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50s Jiver Vocal Groups - A & B-Side Brunswick Records U.K 05600 (1956) (A-Side) released in the USA on Decca Records 9-29977 (B-Side) released in the USA on Decca Records9-29897 also in 1956. (1) Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver (2) Accompanied by : Sonny Burke And His Orchestra. The Mills Brothers, a musical quartet, originally featured John Jr. (b. 1910), Herbert (b. 1912), Harry (b. 1913), and Donald Mills (b. 1915). Born in Piqua, Ohio, the Mills Brothers lived with their father John Hutchinson Mills, a barber, and their mother, Eathel Harrington. As children, the Mills Brothers sang at local churches. For extra money, they also sang on street corners and at May’s Opera House, a local movie theater, between films. During these performances, the Mills Brothers began to develop their distinctive sound, which would later influence other doo-wop and rhythm and blues performers. While singing four-part harmonies, John Jr. played guitar and the brothers imitated the instruments of
