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Mills Brothers albums featuring Cab Calloway
Mills Brothers Music Videos (3)
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| | 1930'S Recordings CDs (2000) (Import) United Kingdom
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Recorded between 1931 & 1937. Includes liner notes by Geoff Milne.
The Mills Brothers recorded most of their popular material -- and all of their most innovative sides -- during the 1930s, making this five-disc JSP collection a treasure trove for ...
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 Mills Brothers Lyrics and Songs
Popular or famous Mills Brothers songs: Paper Doll, Glow Worm, Dinah, I'll Be Around, Jeepers Creepers, You Always Hurt the One You Love Lyrics, Tiger Rag Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Till Then Lyrics, Lazy River Lyrics, Nevertheless Lyrics, Rockin' Chair Lyrics, Dedicated to You Lyrics, Daddy's Little Girl Lyrics, When You Were Sweet Sixteen Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Goodbye Blues Lyrics, I Don't Know Enough About You Lyrics, Fairy Tales Lyrics, Don't Be a Baby, Baby Lyrics, Smack Dab in the Middle Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone Lyrics.
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Mills Brothers Biography
The Ohio-born Mills Brothers were a vocal quartet with roots going back to early jazz and barbershop harmony, but their innovative style, which initially utilized vocal approximations of instrumental sounds, was one of the key influences on '50s doo-wop. Harry, Donald, Herbert, and John Mills started performing in the '20s, accompanied only by a guitar, as they used their voices to imitate saxophone, trumpet, bass, et al. Their intricate harmonies and unique approach scored them hit after hit in the '30s and '40s, as well as roles in numerous movie musicals. In the '50s, they switched to a more conventional band-backed format and the huge hits ("Glow Worm," "Opus One," "Smack Dab in the Middle") continued. Various versions of the group continued performing into the '80s, until Donald became the only surviving member (he died in 1999).
Key Personnel
| Member Name | Worked With | | Mills Brothers | Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Don Redman, Al Jolson | | Bing Crosby | Andrews Sisters, Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Clooney, Bob Hope, Connee Boswell, Judy Garland, Jack Teagarden, Al Jolson | | Louis Armstrong | Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Jack Teagarden, Dave Brubeck, Ma Rainey, Louis Armstrong / Ella Fitzgerald |
Worked With
Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Don Redman, Al Jolson
Contemporaries
Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Louis Jordan, The Andrews Sisters, Cabell "Cab" Calloway, Mildred Bailey, The Ink Spots, Boswell Sisters, Golden Gate Quartet, Pearl Bailey, Mississippi Sheiks, The Orioles, Ames Brothers, The Delta Rhythm Boys, Hoosier Hot Shots, Five Red Caps, Deep River Boys, The Pied Pipers, The Ravens, The Cats & the Fiddle, Slim & Slam, The Charioteers, The Four Knights, Basin Street Boys, The Four Blazes (Chicago)
Followers
Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, The Drifters (US), The Platters, The Coasters, The Four Freshmen, The Four Aces (Vocal), The Flamingos (Doo Wop), The Hi-Lo's, Ames Brothers, The Five Satins, The Orioles, Shep & the Limelites, The Moonglows (US), The Penguins
Influences
Louis Armstrong, Al Jolson, Ethel Waters, Revelers
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