Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers, sometimes billed The Four Mills Brothers and originally known as Four Boys and a Guitar, were an American vocal 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 black 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: Died Ceased 1982
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group
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Recordings (Results 126-150 of 329 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 73919 | 5/22/1947 | What you don't know won't hurt you | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 73924 | 5/27/1947 | Oh! My achin' heart | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 73928 | 5/29/1947 | Gather your dreams | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 73929 | 5/29/1947 | After you | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 73930 | 5/29/1947 | Paper doll | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 74600 | 9/22/1948 | Gloria | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 74601 | 9/22/1948 | I want to be the only one | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 74915 | 5/13/1949 | Single saddle | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 74973 | 6/10/1949 | If I had my way | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 74974 | 6/10/1949 | Till we meet again | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 74975 | 6/10/1949 | Someday (You'll want me to want you) | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 74976 | 6/10/1949 | Out of love | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 74984 | 6/13/1949 | Sweet Genevieve | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 74985 | 6/13/1949 | Honey, dat I love so well | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 74986 | 6/13/1949 | On a Chinese honeymoon | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 74989 | 6/14/1949 | Lora Belle Lee | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 75095 | 7/28/1949 | I want you to want me | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 75100 | 7/28/1949 | Who'll be the next one (to cry over you) | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 75176 | 8/24/1949 | Love's old sweet song | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 75177 | 8/24/1949 | Long, long ago | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 75178 | 8/25/1949 | On the banks of the Wabash | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 75179 | 8/25/1949 | Moonlight bay | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 75180 | 8/25/1949 | I want you to want me (to want you) | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 75239 | 9/8/1949 | On this Christmas Eve | Mills Brothers | Vocal group | |||
| Decca | 75240 | 9/8/1949 | My Christmas song for you | Mills Brothers | Vocal group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills Brothers," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495.
Mills Brothers. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495.
"Mills Brothers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: The Mills Brothers
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Mills Brothers - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82024091
Wikidata: The Mills Brothers - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1206839
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/121010147
MusicBrainz: The Mills Brothers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fb1080d4-aaf7-430e-b588-6a6ce79e2eb3
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/565413 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/565413
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