Mills Brothers

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

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 317 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	TE37230	10-in.	9/25/1931	Tiger rag	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	TE37231	10-in.	9/25/1931	Nobody’s sweetheart	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	E37288	10-in.	10/9/1931	Nobody’s sweetheart	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	E37289	10-in.	10/9/1931	Tiger rag	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	XE37321	12-in.	10/25/1931	Gems from George White’s Scandals	The Brunswick Orchestra [Victor Young Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio, male vocal solo, and mixed vocal ensemble	Vocal group
Brunswick	E37391	10-in.	11/19/1931	You rascal, you	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	E37392	10-in.	11/19/1931	Baby, won’t you please come home	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	E37467	10-in.	12/16/1931	Dinah	Bing Crosby ; Mills Brothers	Male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble, with orchestra	Vocal group
Gennett	17312	10-in.	11/26/1930	Tiger rag	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet	Vocal group
Decca	38606	10-in.	9/12/1934	Sweet Georgia Brown	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	38607	10-in.	9/12/1934	Old fashioned love	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	38612	10-in.	9/12/1934	Miss Otis regrets	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	38613	10-in.	9/12/1934	Sweeter than sugar	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	38615	10-in.	9/13/1934	Ida, sweet as apple cider	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	38616	10-in.	9/13/1934	My gal Sal	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	38637	10-in.	9/14/1934	Some of these days	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	38638	10-in.	9/14/1934	I've found a new baby	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	38639	10-in.	9/14/1934	Limehouse blues	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	38640	10-in.	9/14/1934	Rockin' chair	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	38641	10-in.	9/14/1934	Tiger rag	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	38642	10-in.	9/14/1934	There goes my heartache	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	61492	10-in.	12/17/1936	Pennies from heaven	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	61493	10-in.	12/17/1936	Swing for sale	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	61529	10-in.	1/14/1937	Big boy blue	Ella Fitzgerald ; Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	61574	10-in.	2/3/1937	Swing for sale	Mills Brothers		Vocal group

(Results 1-25 of 317 records)

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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.