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The Mills Brothers ad in The Film Daily, 1932. The Mills Brothers, sometimes billed The Four Mills Brothers and originally known as Four Boys and a Guitar, [1] 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 in Motion (Dot, 1969) Cab Driver, Paper Doll, My Shy Violet (Pickwick, 1969) No Turnin' Back (Paramount, 1970) What a Wonderful World (Paramount, 1972) A Donut and a Dream (Paramount, 1972) Louis and the Mills Brothers (MCA Coral, 1973) Half a Sixpence with Count Basie (Vogue, 1973) Opus One (Rediffusion, 1973) Cab Driver ...
The Mills Brothers recorded the song again for their album The Mills Brothers – Great Hits (1958). [8] Kitty Kallen included the song on her album Honky Tonk Angel, Country Songs with a City Flavor (1961). [9] Louis Armstrong and His All Stars on the 1964 album Hello, Dolly! (released by Kapp Records as catalog number KS-3364). [10]
Allan Roberts (March 12, 1905 – January 14, 1966) was an American musician and songwriter, whose songs, co-written with Doris Fisher and other writers, were successfully recorded by the Mills Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald, the Ink Spots, Billie Holiday, the Andrews Sisters, Marilyn Monroe, Perry Como, and many others.
The recording by The Mills Brothers was released by Decca Records as catalog number 18599. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on June 22, 1944, and lasted 20 weeks on the chart, peaking at number one. The Mills Brothers version also reached number five on the Harlem Hit Parade. [6]
Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 – September 8, 1965) was an American actress and singer. She was the first African-American film star to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for Carmen Jones (1954). [1]
1973, The Way We Were – played on piano and sung by all at a party. [17] 1974, The Execution of Private Slovik – The Mills Brothers version is used. [18] 1987, Radio Days – The Mills Brothers version is used. [19] 2001, The Majestic [20] – The Mills Brothers version is used. [21]
The Mills Brothers – New York, October 3, 1931 [15] Billy Costello - September 19, 1936; Ray Noble [15] Mark O'Connor with Wynton Marsalis – In Full Swing, New York, August 26–30, 2002 [15] Original Dixieland Jazz Band – New York, March 25, 1918 [15]