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Group Members:
Martha Boswell (1905-1958), Connie Boswell (December 3, 1907-October 11, 1976), and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell (May 20, 1911 - 1988)
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The Boswell Sisters were a singing group that attained national prominence in the USA in the 1930s.
Sisters Martha Boswell (1905-1958), Connie Boswell (December 3, 1907-October 11, 1976), and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell (May 20, 1911 - 1988) were born in a middle-class family on Camp Street in uptown New Orleans, Louisiana.
They came to be well known locally while still in their early teens, making appearances in New Orleans theaters and radio. They made their first recordings for Victor Records in 1925. They did not attain national attention, however, until they moved to New York City in 1930 and started making national radio broadcasts. After a few recordings with Okeh Records, they made numerous recordings for Brunswick Records throughout the 1930s.
Connie Boswell continued to have a solo career as a singer after the sister act broke up.
The Andrews Sisters started out as Boswell Sisters imitators. Current groups "The Pfister Sisters" and "Boswellmania" continue to imitate the sister's recordings.
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Discography:
Swing Out with the Boswell Sisters
2004 Shout Sisters Shout! 1925-1934
2003 Shout, Sister, Shout!
2001 Boswell Sisters Collection, Vol. 5, 1933-1936
2001 Cocktail Hour
2001 The Never-Issued Tunes & Takes: 1930-1935
2001 Boswell Sisters Collection, Vol. 4: 1932-1934
2000 Brunswick, Vol. 1
2000 Boswell Sisters Collection, Vol. 3
2000 Brunswick, Vol. 2
2000 Music Goes 'Round and 'Round
2000 Boswell Sisters Collection, Vol. 2
2000 Boswell Sisters Collection, Vol. 1 [Storyville]
1991 Everybody Loves My Baby
1984 The Boswell Sisters, Vol. 2, 1930-1935: It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
1935 Sand in My Shoes
1932 The Boswell Sisters 1932-1934
1931 The Boswell Sisters
1931 That's How Rhythm Was Born
1931 The Early Sides: 1931-1935
1931 It's You
1931 The Boswell Sisters Collection, Vol. 1: 1931-1932 [Collectors']
1931 The Three Syncopatin' Boswell Sisters from the Sunny South
1931 Okay, America!: Alternate Takes and Rarities
1931 It's the Girls [ASV/Living Era]
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