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The DeCastro Sisters were a female singing group: they consisted of Peggy, Cherie, and Babette DeCastro. (When Babette retired in 1958, a cousin, Olgita DeCastro Marino, replaced her.) 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In 1945, the DeCastro family moved to the United States from Cuba. The sisters became protegees of Carmen Miranda, and formed a singing trio in Miami, Florida. They had a style something like the then-popular Andrews Sisters, but with a Latin flavor. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Carmen Miranda, circa 1940 Carmen Miranda (b. ... The Miami skyline, as it is seen from the northeast on Biscayne Bay. ... The Andrews Sisters on the cover of the reissue collection The Best of the Andrew Sisters: The Millennium Collection. ...


The biggest hit of the group was "Teach Me Tonight," in 1954. Teach Me Tonight is a popular song. ... See also: 1953 in music, other events of 1954, 1955 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music Events Frank Sinatra wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in From Here To Eternity, 1953; resuscitating his singing career in the process Bing Crosby received a...


Peggy, the eldest of the group, died March 6, 2004 of lung cancer at age 82. March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The heart with relation to the lungs (from an older edition of Grays Anatomy) This x-ray of the human chest shows the lungs as dark regions The lung is an organ belonging to the respiratory system and interfacing to the circulatory system of air-breathing vertebrates. ... When normal cells are damaged or old they undergo apoptosis; cancer cells, however, avoid apoptosis. ...


Olgita died on February 14, 2000 at age 65. February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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i am sad to report the death of 2 great 50's singing sisters - www.ezboard.com (950 words)
The DeCastro's 'Teach Me Tonight' was, as you know, a very minor hit in the UK - but in spite of its poor showing in the charts, I would suggest that it was a classic recording of the time and a huge favourite of many collectors.
The UK charts would have us believe that the Parris Sisters were quite unknown here, but their recording of 'I Love How You Love Me' will be familiar to many of us, and certainly received a lot of airplay at the time of its release.
On being told that The De John Sisters big hit was "No More"xand that the two groups were being confused the licencee said that that was okay and they'd go with The De Johns instad - which is how a CD of all thier material under Sony (Christmas songs excepted again) came to be issued.
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