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 201-225 of 317 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	101420		1/22/1957	The knocked out nightingale	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101421		1/22/1957	In de banana tree	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101566		2/5/1957	Only a rose	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101567		2/5/1957	Moonlight and roses	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101568		2/5/1957	Roses of Picardy	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101569		2/5/1957	Mexicali rose	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101570		2/5/1957	The barber shop quartet	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101571		2/5/1957	Old songs brings memories	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101609		2/8/1957	Love send a little gift of roses	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101610		2/8/1957	Rose room	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101611		2/8/1957	My wild Irish rose	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101612		2/8/1957	Mighty lak' a rose	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101613		2/8/1957	Honeysuckle rose	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101614		2/8/1957	Rose of the Rio Grande	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101615		2/8/1957	Room full of roses	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101616		2/8/1957	One dozen roses	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101869		3/5/1957	Queen of the senior prom	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	101870		3/5/1957	My troubled mind	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	DLA 88	10-in.	2/20/1935	Sweet Lucy Brown	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	DLA 89	10-in.	2/20/1935	Don't be afraid to tell your mother	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	DLA 90	10-in.	2/20/1935	Since we fell out of love	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	DLA 91	10-in.	2/20/1935	Moanin' for you	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	DLA 92	10-in.	2/20/1935	What's the reason (I'm not pleasing you?)	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	L 4310		9/25/1946	What you don't know won't hurt you	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	L 4311		9/25/1946	You broke the only heart that ever loved you	Mills Brothers	Vocal group

(Results 201-225 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.