Editing The Andrews Sisters (section)

=== As musical innovators ===
They found instant appeal with teenagers and young adults who were engrossed in the [[Swing music|swing]] and [[jazz]] idioms, especially when they performed with nearly all of the major [[big band]]s, including those led by [[Glenn Miller]], [[Benny Goodman]], [[Buddy Rich]], [[Tommy Dorsey]], [[Jimmy Dorsey]], [[Gene Krupa]], [[Joe Venuti]], [[Freddie Slack]], [[Eddie Heywood]], [[Bob Crosby]] (Bing's brother), [[Desi Arnaz]], [[Guy Lombardo]], [[Les Brown (bandleader)|Les Brown]], [[Bunny Berigan]], [[Xavier Cugat]], [[Paul Whiteman]], [[Ted Lewis (musician)|Ted Lewis]], [[Nelson Riddle]], and [[Gordon Jenkins]].{{citation needed|date = February 2013}}