Mills Brothers

Who knows exactly how long the Mills Brothers have been singing together, thrilling most of us with their smooth and gentle harmonies. It's been more than a quarter of a Century since they started and it's definitely a credit to their talent that they've been something of a synonym for American pop music since the beginning.

The beginning… well, they're from in and around the Altoona, Pennsylvania area but that's not really the beginning. You see, the Mills Brothers were originally a couple of voices and a harmonica. That is until one night early in their career, when the harmonica was lost. Gone, disappeared, not to be found. Well, if you know anything about fledgling musical groups, you know that gigs are hard to come by in the beginning and if you want to eat, you go on… no matter what. You go on if only one person of a three man group shows up, you go on if your guitar has a broken string, you go on if you don't feel well, you go on… period… you just go on and you do your thing. The Mills Brothers went on, sans harmonica. They did their thing and a musical phenomenon was born. A phenomenon that has lasted more than twenty-five years and has, throughout much of the free world, become a musical signature for the United States.

The Mills Brothers have been awarded gold records on three different occasions… for "You Always Hurt The One You Love" in 1944, for "Paper Doll" in 1948, and for "The Glow-Worm" in 1952. As a musical entity, the Mills Brothers have bridged several generations during their career. The Mills Brothers are back, come to think of it, they weren't really gone… but they're at the top again. I think it's nice to hear from them again and I think you'll feel the same way.