<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Andrews paaiva nemwedzi mitanhatu, mhuri yake yakatamira kuAuburn, ME, uye akaramba ari ikoko kusvikira amai vake vafa. Muna 1946, akabva adzokera kuDorchester, MA. Pashure pokupedza chikoro chesekondari muna 1948, Andrews akabatana neU.S. Army uye akapedza makore matatu nemwedzi mitatu muGermany uko, mukuwedzera kubasa rake rechiuto iro raisanganisira kutora chikamu muBerlin Airlift munguva ye  <response>: muBlockade, aivaraidza mauto nguva nenguva pamabasa chaiwo. Mushure mokubviswa kwake muuto, Andrews akaroora mudiwa wake wepachikoro chesekondari, akabereka vanakomana vashanu nemwanasikana mumwe, uye akaenderera mberi nebasa rake semutambi wemimhanzi yenyika nemapoka akati wandei kumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumabvazuva kweMassachusetts. Imwe yemitambo yake yokutanga yaiva muna 1954 paNicks Place paNantasket beach muHull, MA. Kubva muna 1952 kusvika muna 1954, Andrews akaridza mumachechi akati wandei neshamwari yake uye bhatani accordionist, Victor Jenkins. 