The Beverley Sisters

The Beverley Sisters
Genres	Traditional popular music
Years active	1944–2000s
Labels	Columbia, Philips, Decca
Past members	Joy Beverley Teddie Beverley Babs Beverley

The Beverley Sisters were a British female vocal and light entertainment trio, most popular during the 1950s and 1960s.

Eldest sister Joy (born Joycelyn Victoria Chinery, 5 May 1924 – 31 August 2015), and the twins, Teddie (born Hazel P. Chinery, 5 May 1927) and Babs (born Babette P. Chinery, 5 May 1927), comprised the trio. Their style was loosely modelled on that of their American counterparts, the Andrews Sisters. Their notable successes have included the seasonal tunes" Sisters", "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" Little Donkey and Little Drummer Boy".

The sisters were born in Bethnal Green, London, the daughters of George Arthur Chinery and Victoria Alice Miles (married 1916), who were known as the music hall act Coram and Mills, and are related to the Lupino acting and performing family.

The eldest, Joy, was born on 5 May 1924. The younger twins, Babs and Teddie, were born three years later, on their elder sister's birthday, 5 May. They were evacuated to Northampton during the Second World War, and, after starting work as typists, auditioned successfully to take part in an advertising campaign for the malt drink Ovaltine. Photographer Jock Ware encouraged them to audition for BBC Radio. They did so in November 1944, changing their name to the Beverley Sisters on the advice of BBC producer Cecil Madden, who became their manager. They met Glenn Miller who – shortly before his disappearance – offered them the opportunity to record with members of his orchestra. They first appeared in programmes for the Allied Expeditionary Forces, recorded in Bedford.

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