial origins that has gone by different names—e.g., "Cowboy Love Song", "Bright Sherman Valley", "Bright Laurel Valley", "In the Bright Mohawk Valley", and "Bright Little Valley"—depending on where it has been sung. ...
") (1959) - "Cordially Invited" (flip side of "Summertime (Is the Time for Love)") (1963)
- "Dear Heart" (flip side of "Candy Heart") (1964)
- "Delilah Jones" (flip side of "Theme from PicnicTheme from Picnic"Theme from Picnic" is a popular song, originated in the 1955 movie Picnic. It is often referred to simply as "Picnic".The music was written by George Duning, and the lyrics were written by Steve Allen...
") (1956) - "Ding Dong" (flip side of "Since You Went Away to School") (1958)
- "Doesn't Anybody Love Me" (flip side of "It May Sound Silly") (1955)
- "Don't Take Your Love from MeDon't Take Your Love from Me"Don't Take Your Love from Me" is a popular song written by Henry Nemo and published in 1941. It was introduced that year by singer Joan Brooks.-Recorded versions:*Eddy Arnold* Joan Brooks *Georgia Brown - Georgia Brown...
" (date unknown, flip side unknown) - "Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me" (flip side of "VolareVolare (song)"Nel blu dipinto di blu" , popularly known as "Volare" , is Domenico Modugno's signature song....
") (1958) - "Drowning in Memories" (flip side of "Please Don't Do That To Me") (1957)
- "Endless" (flip side of "Ev'ry Day of My LifeEv'ry Day of My Life"Ev'ry Day of My Life" is a popular song written in 1954 by Al Jacobs and Jimmie Crane.Two of the most popular versions of this song were recorded by Malcolm Vaughan and The McGuire Sisters...
") (1956) - "Ev'ry Day of My Life" (flip side of "Endless") (1956)
- "Forgive Me" (flip side of "Kiss Them for Me") (1957)
- "Give Me Love" (flip side of "Sweet Song Of India") (1955)
- "Give Me Your Heart for Christmas" (flip side of "Christmas AlphabetChristmas Alphabet"Christmas Alphabet" is a 1955 Christmas song, which became a #1 hit in the United Kingdom for the singer Dickie Valentine.It was written by Buddy Kaye and Jules Loman, and produced by Dick Rowe. It first entered the UK charts on 25 November 1955, where it spent seven weeks. Three of those were at...
") (1954) - "Goodnight My LoveGoodnight My Love (1956 song)For other songs with this title, see Goodnight My Love"Goodnight My Love" is a popular song written in the 1940s by George Motola, but he never finished the song. Jesse Belvin completed the song, but sold the rights of authorship to John Marascalco, who produced the song for Modern Records...
" (flip side of "Mommy") (1956) - "Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite" (flip side of "Heavenly Feeling") (1954)
- "Goody-GoodyGoody Goody"Goody Goody" is a 1936 popular song composed by Matty Malneck, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.Benny Goodman and his Orchestra recorded this song. Frankie Lymon performed this song live on television on several occasions, including in 1957 on The Ted Steele Show...
" - "Grazia" (flip side of "Truer Than You Were") (1966)
- "Have a Nice Weekend" (flip side of "Some of These DaysSome of These Days"Some of These Days" is a popular song published in 1910 associated with Sophie Tucker.-Background:Originally written and composed by Shelton Brooks for the “Last of the Red-Hot Mamas”, "Some of These Days" became a signature song for Sophie Tucker, who made the first of her several recordings of...
") (1959) - "HeHe (song)"He" is a song about God, written in 1954, which made the popular music charts the following year.The music was written by Jack Richards, with lyrics by Richard Mullan...
" (flip side of "If You Believe") (1955) - "Heart" (flip side of "Young and FoolishYoung and Foolish"Young and Foolish" is a popular song with music by Albert Hague and lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt, published in 1954.The song was introduced in the musical Plain and Fancy.It has been recorded by many singers...
") (1955) - "Hearts of StoneHearts of Stone"Hearts of Stone" is an American R&B song. It was written by Rudy Jackson, a member of the San Bernardino, California-based rhythm and blues vocal group the Jewels which first recorded it for the R&B label in 1954...
" (flip side of "Naughty Lady of Shady Lane") (1954) - "Heavenly Feeling" (flip side of "Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight") (1954)
- "He's Got Time" (flip side of "Blue SkiesBlue Skies (song)-History:The song was composed in 1926 as a last minute addition to the Rodgers and Hart musical, Betsy. Although the show only ran for 39 performances, "Blue Skies" was an instant success, with audiences on opening night demanding 24 encores of the piece from star, Belle Baker. During the final...
") (1957) - "Hey Mr. Cotton Picker" (flip side of "Tell Us Where The Good Times Are") (1953)
- "Honorable Congratulations" (flip side of "Santa Claus Is Coming to TownSanta Claus Is Coming to Town"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" is a Christmas song. It was written by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie, and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934....
") (1957) - "I Can Dream, Can't I?I Can Dream, Can't I?"I Can Dream, Can't I?" is a popular song written by Sammy Fain with lyrics by Irving Kahal. The song was published in 1938, included in a flop musical, Right This Way...
" (flip side of "Time") (1961) - "I'd Like to Trim a Tree with You" (flip side of "Littlest Angel") (1955)
- "I Do I Do I Do" (flip side of "Just Because") (1961)
- "I Don't Know Why" (flip side of "To Be Loved") (1960)
- "I Don't Want to Walk Without YouI Don't Want to Walk without You"I Don't Want to Walk Without You" is a popular song.The music was written by Jule Styne, the lyrics by Frank Loesser. The song was published in 1941 and became a number one pop hit for Harry James and his orchestra in 1942. Tommy Tucker recorded the song on December 2, 1941.There have been...
" (flip side of "That's Life") (1964) - "If It's a Dream" (flip side of "Kiss Me and Kill Me with Love") (1955)
- "If You Believe" (flip side of "HeHe (song)"He" is a song about God, written in 1954, which made the popular music charts the following year.The music was written by Jack Richards, with lyrics by Richard Mullan...
") (1955) - "I Give Thanks" (flip side of "The Unforgiven") (1960)
- "I'll Think of You" (flip side of "Sweetie Pie") (1958)
- "I'll Walk AloneI'll Walk Alone"I'll Walk Alone" is a 1944 popular song with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. The song, like others that came out during the World War II years such as "Till Then," reflects the enforced separation of couples caused by the war...
" (flip side of "Ticket to Anywhere") (1965) - "InterludeInterlude (1957 song)"Interlude" is a popular song written by Frank Skinner with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. It was recorded by the McGuire Sisters in 1957 and released as the flip side of Around the World.-References:*...
" (flip side of "Around the WorldAround the World (1956 song)"Around the World" was the theme tune from the 1956 movie Around the World in 80 Days It never actually featured with the lyrics in the Around the World in Eighty Days film, but it is the vocal version which has by far become the better known...
") (1957) - "In the Alps" (flip side of "Weary BluesWeary BluesThe Weary Blues is a 1915 tune by Artie Matthews.Despite the name, the form is a multi-strain ragtime rather than a conventional blues....
") (1956) - "I Really Don't Want to KnowI Really Don't Want to Know"I Really Don't Want to Know" is a popular song with music was written by Don Robertson and lyrics by Howard Barnes. The song was published in 1953....
" (flip side of "Mama's Gone Goodbye") (1962) - "It May Sound Silly" (flip side of "Doesn't Anybody Love Me") (1955)
- "Just Because" (flip side of "I Do I Do I Do") (1961)
- "Just for Old Time's Sake" (flip side of "Really Neat") (1961)
- "Kid Stuff" (flip side of "Without Him") (1957)
- "Kiss Me and Kill Me with Love" (flip side of "If It's a Dream") (1955)
- "Kiss Them for Me" (flip side of "Forgive Me") (1957)
- "The Last Dance" (flip side of "Nine O'Clock") (1960)
- "Littlest Angel" (flip side of "I'd Like To Trim a Tree With You") (1955)
- "Livin' Dangerously" (flip side of "Lovers' Lullaby") (1960)
- "Lonesome Polecat" (released on two different singles, one with "Uno Due Tre" as the flip side, the other with one version of "Muskrat Ramble" as the flip side) (1954)
- "Lovers' Lullaby" (flip side of "Livin' Dangerously") (1960)
- "Mama's Gone Goodbye" (flip side of "I Really Don't Want to KnowI Really Don't Want to Know"I Really Don't Want to Know" is a popular song with music was written by Don Robertson and lyrics by Howard Barnes. The song was published in 1953....
") (1962) - "May You AlwaysMay You Always"May You Always" is a popular song by Larry Markes and Dick Charles , published in 1959.The biggest hit version in the United States was by The McGuire Sisters ; in the United Kingdom, by Joan Regan . The song was also subsequently covered by Bobby Vinton and Maureen Evans...
" (flip side of "Achoo-Cha-Cha") (1958) - "Melody of LoveMelody of Love"Melody of Love" is a popular song. The music was originally written by Hans Engelmann in 1903. The lyrics were added by Tom Glazer in 1954.An instrumental version recorded by Billy Vaughn was the highest-charting version on the Billboard charts in 1955...
" (flip side of "Open Up Your Heart") (1954) - "Missing" (flip side of "Tell Me Now") (1956)
- "Miss You" (flip side of "Tootle-Loo-Siana") (1952)
- "Mommy" (flip side of "Goodnight My Love") (1956)
- "More Hearts are Broken That Way" (flip side of "SugartimeSugartime"Sugartime" is a popular song, written by Charlie Phillips and Odis Echols and published in 1958. The biggest hit version was recorded by The McGuire Sisters, who topped the charts with their single in February of that year. In 1961, the song briefly returned to the US Cashbox country charts in a...
" [remake]) (1962) - "Muskrat Ramble" (released on two different singles, one with "Not As a Stranger" as the flip side, the other with one version of "Lonesome Polecat" as the flip side) (1954)
- "My Baby's Got Such Loving Ways" (flip side of "Baby Be Good to Me") (1956)
- "My Happiness" (flip side of "Vaya Con DiosVaya con Dios (song)"Vaya con Dios" is a popular song written by Larry Russell, Inez James, and Buddy Pepper, and published in 1953....
") (1966) - "The Naughty Lady of Shady LaneThe Naughty Lady of Shady Lane"The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane" is a popular song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett. The lyrics suggest that this "naughty lady" driving the whole town crazy is an attractive young woman who "throws those come-hither glances at every Tom, Dick and Joe" and "when offered some liquid...
" (flip side of "Hearts of Stone") (1954) - "Never" (flip side of "Now and Forever") (1964)
- "Nine O'Clock" (flip side of "The Last Dance") (1960)
- "No More(My Baby Don't Love Me) No More" No More" is a popular song.The music was written by Leo J. De John, the lyrics by Julie De John and Dux De John. The song was published in 1954....
" (flip side of "Sincerely") (1954) - "Not as a Stranger" (flip side of one version of "Muskrat Ramble") (1954)
- "Now and Forever" (flip side of "Never") (1964)
- "One Two Three Four" (flip side of "Picking Sweethearts") (1952)
- "Open Up Your Heart" (flip side of "Melody of Love") (1954)
- "Peace" (flip side of "Summer Dreams") (1959)
- "Picking Sweethearts" (flip side of "One Two Three Four") (1952)
- "Theme from PicnicTheme from Picnic"Theme from Picnic" is a popular song, originated in the 1955 movie Picnic. It is often referred to simply as "Picnic".The music was written by George Duning, and the lyrics were written by Steve Allen...
" (flip side of "Delilah Jones") (1956) - "Pine Tree, Pine over MePine Tree, Pine over Me"Pine Tree, Pine over Me" is a popular song written by Roy Jordan, Sid Bass, and Jimmy Brewster. It was published in 1953.The best-selling version in the United States was a recording by Johnny Desmond, Eileen Barton, and The McGuire Sisters on Coral Records . The song spent one week on the Cash...
" (flip side of "Cling to Me") (1954) - "Please Don't Do That To Me" (flip side of "Drowning In Memories") (1957)
- "Really Neat" (flip side of "Just For Old Time's Sake") (1961)
- "Red River ValleyRed River Valley (song)Red River Valley is a folk song and cowboy music standard of controversial origins that has gone by different names—e.g., "Cowboy Love Song", "Bright Sherman Valley", "Bright Laurel Valley", "In the Bright Mohawk Valley", and "Bright Little Valley"—depending on where it has been sung. ...
" (flip side of "Compromise") (1959) - "Rhythm and Blues" (flip side of "Something's Gotta GiveSomething's Gotta Give (song)"Something's Gotta Give" is a popular song with words and music by Johnny Mercer in 1954. It was published in 1955. It was written for and first performed by Fred Astaire in the 1955 musical film Daddy Long Legs....
") (1955) - "Rock Bottom" (flip side of "Beginning To Miss You") (1957)
- "Run to My Arms" (flip side of "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place") (1965)
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to TownSanta Claus Is Coming to Town"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" is a Christmas song. It was written by John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie, and was first sung on Eddie Cantor's radio show in November 1934....
" (flip side of "Honorable Congratulations") (1957) - "Shuffle Off to Buffalo"
- "Sincerely" (flip side of "No More") (1954)
- "Since You Went Away to School" (flip side of "Ding Dong") (1958)
- "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place" (flip side of "Run to My Arms") (1965)
- "Some of These DaysSome of These Days"Some of These Days" is a popular song published in 1910 associated with Sophie Tucker.-Background:Originally written and composed by Shelton Brooks for the “Last of the Red-Hot Mamas”, "Some of These Days" became a signature song for Sophie Tucker, who made the first of her several recordings of...
" (flip side of "Have a Nice Weekend") (1959) - "Something's Gotta GiveSomething's Gotta Give (song)"Something's Gotta Give" is a popular song with words and music by Johnny Mercer in 1954. It was published in 1955. It was written for and first performed by Fred Astaire in the 1955 musical film Daddy Long Legs....
" (flip side of "Rhythm And BluesRhythm and bluesRhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
") (1955) - "Space Ship" (flip side of "Tears on My PillowTears on My Pillow"Tears on My Pillow" is a doo-wop song written by Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis in 1958. The composition was first recorded by Little Anthony and the Imperials on End Records and was that group's debut recording under that name. Their original recording of the song became a Billboard Top 10 Pop...
") (1961) - "SugartimeSugartime"Sugartime" is a popular song, written by Charlie Phillips and Odis Echols and published in 1958. The biggest hit version was recorded by The McGuire Sisters, who topped the charts with their single in February of that year. In 1961, the song briefly returned to the US Cashbox country charts in a...
" (flip side of "Banana Split") (1957) - "Sugartime" (remake) (flip side of "More Hearts are Broken That Way") (1962)
- "Summer Dreams" (flip side of "Peace") (1959)
- "Summertime (Is the Time for Love)" (flip side of "Cordially Invited") (1963)
- "Sweetie Pie" (flip side of "I'll Think of You") (1958)
- "Sweet Song of India" (flip side of "Give Me Love]") (1955)
- "Teach Me TonightTeach Me Tonight"Teach Me Tonight" is a popular song. The music was written by Gene De Paul, the lyrics by Sammy Cahn. The song was published in 1953.Cahn wrote a new verse for Frank Sinatra's 1984 recording on L.A...
" - "Tears on My PillowTears on My Pillow"Tears on My Pillow" is a doo-wop song written by Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis in 1958. The composition was first recorded by Little Anthony and the Imperials on End Records and was that group's debut recording under that name. Their original recording of the song became a Billboard Top 10 Pop...
" (flip side of "Space Ship") (1961) - "Tell Me Now" (flip side of "Missing") (1956)
- "Tell Us Where the Good Times Are" (flip side of "Hey Mr. Cotton Picker") (1953)
- "That's Life" (flip side of "I Don't Want To Walk Without YouI Don't Want to Walk without You"I Don't Want to Walk Without You" is a popular song.The music was written by Jule Styne, the lyrics by Frank Loesser. The song was published in 1941 and became a number one pop hit for Harry James and his orchestra in 1942. Tommy Tucker recorded the song on December 2, 1941.There have been...
") (1964) - "Ticket to Anywhere" (flip side of "I'll Walk AloneI'll Walk Alone"I'll Walk Alone" is a 1944 popular song with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. The song, like others that came out during the World War II years such as "Till Then," reflects the enforced separation of couples caused by the war...
") (1965) - "Time" (flip side of "I Can Dream, Can't I?I Can Dream, Can't I?"I Can Dream, Can't I?" is a popular song written by Sammy Fain with lyrics by Irving Kahal. The song was published in 1938, included in a flop musical, Right This Way...
") (1961) - "To Be Loved" (flip side of "I Don't Know Why") (1960)
- "Tootle-Loo-Siana" (flip side of "Miss You") (1952)
- "Truer Than You Were" (flip side of "Grazia") (1966)
- "The Unforgiven" (flip side of "I Give Thanks") (1960)
- "Uno Due Tre" (flip side of one version of "Lonesome Polecat") (1954)
- "Vaya Con DiosVaya con Dios (song)"Vaya con Dios" is a popular song written by Larry Russell, Inez James, and Buddy Pepper, and published in 1953....
" (flip side of "My Happiness") (1966) - "VolareVolare (song)"Nel blu dipinto di blu" , popularly known as "Volare" , is Domenico Modugno's signature song....
(flip side of "Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me") (1958) - "Weary BluesWeary BluesThe Weary Blues is a 1915 tune by Artie Matthews.Despite the name, the form is a multi-strain ragtime rather than a conventional blues....
" (flip side of "In the Alps") (1956) - "Without Him" (flip side of "Kid Stuff") (1957)
- "You Never Know Till Monday" (flip side of "Are You Looking for a Sweetheart?") (1953)
- "Young and FoolishYoung and Foolish"Young and Foolish" is a popular song with music by Albert Hague and lyrics by Arnold B. Horwitt, published in 1954.The song was introduced in the musical Plain and Fancy.It has been recorded by many singers...
" (flip side of "Heart") (1955) - "You're Driving Me CrazyYou're Driving Me Crazy"You’re Driving Me Crazy" is a U.S. popular song composed by Walter Donaldson for the 1930 musical comedy Smiles. It was recorded the same year by Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians and became a hit...
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In popular culture
The McGuire Sisters, and most especially Phyllis McGuire, who lives in Las VegasLas Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
, were the subjects of the 1995 HBO movie
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Sugartime, which depicted a romantic relationship between Phyllis and mobster Sam Giancana
Sam Giancana
Salvatore Giancana , better known as Sam Giancana, was a Sicilian-American mobster and boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957-1966...
. Giancana was played by actor John Turturro
John Turturro
John Michael Turturro is an American actor, writer and director known for his roles in the films Do the Right Thing , Miller's Crossing , Barton Fink , Quiz Show , The Big Lebowski , O Brother, Where Art Thou? and the Transformers film series...
, and Phyllis was played by actress Mary Louise Parker.
External links
- McGuire Sisters' page on the National Broadcasters Hall of Fame (NBHF) site
- McGuire Sisters' page on the Primarily A Cappella site
- McGuire Sisters' page on the Vocal Group Hall of Fame site
- Cincinnati Enquirer article on the sisters' home