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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 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]
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" 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 Mills Brothers had a hit with the song in 1932. [7] Bing Crosby recorded the song for Brunswick Records on October 25, 1932 [8] but it was not released until 1968. Fats Waller - recorded June 24, 1935 for Victor Records (catalog No. 25087). [9] Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (vocal by Jack Leonard) enjoyed success with the song in 1939. [10]
The Board of Directors Annual Report is an album by vocal group The Mills Brothers with pianist and bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the Dot label. [1] [2] The album follows Basie's 1967 collaboration with The Mills Brothers The Board of Directors.
The recording by The Mills Brothers was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24694. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on August 12, 1949, and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 8.
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.