The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers, sometimes billed as The Four Mills Brothers, were an Americanjazz and pop vocal quartet of the 20th century who made more than 2,000 recordings that combined sold more than 50 million copies, and garnered at least three dozen gold records. The Mills Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.he group was originally composed of four brothers born in Piqua, Ohio, 25 miles (40 km) north of Dayton: John Jr. (October 19, 1910[1] - January 23, 1936) bass vocalist and guitarist, Herbert (April 2, 1912 - April 12, 1989) tenor, Harry (August 9, 1913 - June 28, 1982) baritone, and Donald (April 29, 1915 - November 13, 1999) lead tenor. Their parents were John Hutchinson (February 11, 1882 – December 8, 1967) and Eathel Mills. John Sr. owned a barber shop and founded a barbershop quartet, called the '"Four Kings of Harmony"'. John Hutchinson Mills senior was the son of William Hutchinson Mills and Cecilia Simms who lived in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers
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