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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 (Results 151-175 of 317 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 76936 | 10/2/1950 | I don't mind being all alone (when I'm all alone with you) | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 76937 | 10/3/1950 | Wonderful words of love | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 76938 | 10/3/1950 | I need Thee every hour | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 80198 | 11/22/1950 | Around the world | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 80248 | 12/5/1950 | You don't have to drop a heart | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 80249 | 12/5/1950 | Around the world | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 80261 | 12/8/1950 | Small town girl | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 81400 | 8/15/1951 | I ran all the way home | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 81401 | 8/15/1951 | I got her off my hands | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 81428 | 8/17/1951 | A carnival in Venice | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 81860 | 11/12/1951 | High and dry | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 81861 | 11/12/1951 | This one today, that one tomorrow | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 81864 | 11/14/1951 | Love lies | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 81865 | 11/14/1951 | Be my life's companion | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 83054 | 7/7/1952 | After all | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 83055 | 7/7/1952 | The glow-worm | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 83072 | 7/9/1952 | The window washerwoman | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 83077 | 7/10/1952 | Basin Street blues | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 83078 | 7/10/1952 | I wish I could afford to live the life I'm livin' | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 83489 | 10/3/1952 | A shoulder to weep on | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 83490 | 10/3/1952 | Someone loved someone | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86803 | 9/17/1954 | The urge | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86804 | 9/17/1954 | Opus one | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86815 | 9/21/1954 | Mi muchacha | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
Decca | 86816 | 9/21/1954 | Yes you are | Mills Brothers | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills Brothers," accessed September 7, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495.
Mills Brothers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 7, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495.
"Mills Brothers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 September 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: The Mills Brothers
Discogs: Mills Brothers
Allmusic: Mills Brothers
IMDb: Mills Brothers
Britannica: Mills Brothers
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Mills Brothers - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82024091
Wikidata: The Mills Brothers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1206839
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/121010147
MusicBrainz: The Mills Brothers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fb1080d4-aaf7-430e-b588-6a6ce79e2eb3
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