There was one of those PBS pledge break music shows on TV the other night and it sent me off on a nostalgia trip into my own musical history. I was certainly pre-teen when I first heard, and fell in love with the Mills Brothers. Their song Glow Worm was probably on the radio in the early 50's and I remember seeing them on The Perry Como Show and later on The Dean Martin Show. Harry Mills was my very first girlhood celebrity crush. His smile was so wonderful!
How I have loved, and still love their music - so mellow and yet slightly funky. Songs like Paper Doll, Up a Lazy River, You Always Hurt the One You Love, Rockin' Chair and 'Til Then stayed favorites of mine from the first time I heard them, through my Brothers Four days, my Beatle days, my and my daughter's Duran Duran days, until now. I can still sing those songs, with the Mills Brothers particular arrangements.
I've thumbed through my music collection to locate the "Best of" CD which replaced the "Best of" record a while back. I'm listening again and loving every note.
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