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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 51-75 of 317 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 64959 10-in. 1/26/1939 Sweet Sue, just you Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 64960 10-in. 1/26/1939 Goodbye blues Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67339 10-in. 3/18/1940 Sleepy time gal Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67340 10-in. 3/18/1940 Moonlight Bay Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67341 10-in. 3/18/1940 My gal Sal Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67350 10-in. 3/19/1940 Break the news to Mother Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67355 10-in. 3/19/1940 Darling Nellie Gray Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67356 10-in. 3/19/1940 Old Black Joe Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67357 10-in. 3/19/1940 Swanee river Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67366 10-in. 3/21/1940 Can't yo' heah me callin' Caroline Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67367 10-in. 3/21/1940 On the banks of the wabash Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67380 10-in. 3/22/1940 Just a dream of you dear Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67381 10-in. 3/22/1940 Love's old sweet song Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67382 10-in. 3/22/1940 When you were sweet sixteen Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67519 10-in. 4/10/1940 W.P.A. Louis Armstrong ; Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67520 10-in. 4/10/1940 Boog it Louis Armstrong ; Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67529 10-in. 4/11/1940 Once upon a dream Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67530 10-in. 4/11/1940 Cherry Louis Armstrong ; Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 67531 10-in. 4/11/1940 Marie Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 68284 10-in. 10/23/1940 By the watermelon vine, Lindy Lou Benny Carter Orchestra Vocal group  
Decca 68288 10-in. 10/24/1940 When you said goodbye Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 68289 10-in. 10/24/1940 A bird in the hand Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 68406 10-in. 11/27/1940 How did she look Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 68407 10-in. 11/27/1940 Did anyone call ? Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 68972 10-in. 4/10/1941 Down, down, down Mills Brothers Vocal group  
(Results 51-75 of 317 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills Brothers," accessed May 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495.

Mills Brothers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495.

"Mills Brothers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 May 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495

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