Music
If you know this classic vocal group chiefly by its sweet-sounding but essentially tame ‘50s and ‘60s recordings, this two-CD retrospective is a revelation.
Aug. 18, 1995
Herbert Mills, who with his three brothers and then later his father became part of one of the most elegant and marvelously modulated vocal groups in popular music, died Wednesday in a Las Vegas hospital of viral meningitis, it was reported Thursday.
April 14, 1989
Music: L.A. resident Donald Mills started performing at 7. The singing group was among the first black acts to cross racial lines.
Nov. 15, 1999
Entertainment & Arts
SUNDAY: Still Singin’ Donald Mills, the last surviving member of the Mills Brothers, recently celebrated his 81st birthday and his 71st year in show business.
July 11, 1996
In a business in which you’re only as good as your last recording, a 70-year singing career would seem impossible.
Jan. 19, 1995
Although it could be argued that the Mills Brothers’ finest sides were recorded in the ‘30s -- when the group’s modus operandi was to mimic the sound of band instruments and to scat sing in overdrive, as though the brothers all had inhaled too much helium-- there is much to recommend in the group’s tuneful pop output of the ‘40s and ‘50s.
Oct. 7, 1993
Hatfield held a special place for fans of O.C.’s Righteous Brothers.
Nov. 8, 2003
Television
‘Kingpin’s’ soundtrack gives little-known Latin musicians a rare mainstream outlet.
Feb. 15, 2003
Ed Ames, the youngest member of the popular 1950s singing group the Ames Brothers, who later became a successful actor in television and musical theater, has died
May 29, 2023
A charity group that provides emergency food and shelter to South County’s homeless people will benefit from a jazz and swing concert at Leisure World on Sunday.
July 6, 1994