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The Mills Brothers ad in The Film Daily, 1932. The Mills Brothers, sometimes billed The Four Mills Brothers and originally known as Four Boys and a Guitar, [1] 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.
The Jubalaires were an American gospel group active between 1935 and 1950. Originally known as the Royal Harmony Singers, [1] the band was known for song verses delivered in a rhythmic, rhyming style that has been described as an early version of rapping.
The Staple Singers, American gospel/soul group, Cleotha, Pervis, Yvonne, and Mavis Staples (plus their father, Roebuck "Pops" Staples) Starpoint, 1980s dance group from Maryland with brothers Ernesto, George, Orlando & Gregory Phillips; The Staves, a British Folk-ish band; The Statler Brothers, American country & gospel quartet: Don Reid and ...
The song was a hit for Jack Denny in 1931, [1] and was revisited in 1950 by The Mills Brothers, Paul Weston, Ray Anthony, Ralph Flanagan, Frankie Laine and Frank Sinatra, with perhaps the most compelling version being that of the McGuire Sisters. The Mills Brothers' rendition was released by Decca Records as catalog number 27253.
The choir's first album and video, The Mississippi Mass Choir, Live, were recorded on October 29, 1988 () under the leadership of Williams. Five weeks after this album was released, Billboard magazine licensed it as the Number 1 Spiritual album in America and it stayed on the Billboard charts for an uninterrupted 45 weeks, setting a new record ...
Youtube star, Joel Berghult, aka 'Roomie,' can sing just like Nick Jonas, Bruce Springstein and more.
Jack Leroy Wilson Jr. (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984), also known as Jackie Wilson, was an American singer who was a prominent figure in the transition of rhythm and blues into soul. Nicknamed "Mr. Excitement", he was considered a master showman and one of the most dynamic singers and performers in soul, R&B, and rock and roll history. [1] [2]
In 2009, Lawson collaborated with singer/songwriter James Power on a tribute recording to gospel legend Reverend Claude Jeter of the Swan Silvertones, on a track titled "The Man in Room 1009". [6] In 2010, Lawson appeared in a documentary on the art of a cappella music titled "A Lesson in A Cappella", by filmmaker/director Keith Lewis.