The Mills Brothers

"Donald Mills" redirects here. For other uses, see Don Mills (disambiguation).
The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers in 1944. Starting from top-left to bottom-right: Harry Mills, John Mills, Donald Mills, Herbert Mills
The Mills Brothers in 1944. Starting from top-left to bottom-right: Harry Mills, John Mills, Donald Mills, Herbert Mills
Background information
OriginPiqua, Ohio
GenresJazz, traditional pop
Years active1925–1982
Labels
Members
  • John Mills II
  • Randy Taylor
Past members
  • John Mills Jr.
  • Herbert Mills
  • Harry Mills
  • Donald Mills
  • John Mills Sr.
  • Norman Brown
  • Elmer Hopper
Websitewww.themillsbrothers.com
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 were the first black artists to have their own show on national network radio (on CBS in 1930); they made appearances in film;[2] and were the first to have a No. 1 hit on the Billboard singles chart, with "Paper Doll" in 1943. They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.

  1. ^ The Mills Brothers, Piqua Public Library
  2. ^ Blackpast.org: Mills Brothers