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The Mills Brothers

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JazzRhythm and blues

The Mills Brothers is a Jazz and Rhythm and blues act. They run in the same orbit as Al Bowlly, Peggy Lee, Dinah Washington, Nancy Wilson and June Christy, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Golden Gate Quartet, Jackie Wilson, Maurice Gibb, The Ink Spots and Lucas, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 12 connections around The Mills Brothers and forward to The Golden Gate Quartet. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
The Mills BrothersThe Golden Gate Quar…Jackie WilsonMaurice GibbThe Ink SpotsLucasGolden Gate QuartetMichael BubléAl BowllyPeggy LeeDinah WashingtonNancy WilsonJune Christy

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The Mills Brothers connections

The Mills Brothers shares an orbit with Al Bowlly, Peggy Lee, Dinah Washington and Nancy Wilson, went on to shape The Golden Gate Quartet, Jackie Wilson, Maurice Gibb and The Ink Spots. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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