The Mills Brothers
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MILLS BROTHERS - TIGER RAG - 1932
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The Mills Brothers were known as "The Four Kings of Harmony". They got their first break in 1928 after winning an audition at an Ohio radio station. The brothers were known for amazing their audience by imitating the sounds of musical instruments, all while singing accompanied only by a guitar - a ukulele at first. The unique vocal group got their next big break when Duke Ellington discovered them in Cincinnati. After see the Mills Brothers performance, Ellington quickly got them signed. By 1930 the brothers had their own radio show in New York City. They were the first African-American group to have their own network radio show. In 1931, they had their first #1 hit with The Tiger Rag. In their busy career they made over 2000 recordings - including more than three dozen gold records.
In 1932, The Mills Brothers appeared in their first film - The Big Broadcast. The same year they also appeared in their first Max Fleischer "follow the bouncing ball" Screen Songs cartoon I Ain't Got Nobody. Later, in 1933, they appeared in the Screen Songs cartoon Dinah and in When Yuba Plays The Rhumba On The Tuba. The Mills Brothers appeared in:
I AIN'T GOT NOBODY (Screen Songs) DINAH (Screen Songs) WHEN YUBA PLAYS THE RHUMBA ON THE TUBA (Screen Songs) |
GOOD-BYE BLUES - 1932
IT DON'T MEAN A THING
FUNICULI FUNICULA
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GOOD-BYE BLUES - 1932
FROM THE MOVIE THE BIG BROADCAST OUT FOR NO GOOD - 1934
FROM THE MOVIE TWENTY MILLION SWEETHEARTS SWING IT SISTER - 1934
FROM THE MOVIE STRICTLY DYNAMITE CARAVAN - 1946?
PAPER DOLL
LAZY RIVER
THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN
JUST A SITTIN' AND A ROCKIN'
NAT KING COLE & THE MILLS BROTHERS - OPUS ONE
NAGASAKI - 1937
YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE
I HEARD
SWEET LUCY BROWN - 1943
CIELITO LINDO - 1943
FROM THE FILM REVELLE WITH BEVERLY |
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MEET ME TONIGHT IN DREAMLAND
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GEORGIA ON MY MIND - 1939
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LOUIS ARMSTRONG & THE MILLS BROTHERS - MY WALKING STICK
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LIVE! AT THE TIVOLI GARDENS, COPENHAGEN
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BEST OF THE MILLS BROTHERS
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MILLS BROTHERS GREATEST HITS
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CAB DRIVER
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GET A JOB
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YES, WE HAVE NO BANANAS
SMOKE RINGS
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SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN - 1934
YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE
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GLOW WORM - 1957
DON'T BLAME ME
PAPER DOLL
LUCY BROWN - 1943
FROM THE MOVIE REVILLE WITH BEVERLY TILL THEN
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THE MILLS BROTHERS WITH GEORGE OLSEN & HIS BAND - 1942
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THE
JONES BOY ON THE SPIKE JONES SHOW 1957 |
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ON THE
JACK BENNY PROGRAM 1961 |
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YOU'RE
NOBODY TILL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU WITH DEAN MARTIN |
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LAZY
RIVER & OPUS ONE WITH THE JACKSON FIVE 1974 |
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BYE BYE BLACKBIRD 1981 |
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NEVERTHELESS
1981 |
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