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The Mills Brothers

American jazz and pop vocal quartet (1923-1981)
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The Mills Brothers

Summary

The Mills Brothers is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,558 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Mills Brothers is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[3].
  • The Mills Brothers received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[4].
  • The Mills Brothers received the Vocal Group Hall of Fame[5].
  • The Mills Brothers received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[6].
  • The Mills Brothers's instance of is recorded as musical group[7].
  • The Mills Brothers's genre is jazz[8].
  • The Mills Brothers's genre is rhythm and blues[9].
  • The Mills Brothers's record label is recorded as Brunswick Records[10].
  • The Mills Brothers's record label is recorded as Decca[11].
  • The Mills Brothers's record label is recorded as Dot Records[12].
  • The Mills Brothers's discography is recorded as Mills Brothers discography[13].
  • The Mills Brothers's Commons category is recorded as Mills Brothers[14].
  • The Mills Brothers's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • The Mills Brothers comprises Harry Mills[16].
  • The Mills Brothers comprises Herbert Mills[17].
  • The Mills Brothers comprises John Charles Mills[18].
  • The Mills Brothers comprises Donald Mills[19].
  • January 1, 1925 marks the founding of The Mills Brothers[20].
  • The Mills Brothers's location of formation is recorded as Piqua[21].
  • The Mills Brothers's significant event is recorded as 2008 Universal Studios fire[22].
  • The Mills Brothers's official website is recorded as http://www.themillsbrothers.com[23].
  • The Mills Brothers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mills Brothers[24].
  • The Mills Brothers's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[25].
  • The Mills Brothers's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'the Four Kings of Harmony'}[26].
  • The Mills Brothers's has characteristic is recorded as sibling group[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1925 marks the founding of The Mills Brothers[20]. Its location of formation is recorded as Piqua[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[4], a lifetime achievement award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1962[30]; Vocal Group Hall of Fame[5], a music organization[31], in United States[32], founded in 1998[33]; and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[6], a commemorative plaque[34], in United States[35].

Why It Matters

The Mills Brothers ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,558 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

What awards did The Mills Brothers receive?

Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[4], Vocal Group Hall of Fame[5], and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[6].

Related Entities

Decca United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Topic's main category → Category:Mills Brothers
    Has part(s) → Harry Mills, Herbert Mills, John Charles Mills +1
    Work period end → —
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0428074-Mills-Brothers, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259492|batch #259492]]"
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