- McGuire Sisters Trivia: The group was composed of three sisters: Christine McGuire (born July 30, 1926); Dorothy McGuire (February 13, 1928 – September 7, 2012); and Phyllis McGuire (born February 14, 1931).
- McGuire Sisters Trivia: Their mother, Lillie, was a minister of the Miamisburg First Church of God in Miamisburg, Ohio, and as children they sang in church at weddings, funerals and revivals.
- McGuire Sisters Trivia: In 1952 they appeared on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts, and Godfrey hired them for his other shows, (known as "Godfrey's Merry McGuires") where they remained for seven years.
- McGuire Sisters Trivia: They often were compared to the Andrews Sisters.
- McGuire Sisters Trivia: They performed for five Presidents of the United States (Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush) and for Queen Elizabeth II.
- McGuire Sisters Trivia: Their recordings of "Sincerely," "Picnic," and "Sugartime" each sold more than one million copies.
- McGuire Sisters Trivia: They retired from public appearances in 1968, giving their last performance that year on The Ed Sullivan Show.
- McGuire Sisters Trivia: Their retirement (forced?) may have come as a result of Phyllis McGuire’s long-standing personal relationship with mobster Sam Giancana (although for years she claimed that their friendship was strictly platonic).
- McGuire Sisters Trivia: During one of his 1960s court appearances for which Phyllis was subpoenaed, Giancana told reporters outside the courthouse that "Phyllis knows everything" about the rumored unethical behaviors of John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert.
- McGuire Sisters Trivia: About her relationship with Sam Giancana, Phyllis finally told Barbara Walters in a 1980s ABC-TV "20/20" interview that, "When I met him,...
- ... I did not know who he was, and he was not married, and I was an unmarried woman. And according to the way I was brought up there was nothing wrong with that. ...
- ... And I didn't find out until sometime later really who he was, and I was already in love."
- McGuire Sisters Trivia: In 2004, when they reunited to perform in a PBS special Magic Moments: Best of '50s Pop, it was noted that their command of their vocal cords and harmonious blend had not diminished.
- McGuire Sisters Trivia: After their careers wound down, they opened a restaurant in Bradenton, Florida, calling it McGuire's Pub.
- McGuire Sisters Trivia: They were inducted into the National Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 1994, and in 2001 they were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. ...
- ... They also have been inducted into the Coca-Cola Hall of Fame and the Headliners' Hall of Fame. They were inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame in 2009.
- McGuire Sisters Trivia: Christine has two children, Herold and Asa; Dorothy had two, Rex and David. Phyllis has no children.
- McGuire Sisters Trivia: On September 7, 2012, Dorothy McGuire died at her son's home in Paradise Valley, Arizona, after suffering from Parkinson's disease and age-related dementia; she was 84.
