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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 (Results 151-175 of 316 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 76937 10/3/1950 Wonderful words of love Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 76938 10/3/1950 I need Thee every hour Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 80198 11/22/1950 Around the world Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 80248 12/5/1950 You don't have to drop a heart Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 80249 12/5/1950 Around the world Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 80261 12/8/1950 Small town girl Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 81400 8/15/1951 I ran all the way home Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 81401 8/15/1951 I got her off my hands Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 81428 8/17/1951 A carnival in Venice Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 81860 11/12/1951 High and dry Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 81861 11/12/1951 This one today, that one tomorrow Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 81864 11/14/1951 Love lies Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 81865 11/14/1951 Be my life's companion Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 83054 7/7/1952 After all Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 83055 7/7/1952 The glow-worm Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 83072 7/9/1952 The window washerwoman Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 83077 7/10/1952 Basin Street blues Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 83078 7/10/1952 I wish I could afford to live the life I'm livin' Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 83489 10/3/1952 A shoulder to weep on Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 83490 10/3/1952 Someone loved someone Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 86803 9/17/1954 The urge Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 86804 9/17/1954 Opus one Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 86815 9/21/1954 Mi muchacha Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 86816 9/21/1954 Yes you are Mills Brothers Vocal group  
Decca 86817 9/21/1954 Paper Valentine Mills Brothers Vocal group  
(Results 151-175 of 316 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills Brothers," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495.

Mills Brothers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495.

"Mills Brothers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

Wikipedia: The Mills Brothers

Discogs: Mills Brothers

Allmusic: Mills Brothers

IMDb: Mills Brothers

Britannica: Mills Brothers

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Mills Brothers - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82024091

Wikidata: The Mills Brothers - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1206839

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/121010147

MusicBrainz: The Mills Brothers - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fb1080d4-aaf7-430e-b588-6a6ce79e2eb3

ISNI: 0000 0001 1954 4815 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000119544815

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/565413

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