Legendary sitcom characters Laverne and Shirley fixed bottle caps on one of the city's assembly lines.

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LaVerne Andrews died of cancer in 1967 and Maxene Andrews died in 1995 after suffering a heart attack.

BBC: Last Andrews sister, Patty, dies in LA aged 94

Sister LaVerne, who was seven years older, died of cancer in 1967, while Maxene, two years older than Patty, died of a heart attack in 1995.

CNN: Last Andrews Sister, Patty, dies at 94

To win the accolade, though, he will have to vanquish Radio 1Xtra's Charlie Sloth, Classic FM's John Suchet, Radio 2 veteran Ken Bruce and 6 Music's Lauren Laverne.

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"They had begun to sing together at home, with LaVerne teaching her younger siblings the 'hot' songs of the day, like the Boswell Sisters rendition of 'Dinah' and 'When I Take My Sugar to Tea, ' " the biography said.

CNN: Last Andrews Sister, Patty, dies at 94

LaVerne had a very low voice.

BBC: Last Andrews sister, Patty, dies in LA aged 94

The sisters performed with "Patty always singing the lead, Maxene the high harmony and LaVerne the low harmony, inventing a unique blend that came from their hearts, since none of the girls could read music, " according to the official biography released by Eichler.

CNN: Last Andrews Sister, Patty, dies at 94