The Mills Brothers...Swing It Sister
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Comment by Edie Antoinette on December 4, 2009 at 4:11pm
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The Momma is tighter than scrooges fist with that hat! Woooooo Weeeee!
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Comment by Shelley "SoleMann" King on December 4, 2009 at 4:10pm
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In 1934, The Mills Brothers became the first African-Americans to give a command performance before British royalty. They performed at the Regal Theatre for a special audience: King George V, Queen Mary, and their mother.
While performing in England, John Jr. became ill. It took him months to recover from battling pneumonia. Before he was completely well, the brothers returned to England. John Jr. once again became sick and died in the beginning of 1936.
The remaining brothers considered breaking up, when their mother told them John Jr. would want them to continue. They followed her suggestion and their father, John Sr., as the baritone and tuba, replaced John Jr. At this time, Norman Brown joined the Brothers as their guitar player.
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OMG...you are too much! This is the stuff of my DREAMS!!!!
What a fine looking family!!!!! Sorry to hear about John Charles too. What happened to him?? Boy ...people just don't know what they're missing at OOTP! Umph umph umph!
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The Mills Brothers, in an early portrait.
From left: John Charles, Herbert, Harry & Donald.
Even though the boys had a very hectic schedule they still found time to come home and spend Christmas with their mother in 1933
The father of the Mills Brothers, John H. Mills (far right) stepped in and sang bass for 22 years after the untimely death of brother
John Charles
in 1936.
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I think at some point the daddy was in the group too
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I know their parents glowed with pride ;)
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This is some straight goodness! Whew! Thank You ♥
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