Mills Brothers

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: 1930 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: Vocal group

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 317 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	64959	10-in.	1/26/1939	Sweet Sue, just you	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	64960	10-in.	1/26/1939	Goodbye blues	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67339	10-in.	3/18/1940	Sleepy time gal	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67340	10-in.	3/18/1940	Moonlight Bay	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67341	10-in.	3/18/1940	My gal Sal	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67350	10-in.	3/19/1940	Break the news to Mother	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67355	10-in.	3/19/1940	Darling Nellie Gray	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67356	10-in.	3/19/1940	Old Black Joe	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67357	10-in.	3/19/1940	Swanee river	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67366	10-in.	3/21/1940	Can't yo' heah me callin' Caroline	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67367	10-in.	3/21/1940	On the banks of the wabash	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67380	10-in.	3/22/1940	Just a dream of you dear	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67381	10-in.	3/22/1940	Love's old sweet song	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67382	10-in.	3/22/1940	When you were sweet sixteen	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67519	10-in.	4/10/1940	W.P.A.	Louis Armstrong ; Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67520	10-in.	4/10/1940	Boog it	Louis Armstrong ; Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67529	10-in.	4/11/1940	Once upon a dream	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67530	10-in.	4/11/1940	Cherry	Louis Armstrong ; Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	67531	10-in.	4/11/1940	Marie	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	68284	10-in.	10/23/1940	By the watermelon vine, Lindy Lou	Benny Carter Orchestra	Vocal group
Decca	68288	10-in.	10/24/1940	When you said goodbye	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	68289	10-in.	10/24/1940	A bird in the hand	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	68406	10-in.	11/27/1940	How did she look	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	68407	10-in.	11/27/1940	Did anyone call ?	Mills Brothers	Vocal group
Decca	68972	10-in.	4/10/1941	Down, down, down	Mills Brothers	Vocal group

(Results 51-75 of 317 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills Brothers," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495.

Mills Brothers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103495.

"Mills Brothers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.