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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: 1931 - 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 251-275 of 316 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 5437 3/18/1950 Open the gates of dreamland Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 5438 3/18/1950 I've shed a hundred tears Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 5439 3/20/1950 I cried like a baby Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 5440 3/20/1950 A star for everyone to love Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 5446 3/21/1950 The tunnel of love Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 5984 1/5/1951 You know you belong to somebody else Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 5985 1/5/1951 Please don't talk about me when I'm gone Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 6017 1/22/1951 Happy go lucky me Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 6018 1/22/1951 Lord's ups and downs Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 6019 1/22/1951 Pretty as a picture Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 6020 1/24/1951 Will there be any stars? Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 6021 1/24/1951 Now the day is over Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 6175 3/23/1951 Mister and Mississippi Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 6176 3/23/1951 Wonderful.wasn't it? Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 6178 3/23/1951 I've got to fall in love again Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 6250 4/25/1951 Love me Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 6251 4/25/1951 Who knows love Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 6252 4/25/1951 For want of a nail Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 6253 4/25/1951 A cottage with a prayer Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 6310 6/12/1951 When you come back to me Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 6627 2/4/1952 You're not worth my tears Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 6628 2/4/1952 (Why have a falling out) Just when we're falling in love-1 Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 6629 2/4/1952 Blue and sentimental-1 Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 7026 1/27/1953 Someone to care for Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca L 7027 1/27/1953 Twice as much Mills Brothers Vocal group  
(Results 251-275 of 316 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills Brothers," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495.

Mills Brothers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495.

"Mills Brothers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.

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

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