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This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of the article are generally not sufficient for a Wikipedia article. Please include more appropriate citations from reliable sources, or discuss the issue on the talk page. This article has been tagged since November 2007. The Mills Brothers Origin Piqua, Ohio, United States Genre(s) Jazz, Traditional Pop Years active 1928-1982 Label(s) Brunswick, Decca, Dot Website The Mills Brothers official site Former members John Mills Jr Herbert Mills, Harry Mills, and Donald Mills; John Mills Sr replacing John Mills Jr. The Mills Brothers were a major African-American jazz and pop vocal quartet of the 20th century producing more than 2,000 recordings that sold more than 50 million copies and garnered at least three dozen gold records. The Mills Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Piqua is a town in Miami County, Ohio, United States. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ohio. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Traditional pop or Classic pop music denotes, in general, Western (and particularly American) popular music that either wholly predates the eruption of rock and roll in the mid-1950s, or to any popular music which exists concurrently to rock and roll but originated in a time before the appearance of... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... The Brunswick Records logo Brunswick Records is a United States based record label. ... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ... Dot Records was an American record label which was active between 1950 and 1977. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Quartet (disambiguation). ... The Vocal Group Hall of Fame was organized to honor what they term the Greatest Vocal Groups in the World. The Hall of Fame is headquartered in Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Contents 1 The early years 2 The Rise To Stardom 3 The War Years 4 The Post War Years 5 The Later Years 6 Influence 7 In popular culture 8 Incomplete Singles Discography 9 Incomplete LP Discography 10 Film Appearances 11 Gallery 12 References 13 External links [edit] The early years The group was originally composed of four brothers all born in Piqua, Ohio, just 25 miles (40 km) north of Dayton: John Jr. (February, 1911 - January 23, 1936) basso and guitarist, Herbert (April 2, 1912 - April 12, 1989) tenor, Harry (August 19, 1913 - June 28, 1982) baritone, and Donald (April 29, 1915 - November 13, 1999) lead tenor. Piqua is a town in Miami County, Ohio, United States. ... : Gem City : Birthplace of Aviation United States Ohio Montgomery 56. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Their parents were John H. (February 11, 1889 – December 8, 1967) and Eathel Mills. John Sr. owned a barber shop and founded a barbershop quartet, called the '"Four Kings of Harmony"'. is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... The Dapper Dans, a barbershop quartet at Disney World Barbershop harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1940s-present), is a style of a cappella, or unaccompanied vocal music characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture. ... As the boys grew older, they began singing in the choir of the Cyrene African Methodist Episcopal Church and in the Park Avenue Baptist Church in Piqua. After their lessons at the Spring Street Grammar School, they would gather in front of their father's barbershop on Public Square or at the corner of Greene and Main to sing and play the kazoo to passerbys. For the visual effects technology, see ZOO Digital Group. ... They entered an amateur contest at Piqua's Mays Opera House. That fateful day, while on stage, Harry discovered he had lost his kazoo. He cupped his hands to his mouth and imitated a trumpet. The success of his imitation led to all the brothers taking on instruments to imitate and created their early signature sound. John Jr. accompanied the four-part harmony first with a ukulele and then a guitar. They practiced imitating orchestras they heard on the radio. John, as the bass, would imitate the tuba. Harry, a baritone, imitated the trumpet. Herbert became the second trumpet and Donald the trombone. They entertained on the Midwest theater circuit, at house parties, tent shows, music halls and supper clubs throughout the area and became well known for their close harmonies, mastery of scat singing, and their amazing ability to imitate musical instruments with their voices. Trumpeter redirects here. ... The ukulele (Hawaiian: , pronounced ; Anglicised pronunciation usually IPA: ), sometimes spelled ukelele (particularly in the UK) or uke, is a chordophone classified as a plucked lute; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four strings or four courses of strings. ... [edit] The Rise To Stardom Then in 1928, after playing May's Opera House in Piqua between Rin Tin Tin features, they accompanied the Harold Greenameyer Band to Cincinnati for an audition with radio station WLW. The Band was not hired, but the Mills brothers were. With the help of Seger Ellis, WLW Cincinnati DJ and a music legend of the '20s, they quickly became local radio stars and got their major break when Duke Ellington and his Orchestra played a date in Cincinnati. When the youngsters sang for Duke, he was so impressed he called Tommy Rockwell at Okeh Records, who signed them and brought the group to New York. 1928 movie ad Rin Tin Tin (often billed as Rin-Tin-Tin in the 1920s and 1930s) was the name given to several German Shepherd dogs in film and television. ... For the California airport with this IATA airport code, see Willows-Glenn County Airport. ... Seger Ellis (b. ... This article is about the American Jazz composer and performer. ... Okeh Records began as an independent record label based in the United States of America in 1918; from the late 1920s on was a subsidiary of Columbia Records. ... In September 1930, Ralph Wonders urged broadcasting executive William S. Paley, at CBS Radio in New York, to turn on his office speaker and listen to an audition of four young men. For the audition they were '"The Mills Brothers,"' but they had been known by many other names. They were billed as 'The Steamboat Four' when they sang for Sohio. They had been called the 'Four Boys and a Guitar' on their Sunday shows. When Paley heard their performance, he immediately went downstairs and put them on CBS radio. The next day, the Mills Brothers signed a three-year contract and became the first African-Americans to have a network show on radio. William S. Paley (1901-1990) This article is about the broadcast executive. ... CBS Radio Inc. ... Standard Oil of Ohio or Sohio was an American oil company that was acquired by British Petroleum, now part of BP. It was one of the successor companies to Standard Oil after the antitrust breakup in 1911. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Predominantly Christianity and Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... Their very first record recorded for Brunswick, a cover of the Original Dixieland Jass Band standard "Tiger Rag" became a nationwide seller. Other hits quickly followed -- "Goodbye Blues", their theme song, "You're Nobody's Sweetheart Now", "Ole Rockin' Chair", "Lazy River", "How'm I Doin'", and others -- cementing them in the minds of the nation and making them national stars. They remained on Brunswick until late 1934, when they signed with Decca, where they stayed well into the 1950's. The Brunswick Records logo Brunswick Records is a United States based record label. ... Original Dixieland Jass Band (after mid-1917 spelling changed to Jazz) was a New Orleans band which, in 1917, was the first ever to make a jazz recording. ... Jazz standard refers to a tune that is widely known, performed, and recorded among jazz musicians. ... This article is about the tune. ... (Up a) Lazy River is a popular song by Hoagy Carmichael and Sidney Arodin , published in 1930. ... On all of their Brunswick records, as well as the early Decca's, the label always stated: "No musical instruments or mechanical devices used in this recording other than one guitar" They were a sensation on CBS in 1930-1931, particularly when they co-starred on the widely popular The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour hosted by Rudy Vallee. They had their own popular radio series in 1932-1933, one of the earliest built around a black act, billed as the "Four Boys and a Guitar". Before their show announcers commonly explained to listeners that the only instrument was a guitar, as the vocal effects made many listeners think they were hearing a muted trumpet, saxophone, and string bass. NBC executive Bertha Brainard The Fleischmanns Yeast Hour (aka The Rudy Vallée Show, aka The Fleischmann Yeast Hour, aka The Fleischmann Hour) was a pioneering musical variety radio program broadcast on NBC from 1929 to 1936, when it became The Royal Gelatin Hour, continuing until 1939. ... Rudy Vallee (July 28, 1901 - July 3, 1986) was a popular United States singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... The Mills Brothers were sponsored by some of the largest advertisers in early radio; Standard Oil, Procter & Gamble, Crisco, and Crosley Radio. They began appearing in films. Their first, The Big Broadcast (Paramount Pictures, 1932) was an all-star radio revue that included Bing Crosby, Cab Calloway, and the Boswell Sisters. In 1934, the Brothers starred with Crosby for Woodbury Soap, and recorded their classics "Lazy Bones", "Sweet Sue", "Lulu's Back in Town", "Bye-Bye Blackbird", "Sleepy Head", and "Shoe Shine Boy". Their film appearances included Twenty Million Sweethearts (Warner Brothers, 1934) and Broadway Gondolier, (Warner Brothers, 1935). Standard Oil was a predominant integrated oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ... Cover of original Crisco cookbook, 1912 Crisco, a popular brand of shortening, was first produced in 1911 by Procter & Gamble and was the first shortening to be made entirely of vegetable oil. ... The Big Broadcast is a 1932 film directed by Frank Tuttle, and is the first in the series of Big Broadcast movies. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Cab Calloway, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907–November 18, 1994) was a famous American jazz singer and bandleader. ... The Boswell Sisters on the cover of the reissue album collection Thats How Rhythm Was Born The Boswell Sisters were a close harmony singing group that attained national prominence in the USA in the 1930s. ... Woodbury Soap Company, The skin you love to touch (J Walter Thompson Co, 1911)[1] Woodbury Soap Company has existed as a brand for over one hundred years. ... Warner Bros. ... By now the brothers were highly successful and recognized all over the world. In 1934, The Mills Brothers became the first African-Americans to give a command performance before British royalty. They performed at the Regal Theatre for a special audience: King George V, Queen Mary, and their mother. While performing in England, John Jr. became ill. It took him months to recover from battling pneumonia. Before he was completely well, the brothers returned to England. John Jr. once again became sick and died in the beginning of 1936. Regal Theatre The Regal Theatre is a theatre located in the suburb of Subiaco in Perth, Western Australia. ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, which he created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was the Queen Consort of George V. Queen Mary was also the Empress of India. ... This was a difficult time for the remaining brothers. They considered breaking up, when their mother told them John Jr. would want them to continue. They followed her suggestion and their father, John Sr., as the baritone and tuba, replaced the deceased Brother, John Jr. At this time, Norman Brown joined the Brothers as their guitar player. Norman Oliver Brown (1913 – 2002) was an American scholar, born in El Oro, Mexico. ... [edit] The War Years Soon they were back in Europe. Through 1939 they enjoyed remarkable success in Europe. Herbert recalls, "We left England for the last time just three days before war was declared on Germany and the only boat we could get was to Australia. We were overseas from then on except for two months in 1940 and then we went back to South America. We didn't get back until 1941. In the meantime the Ink Spots were coming up, and people had sort of forgotten us." The Ink Spots were an American vocal group that helped define the musical genre that eventually became known as doo-wop. ... In the period between John Jr.'s death and their return to the States, they re-recorded "Lazy River." It was followed by "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You," "Swing Is the Thing," "Long About Midnight," "Organ Grinders Swing," and "The Song is Ended." They honored Duke Ellington with a swing version of the "Caravan," and then produced a series of classic recordings; "South of the Border," which they performed in a tour of South America, along with "Ain't Misbehavin," "It Don’t Mean a Thing," "Jeepers Creepers," "Three Little Fishes," and "Basin Street Blues." Someday (Youll Want Me to Want You) is a popular song. ... This article is about the American Jazz composer and performer. ... During this era, there was also a brief time when the group performed with a non‑family singer. Gene Smith served as a stand-in for one year when Harry was drafted into the Army. Although Smith's solo singing did not particularly resemble the group's usual sound, he was able to harmonize well in Harry's stead until the fourth brother's return. Smith is very noticeable in a number of the Mills Brothers' film appearances. [edit] The Post War Years Returning to the states, the Brothers were anxious for a hit. They recorded "I'll be Around". Donald Mills chose "Paper Doll" as the B-side of the record. "I'll Be Around" became a popular hit, then a disk jockey turned the record over. "Paper Doll", recorded in just fifteen minutes, sold six million copies and became the group's biggest hit. Paper dolls are cut-out figures with separate clothes usually held on with folding tabs. ... The rise of rock and roll in the early fifties did little to decrease the Mills Brothers popularity. "Glow Worm" jumped to number one on the pop charts in 1952. "Opus One", an updated version to the Tommy Dorsey hit, was soon on the charts as well, followed by "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You", "Yellow Bird", "Standing on the Corner", and "If I had My Way". Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Genera Curtos Cyphonocerus Drilaster Ellychnia Hotaria Lampyris Lucidina Luciola - (Japanese fireflies) Photinus - (common eastern firefly) Photuris Pristolycus Pyractomena Pyrocoelia Stenocladius Fireflies (family Lampyridae), also known as lightning bugs, are nocturnal, luminous beetles. ... Tommy Dorsey, in a publicity shot for The Big Apple Tommy Dorsey (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist and bandleader in the Big Band era. ... Youre Nobody Till Somebody Loves You is a popular song. ... Standing on the Corner is a popular song. ... In 1957, John Sr. reluctantly stopped touring with the group. He was seventy-five, but his retirement did not stop the Brothers. As a trio, the Mills Brothers recorded for Dot Records and were frequent guests on The Jack Benny Show, The Perry Como Show, The Tonight Show and The Hollywood Palace. They played theatres and clubs, touring up to forty weeks a year. Dot Records was an American record label which was active between 1950 and 1977. ... Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky, February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was a comedian, vaudeville performer, film actor, and one of the most prominent early stars of American radio and television. ... Perry Como (born Pierino Ronald Como, May 18, 1912 - May 12, 2001) was an United States crooner during the last half of the 20th century. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Hollywood Palace was an hour-long television variety show produced by Nick Vanoff. ... A move from Decca to Dot Records brought a moderate 1958 hit, a cover of the Silhouettes' "Get a Job" that made explicit the considerable influence on doo-wop that the early Mills Brothers records had exerted. The Silhouettes The Silhouettes were an American doo wop/R&B group, best known for their single Get A Job, which was a #1 hit on the Billboard magazine R&B singles chart and pop singles chart in 1958. ... Get A Job is episode # 2. ... Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music popular in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s in America. ... "Cab Driver", recorded in 1968, was their last great hit. It was written by songwriter C. Carson Parks. [edit] The Later Years Their fiftieth anniversary in show business was celebrated in 1976 with a tribute at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Bing Crosby hosted this nostalgic tribute. Few in the audience realized that Harry was now almost blind because of diabetes. The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center (which is one of the three largest performing arts centers in the nation). ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... As a trio, Herbert, Harry and Donald continued performing on the oldies circuit until Harry's death in 1982. Herbert and Donald continued until Herbert's death in 1989. Then, Donald began performing with the third generation of the family -- his son, John III. In 1998 the Recording Academy recognized the Mills family's contributions to popular music when it presented Donald, as the surviving member, with a Grammy Award for Lifetime Achievement. Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded by the Recording Academy to performers who, during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field of recording [1]. This award is distinct from the Grammy Hall of Fame Award, which honors specific recordings rather than individuals, and... After Donald's death of pneumonia on November 13, 1999, John III began touring under the name "The Mills Brothers" with Elmer Hopper, who had previously sang lead with Paul Robi's Platters. The Platters were a successful vocal group of the early rock and roll era. ... [edit] Influence In the late 1960s, Dean Martin, hosting The Dean Martin Show, requested that his producer Greg Garrison book the Mills Brothers on the show, later explaining to Garrison that Harry Mills was in fact his greatest musical influence, more influential than Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. Garrison related this story in a DVD reissue of the best of the Martin shows. Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti, June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an Italian-American singer, film actor, and comedian. ... The Dean Martin Show was a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974, for 245 episodes. ... Greg Garrison (1923 – March 25, 2005) was a pioneer producer and director in the television business, directing nearly 4,000 shows in his career. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... [edit] In popular culture Several of the Mills Brothers hits including "Tiger Rag", "Chinatown", "Moanin' For You" and "Caravan", were featured in the soundtrack of the game Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven. The Brothers' music fit in with the game's ambience and time period. Their recording of "Smoke Rings" appears in the movie Thank You For Smoking. Thank You for Smoking is a 2006, Golden Globe nominated film satire directed by Jason Reitman and produced by David O. Sacks. ... [edit] Incomplete Singles Discography '"Tiger Rag'" '"Dinah"' - (with Bing Crosby) Recorded 12/16/31 '"Goodbye Blues"' '"How'm I Doin'? (Hey, Hey!)"' '"Baby Won't You Please Come Home"' '"You Rascal You '"My Romance/The Old Man of the Mountains"' (with Frank Munn, The Boswell Sisters, Connee Boswell, and Fran Frey) '"Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere"' '"That's Georgia"' '"Jungle Fever"' '"Swing It, Sister"' '"Smoke Rings"' '"I Heard"' '"Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet"' '"Sleepy Head"' '"Lazybones"' '"Old Fashioned Love"' '"Miss Otis Regrets"' '"Sweeter Than Sugar"' '"Limehouse Blues"' '"Shuffle Your Feet"' - (with Don Redman) '"Nobody's Sweetheart"' (also known as Nobody's Sweetheart Now) '"Rockin' Chair"' - Recorded 3/8/32 '"Dedicated to You"' - (with Ella Fitzgerald) '"Flat Foot Floogie"' - (with Louis Armstrong) '"Paper Doll"' - Recorded 2/18/42 '"Cherry"' - (with Louis Armstrong) '"Wish Me Luck Amigo, (I Yi, Yi, Yi)"' '"Lazy River"' - Recorded 10/22/41 '"I'll Be Around"' '"Till Then"' - Recorded 3/8/32 & 2/27/44 '"You Always Hurt The One You Love"' - Recorded 3/8/32 '"I Wish"' - Recorded 3/8/32 '"Don't Be A Baby, Baby"' - Recorded 3/8/32 '"I Don't Know Enough About You"' - Recorded 3/8/32 '"I Guess I'll Get The Papers And Go Home"' - Recorded 3/8/32 '"Too Many Irons In The Fire"' '"Across The Alley From The Alamo"' - Recorded 3/3/47 '"You Never Miss The Water Til The Well Runs Dry"' '"Gloria"' '"Is It True What They Say About Dixie?"' - (with Al Jolson) '"You Tell Me Your Dream, I'll Tell You Mine"' - Recorded 11/2/49 '"I Love You So Much It Hurts"' '"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"' '"Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You)"' '"If I Had My Way"' '"When You Were Sweet Sixteen"' '"Daddy's Little Girl"' - Recorded 1/3/50 '"Nevertheless"' '"Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone"' - (with Tommy Dorsey) '"Be My Life's Companion"' - Recorded 11/14/51 '"Glow Worm"' - Recorded 7/7/52 #1(Pop) '"The Window Washer Man"' - Recorded 7/10/52 '"Shoulder To Weep On, A"' - (with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra) '"Say Si Si"' '"Pretty Butterfly"' '"Jones Boy, The"' - (with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra) Recorded 10/13/53 '"She Was Five And He Was Ten"' - (with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra) '"You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You"' - (with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra) '"Opus One"' - (with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra) Recorded 9/17/54 '"In a Mellow Tone"' - Recorded 9/1/55 '"Smack Dab in the Middle"' - (with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra) '"Standing On The Corner"' - (with Sonny Burke & His Orchestra) '"Queen of the Senior Prom"' - (with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra) '"When I Lost You"' '"Yellow Bird"' - (with Milton DeLugg & His Orchestra) '"April in Paris"' - (with Count Basie & His Orchestra) '"Blue and Sentimental"' - (with Count Basie & His Orchestra) '"My Shy Violet"' '"Cab Driver"' '"Sweet Georgia Brown"' Dinah is a popular song. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... My Romance may refer to: My Romance, a 1935 song written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart My Romance, a 1990 Carly Simon album This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The Boswell Sisters on the cover of the reissue album collection Thats How Rhythm Was Born The Boswell Sisters were a singing group that attained national prominence in the USA in the 1930s. ... Miss Otis Regrets is a song by Cole Porter from 1934. ... Nobodys Sweetheart Now (sometimes rendered Youre Nobodys Sweetheart Now) is a popular song, written in 1924, with music by Billy Meyers and Elmer Schoebel, and lyrics by Gus Kahn and Ernie Erdman. ... Paper Doll was a hit song for the Mills Brothers. ... Till Then, a popular song popularized by The Mills Brothers in 1944 and later by The Hilltoppers in 1954 Till Then, a 1963 album by Ruby & The Romantics Category: ... Al Jolson (May 26, 1886–October 23, 1950) was a highly acclaimed American singer, comedian and actor of Jewish heritage whose career lasted from 1911 until his death in 1950. ... Ive Got My Love to Keep Me Warm is a popular song. ... When You Were Sweet Sixteen is a popular song. ... Genera Curtos Cyphonocerus Drilaster Ellychnia Hotaria Lampyris Lucidina Luciola - (Japanese fireflies) Photinus - (common eastern firefly) Photuris Pristolycus Pyractomena Pyrocoelia Stenocladius Fireflies (family Lampyridae), also known as lightning bugs, are nocturnal, luminous beetles. ... Say Si Si is a popular song. ... In a Mellow Tone is a 1939 song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Milt Gabler[1]. Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1958) Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross - Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross! (1960) Paul Gonsalves - Humming Bird (1970) The Manhattan Transfer - Pastiche (1978) Tony Bennett - Bennett Sings... Standing on the Corner is a popular song. ... April in Paris is a song composed by Vernon Duke and written by E. Y. Harburg in 1932. ... Sweet Georgia Brown is the theme of the Harlem Globetrotters. ... [edit] Incomplete LP Discography Were You There The Mills Brothers Sing Stardust Records Presents The Mills Brothers: The Best Of The War Years: The Mills Brothers Souvenir Album Dream San Antonio Rose Memory Lane - 2005 The Very Best of the Mills Brothers - 2005 Be My Life's Companion Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland When You Were Sweet Sixteen Nevertheless I'll Be Around Paper Doll Tiger Rag Some of These Days My Gal Sal Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider If I Had My Way The Jones Boy Till Then You Always Hurt The One You Love Basin Street Blues Lazy River Cielito River Three Little Fishes The Very Thought of You Marie Cherry The Glow Worm Strawberry Frair Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone •Paper Doll [Pulse]- 2005 Nevertheless Im in Love with You (sometimes referred to simply as Nevertheless) is a popular song written by Harry Ruby with lyrics by Bert Kalmar, first published in 1931. ... Till Then is a popular song. ... The Glow-Worm is a popular song. ... Disc 1: Paper Doll You Always Hurt the One You Love Moonlight Bay Stardust Say Si Si Lord Ups an' Downs (From Epsom Downs) I'll Be Around Till Then When You Come Back to Me Twice as Much I'm Afraid to Love You Someone Loved Someone Don't Be a Baby, Baby (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It Nagasaki I Met Her on Monday On the Banks of the Wabash (I Want) Someone to Care For There's No One But You Meet Me Tonight Dreamland Disc 2: Too Many Irons in the Fire You Tell Me Your Dream, I'll Tell You Mine I Don't Know Enough About You Never Make a Promise in Vain Put Another Chair at the Table Oh! My Achin' Heart Shoe Shine Boy Just a Kid Named Joe Sweet Adeline By the Watermelon Vine, Lindy Lou I Can't Give You Anything But Love I Wish London Rhythm The Yam'long About Midnight The Yam Diga Diga Doo Loveless Love Lazy Bones Solitude Swing Is the Thing London Sessions: 1934-1939 - 2002 Shoe Shine Boy - 2002 Boog It - 2001 Sweet Harmony [Universal] - 1998 The Mills Brothers Anthology 1931-1968 - 1995 DISC 1: Tiger Rag Nobody's Sweetheart (also known as Nobody's Sweetheart Now) Rockin' Chair Dedicated To You - (with Ella Fitzgerald) Flat Foot Floogie - (with Louis Armstrong) You Tell Me Your Dream, I'll Tell You Mine Cherry - (with Louis Armstrong) Wish Me Luck Amigo, (I Yi, Yi, Yi) Lazy River I'll Be Around Paper Doll Till Then You Always Hurt The One You Love I Wish Don't Be A Baby, Baby I Don't Know Enough About You I Guess I'll Get The Papers And Go Home Too Many Irons In The Fire Across The Alley From The Alamo You Never Miss The Water Til The Well Runs Dry Gloria Is It True What They Say About Dixie? - (with Al Jolson) I Love You So Much It Hurts I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm DISC 2: Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You) If I Had My Way When You Were Sweet Sixteen Daddy's Little Girl Nevertheless Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - (with Tommy Dorsey) Be My Life's Companion - (with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra) Glow Worm, The - (with Hal McIntyre & His Orchestra) Shoulder To Weep On, A - (with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra) Say Si Si Pretty Butterfly Jones Boy, The - (with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra) She Was Five And He Was Ten - (with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra) You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You - (with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra) Opus No. 1 (1943 song)Opus One - (with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra) Smack Dab In The Middle - (with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra) Standing On The Corner - (with Sonny Burke & His Orchestra) Queen Of The Senior Prom - (with Sy Oliver & His Orchestra) When I Lost You Yellow Bird - (with Milton DeLugg & His Orchestra) April In Paris - (with Count Basie & His Orchestra) Blue And Sentimental - (with Count Basie & His Orchestra) My Shy Violet Cab Driver Singing the Biggest Christmas Songs - 1995 Merry Christmas - 1978 Glow with the Mills Brothers - 1978 The Best of The Mills Brothers, Volume II (Famous Twinsets # PAS 2-1027) Side A Daddy's Little Girl Queen of the Senior Prom Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland When You Were Sweet Sixteen Oh! Ma-Ma (The Butcher Boy) Ballerina Cool Water Side B I Guess I'll Get the Papers and Go Home I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Dime Store) Let Me Call You Sweetheart Sweet Adeline Honeysuckle Rose Blues Bossa Nova One Dozen Roses Side C Moonlight and Roses Poor Butterfly Memories of You On the Banks of the Wabash You Can't Be True, Dear Side D Any Time Bye Bye Blackbird Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel) South of the Border Home on the Range You Never Miss the Water 'till the Well Runs Dry Tennessee Waltz Such Sweet Singing - 1969 (unverified date) (Vocalion, a div. of DECCA Records, # VL 73859) Side A When I Lost You I Cried Like a Baby All By Myself Till We Meet Again Daddy's Little Girl Side B Oh, How I Miss You Tonight Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland If I Had My Way My Girl Sal Moonlight Bay Fortuosity - 1968 My Shy Violet - 1968 The Board of Directors Annual Report (with Count Basie) - 1968 Gentle On My Mind Cherry You Never Miss The Water Till The Well Runs Dry The Glow Worm Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Are Today) Sunny I'll Be Around Cielito Lindo Blue and Sentimental Every Day I Have The Blues The Mills Brothers Live - 1967 The Board of Directors - 1966 These Are the Mills Brothers - 1966 That Country Feeling - 1964 Hymns We Love - 1964 Say Si Si and Other Great Latin Hits Everest Records Archive of Folk and Jazz Music: Mills Brothers - 1973 Till Then I Can't Stop Loving You Mr. Sandman He'll Have To Go You Always Hurt The One You Love Glow Worm So Rare Mood Indigo One Dozen Roses Across The Valley From the Alimo Till Then, a popular song popularized by The Mills Brothers in 1944 and later by The Hilltoppers in 1954 Till Then, a 1963 album by Ruby & The Romantics Category: ... ... Till Then is a popular song. ... Ive Got My Love to Keep Me Warm is a popular song. ... Genera Curtos Cyphonocerus Drilaster Ellychnia Hotaria Lampyris Lucidina Luciola - (Japanese fireflies) Photinus - (common eastern firefly) Photuris Pristolycus Pyractomena Pyrocoelia Stenocladius Fireflies (family Lampyridae), also known as lightning bugs, are nocturnal, luminous beetles. ... Standing on the Corner is a popular song. ... April in Paris is a song composed by Vernon Duke and written by E. Y. Harburg in 1932. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Poor Butterfly is a popular song. ... You Cant Be True, Dear is a popular song. ... Bye Bye Blackbird is a song published in 1926 by the American composer Ray Henderson and lyricist Mort Dixon. ... The title Home on the Range may refer to Home on the Range -- a Disney animated film. ... The Tennessee Waltz is a song, belonging to both the country music and popular genres, written by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King in 1947, popularized by Patti Page and by Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1950. ... Oh, How I Miss You Tonight is a popular song, oublished in 1925, written by Benny Davis, Joe Burke, and Mark Fisher. ... Fortuosity is the first song in the 1967 motion picture The Happiest Millionaire. ... The Glow-Worm is a popular song. ... [edit] Film Appearances The Big Beat] (1957) The Big Beat is a song from the popular musical, Over Here! which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ... [edit] Gallery John Mills - son, grandson and nephew of the original group’s members Image File history File links WIKI_MILLS_BROTHERS_1. ... Image File history File links WIKI_MILLS_BROTHERS_2. ... Image File history File links WIKI_MILLS_BROTHERS_3. ... 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	Mills Brothers - definition of Mills Brothers in Encyclopedia (283 words) The Mills Brothers were an American jazz and pop vocal group of the 20th century. The group was originally composed of four brothers from Piqua, Ohio: John, Herbert, Harry and Donald. The Brothers appeared in a number of movies through the 1930s, and in addition to their phonograph records as a group, they were paired with other jazz stars of the era such as Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby for some recordings. Mills Brothers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1989 words) The Mills Brothers were a major African-American jazz and pop vocal group of the 20th century producing more than 2,000 recordings that sold more than 50 million copies and garnered at least three dozen gold records. The Mills Brothers were sponsored by some of the largest advertisers in early radio; Standard Oil, Procter and Gamble, Crisco, and Crosley Radio. As a trio, the Mills Brothers recorded for Dot Records and were frequent guests on The Jack Benny Show, The Perry Como Show, The Tonight Show and The Hollywood Palace.
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