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"Paper Doll" was a hit song for The Mills Brothers. In the United States it held the number-one position on the Billboard singles chart for twelve weeks, [3] from November 6, 1943, to January 22, 1944. The success of the song represented something of a revival for the group after a few years of declining sales.
The Mills Brothers were born into a family of nine in Piqua, Ohio, United States. [3]The quartet consisted of Donald (lead tenor vocals, April 29, 1915 – November 13, 1999), [4] Herbert (tenor vocals, April 2, 1912 – April 12, 1989), [5] Harry (baritone vocals, August 9, 1913 – June 28, 1982), and John Jr. (tenor guitar, double bass, bass vocals; October 19, 1910 – January 23, 1936).
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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 ...
Paper Doll: Mills Brothers: Johnny S. Black 6: Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief: Betty Hutton: Hoagy Carmichael/Paul Francis Webster: 7: Laura: Woody Herman & His Orchestra: David Raksin/Johnny Mercer: 8: A Cottage For Sale: Billy Eckstine & His Orchestra: Willard Robison/Larry Conley 9: The Trolley Song: Judy Garland: Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane: 10 ...
"Paper Doll" (Mills Brothers song), 1943 "Paper Doll" (P.M. Dawn song), 1991 "Paper Doll" (Fleetwood Mac song), 1992 "Paper Dolls", a 2000 song by Kylie Minogue released as a B-side to her single "Spinning Around" "Paper Doll", a 2013 song by John Mayer from Paradise Valley; Paperdoll, an EP by the heavy metal band Kittie
The Mills Brothers' version of the song was featured on an episode of the TV show The Others entitled "Till Then" (April 29, 2000, Season 1 – Episode 10).; The Mills Brothers' recording of the song can be heard in Millennium episode "Matryoshka", which starred Lance Henriksen and first aired on 19 February 1999.
The sensation of the programme is the coloured quartette, the Four Ink Spots. They sing in a style something between the Mills Brothers and the Three Keys, and accompany themselves on three tenor guitars and a cello — which is not bowed, but picked and slapped like a double bass. Their natural instinct for hot rhythm is exemplified in their ...