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Thread #165391   Message #3966840
Posted By: GUEST,keberoxu
17-Dec-18 - 01:51 PM
Thread Name: love me some Mills Brothers
Subject: RE: love me some Mills Brothers
Leeneia, I'm really truly sorry to hear that news.
From the third post on the thread,
all the links, yours as well as mine.
work for me; wonder what the problem is.


The last 16 Dec post on the thread, the one from you,
I may be mistaken about this but
I believe that "Lazy River" video
dates from before 1940
and was intended for the cinema of the day,
rather than for television.

That "soundie" film of "Lazy River" includes
an unusual line-up for the Mills Brothers.
By the time it was filmed,
the death of the oldest (I believe) of the brothers,
John Mills Sr. who
used to sing bass and play the guitar,
demanded a personnel replacement.

The guitarist is not a family member, if my info is correct.
As you can see, the guitarist does not sing, as the departed brother did.
Then there is Harry Mills.
My info says that at the time of this film,
Harry -- who, otherwise, would have been the singer second from the right --
was serving in the armed forces.
Again, my info may be inexact here,
but I believe this film was shot before World War II.
So Harry Mills did his service during peacetime.
I cannot identify his replacement. Also, as the guitarist, not family.

Harry sang the baritone, or upper bass (if there is such a thing).
As for the lowest part, the bass voice,
John Mills Sr., the father of the Mills Brothers,
appears on the far right, where his oldest son used to be.

So this "soundie" film clip
shows a group with two brothers, one father, and two non-relatives.