Mills Brothers

Mills Brothers

The Mills Brothers, sometimes billed the Four Mills Brothers, and originally known as the Four Kings of Harmony, were an American jazz and traditional pop vocal quartet who made more than 2,000 recordings that sold more than 50 million copies and garnered at least three dozen gold records. The Mills Brothers were the first African-American artists to have their own show on national network radio (on CBS in 1930); they made appearances in film; and were the first to have a No. 1 hit on the Billboard singles chart, with "Paper Doll" in 1943. They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1928, Died Ceased 1982

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 301-317 of 317 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	L 10120		5/7/1957	Oh, how I miss you tonight	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	NA 3052		5/11/1953	Pretty butterfly	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	NA 3053		5/11/1953	Who put the devil in Evelyn's eyes	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	NA 3054		5/11/1953	Beware	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	NA 3055		5/11/1953	Don't let me dream	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	TB 1298	10-in.	6/13/1934	Lazytones	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	TB 1299	10-in.	6/13/1934	Nagasaki	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	TB 2250	10-in.	6/23/1936	Rhythm saved the world	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	TB 2251	10-in.	6/23/1936	Shoe shine boy	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	TB 2442	10-in.	9/10/1936	London rhythm	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	TB 2443	10-in.	9/10/1936	Solitude	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	TB 2444	10-in.	9/10/1936	Swing is the thing	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	TB 2445	10-in.	9/10/1936	'Long about midnight	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	DR 3332	10-in.	2/17/1939	Put on your old grey bonnet	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	DR 3334	10-in.	2/18/1939	It don't mean a thing	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	DR 3739	10-in.	7/5/1939	Shine	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	DR 3747	10-in.	7/7/1939	Georgia on my mind	Mills Brothers	Vocal group

(Results 301-317 of 317 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills Brothers," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495.

Mills Brothers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495.

"Mills Brothers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.