The Establishment of The Mills Brothers Quartet

The Establishment of The Mills Brothers Quartet The Mills Brothers earned their title as the best quartet in history. They have inspired many successful jazz and pop artists after their time. As four young brothers, they did not know that they would soon be celebrities who started singing at their father’s barbershop in Ohio. Where […]

Another Genre Stolen: Barbershop Community Quartets

Another Genre Stolen: Barbershop Community Quartets What do the Southern Stars, the Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet, and the Mills Brothers have in common? All three quartets were created in neighborhood barbershops. Yet, these aren’t the only famous Black artists to come out of neighborhood quartets. Jelly Roll Morton, W.C. Handy, and Louis Armstrong also all […]