Donald Mills
Birth and Death Data: Born Piqua (city in Ohio, United States), Died 1999 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1932 - 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 304 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | B12781 | 10-in. | 12/22/1932 | Diga diga do | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Mills Brothers | Vocal quartet, with with jazz/dance band | vocalist | |
| Brunswick | B13007 | 10-in. | 2/2/1933 | Shuffle your feet | Don Redman Orchestra ; Donald Mills ; Harry Mills | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
| Decca | 38606 | 10-in. | 9/12/1934 | Sweet Georgia Brown | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 38607 | 10-in. | 9/12/1934 | Old fashioned love | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 38612 | 10-in. | 9/12/1934 | Miss Otis regrets | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 38613 | 10-in. | 9/12/1934 | Sweeter than sugar | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 38615 | 10-in. | 9/13/1934 | Ida, sweet as apple cider | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 38616 | 10-in. | 9/13/1934 | My gal Sal | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 38637 | 10-in. | 9/14/1934 | Some of these days | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 38638 | 10-in. | 9/14/1934 | I've found a new baby | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 38639 | 10-in. | 9/14/1934 | Limehouse blues | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 38640 | 10-in. | 9/14/1934 | Rockin' chair | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 38641 | 10-in. | 9/14/1934 | Tiger rag | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 38642 | 10-in. | 9/14/1934 | There goes my heartache | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61492 | 10-in. | 12/17/1936 | Pennies from heaven | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61493 | 10-in. | 12/17/1936 | Swing for sale | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61574 | 10-in. | 2/3/1937 | Swing for sale | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61575 | 10-in. | 2/3/1937 | Pennies from heaven | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61576 | 10-in. | 2/3/1937 | Dedicated to you | Ella Fitzgerald ; Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62106 | 10-in. | 4/5/1937 | The love bug will bite you | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62115 | 10-in. | 4/7/1937 | Rockin' chair swing | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62116 | 10-in. | 4/7/1937 | Carry me back to Old Virginny | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62117 | 10-in. | 4/7/1937 | Darling Nellie Gray | Mills Brothers | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 62322 | 10-in. | 6/29/1937 | In the shade of the old apple tree | Louis Armstrong ; Mills Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 62323 | 10-in. | 6/29/1937 | The old folks at home (Swanee river) | Louis Armstrong ; Mills Brothers | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Donald," accessed January 4, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206840.
Mills, Donald. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 4, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206840.
"Mills, Donald." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 4 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
IMDb: Donald Mills
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Mills, Donald, 1915-1999 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2002071965
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q110983293
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/65832835
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/485427 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/485427
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