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Jun 29, 1982 · Harry Mills, a member of the Mills Brothers, who in more than half a century recorded hits ranging from ''Tiger Rag'' to ''Paper Doll'' and ''Lazy River'' and who are regarded as founders of...
- Searching For His Sons
- Elder's Responsibility
- Hopeful For Reunion
Sitting in the front garden of his brother's Wickham home, Mr Mills sings in the language of Yindjibarndi country, sometimes meandering into his second language, English. He holds time with the rhythmic tapping of a water bottle. Now 80 years old, his hearing and eyesight is fading, but his voice is clear — he calls to see his children. All he want...
Mr Mills's cousin PansySambo (nee Cheedy)says the elder felt he had a responsibility to reconnect him with his culture, because he had been taken away so young. "He felt that this was the road for Harry to get back on … come back, learn about his family kin and also his language and where he was born." Mr Mills lives with his younger brother Kevin ...
Ngarluma Yindjibarndi Foundation chief executive officer Sean-Paul Stephens says he was blown away by Mr Mills's life story. "It tells a story of resilience, but also sorrow and trauma, and the tragic thing is, we know that's not unique to Harry," Mr Stephens says. "Harry, being Stolen Generation and taken away from country and home, is not an unco...
The Mills Brothers, sometimes billed The Four Mills Brothers and originally known as Four Boys and a Guitar, were an American jazz and traditional pop vocal quartet who made more than 2,000 recordings that sold more than 50 million copies and garnered at least three dozen gold records.
Jul 3, 1982 · BURBANK, Calif. -- Harry Mills, the 'personality kid' of the singing Mills Brothers, was eulogized Saturday as an entertainer who won friends worldwide with his warmth as much as his talent...
), Harry (b. Aug. 19, 1913, Piqua—d. June 28, 1982, Los Angeles, Calif.), and Donald (b. April 29, 1915, Piqua—d. Nov. 13, 1999, Los Angeles), American vocal quartet that was among the most unique and influential in the history of both jazz and mainstream popular music.
Harry Mills was an actor and a member of the vocal group The Mills Brothers. He appeared in movies such as When You're Smiling, Twenty Million Sweethearts and Rhythm Parade.
The death of Harry Mills in 1982 ended a long musical career that was as successful as any group in the country's history. For a few after Harry's death, Donald Mills and his son John H. Mills II, continued to perform under the name of the Mills Brothers.
