THE MILLS BROTHERS - PROGRAM SIGNED CIRCA 1952 CO-SIGNED BY: MILLS BROTHERS (HARRY MILLS), MILLS BROTHERS (DONALD MILLS), MILLS BROTHERS (HERBERT MILLS), MILLS BROTHERS (JOHN MILLS, SR.), FRANK MORRIS, JACK KASS, CLIF WHITE - HFSID 29520

THE MILLS BROTHERS, CO-SIGNED BY: CLIF WHITE, FRANK MORRIS and JACK KASS
Small 1952 program signed by the Mills Brothers and their guitarist Clif White in blue ink
Program signed "Sincerely/Mills Brothers", "Herbert Mills", "John Mills Sr", "Donald Mills", "Frank Morris", "Cliff White Guitar," "Harry Mills" and "Mr. Jack Kass", all in blue ink. B/w, 4 pages including covers, 4x6, printed on cardstock. Program for a 10th Anniversary Banquet of the U. C. C., held on May 3 1952. THE MILLS BROTHERS often had to include a note with their early recordings saying that the only instrument they had was a guitar. That's because the vocal group was so adept at imitating the sounds of trumpets, trombones and saxophones (a gimmick they reportedly came up with when one of them forgot his kazoo at an amateur contest). Even after the gimmick grew old, the band managed to switch to mainstream pop, becoming one of the most enduring oldies acts, recording more than 2,000 albums with total sales of over 50 million and performing in some form from the late 1920s until the death of Herbert Mills in 1989. The group consisted of real-life brothers John, Jr.(1910-1936) on bass and guitar; HERBERT (1912-1989), tenor; HARRY (1913-1982), baritone; and DONALD (1915-1999), lead tenor. Father JOHN, SR. (1882-1967)took over bass duties after his namesake's death. Their hits included the early 1930s hits Tiger Rag and Dinah, the 1943 ballad Paper Doll, 1952's Glow Worm, a 1958 cover of the Silhouette's Get a Job and 1968's Cab Driver, their last hit. American soul guitarist CLIFF WHITE (1922-1998) born Clifton M. White, backed Sam Cooke (and led his band during recording sessions) on such hits as You Send Me, Chain Gang, Bring It on Home to Me, Cupid and Wonderful World. He also backed the Mills Brothers during the 1940s. Lightly soiled. Lightly dented at stained at left edge. Mounting reside and paper loss on verso (no show-through). Otherwise in fine condition.