Mills Brothers

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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 329 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	TE37230	10-in.	9/25/1931	Tiger rag	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	TE37231	10-in.	9/25/1931	Nobody’s sweetheart	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	E37288	10-in.	10/9/1931	Nobody’s sweetheart	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	E37289	10-in.	10/9/1931	Tiger rag	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	XE37321	12-in.	10/25/1931	Gems from George White’s Scandals	The Brunswick Orchestra [Victor Young Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal trio, male vocal solo, and mixed vocal ensemble	Vocal group
Brunswick	E37391	10-in.	11/19/1931	You rascal, you	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	E37392	10-in.	11/19/1931	Baby, won’t you please come home	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	E37467	10-in.	12/16/1931	Dinah	Bing Crosby ; Mills Brothers	Male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble, with orchestra	Vocal group
Brunswick	B11376	10-in.	2/29/1932	Shine	Bing Crosby ; Mills Brothers	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Brunswick	B11377	10-in.	2/29/1932	I heard	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	B11378	10-in.	2/29/1932	How am I doin', hey, hey	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	B11421	10-in.	3/8/1932	Rockin' chair	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	B11491	10-in.	3/15/1932	Good-bye blues	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	B11711	10-in.	4/14/1932	St. Louis blues	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	B12781	10-in.	12/22/1932	Diga diga do	Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Mills Brothers	Vocal quartet, with with jazz/dance band	Vocal group
Brunswick	B12782	10-in.	12/22/1932	I can't give you anything but love	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet, with guitar	Vocal group
Brunswick	B12811	10-in.	12/29/1932	Doin' the new low down	Cab Calloway ; Don Redman Orchestra ; Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet and male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	Vocal group
Brunswick	B12992	10-in.	1/26/1933	My honey's lovin' arms	Bing Crosby	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with instrumental ensemble	Vocal group
Brunswick	B13014	10-in.	2/2/1933	That's Georgia	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet	Vocal group
Gennett	17312	10-in.	11/26/1930	Tiger rag	Mills Brothers	Male vocal quartet	Vocal group
Decca	38606	10-in.	9/12/1934	Sweet Georgia Brown	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	38607	10-in.	9/12/1934	Old fashioned love	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	38612	10-in.	9/12/1934	Miss Otis regrets	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	38613	10-in.	9/12/1934	Sweeter than sugar	Mills Brothers		Vocal group
Decca	38615	10-in.	9/13/1934	Ida, sweet as apple cider	Mills Brothers		Vocal group

(Results 1-25 of 329 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills Brothers," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495.

Mills Brothers. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495.

"Mills Brothers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.