I met Donald Mills at the Sands Casino in Las Vegas, in 1978, after seeing what was probably his very last show ever. We talked for over three hours at the bar immediately outside of the theater. I still cannot describe in mere words alone, how incredibly much that conversation has meant to me across all of these years. He was an indescribable inspiration to me, and I will remember him for all of my life. I especially remember him talking about going oversees during World War Two, with the USO shows, and how many black performers did that as well, and all of the other performers that they played with. The Mills brothers made some of the very best music that has ever been made, bar none.
That is a really cool and special story. I’m catching these guys only just now in 2022/2023. They’re clearly a special talent. Some of their appearances on UA-cam appear to be from USO shows. They’re probably rolling in their graves at light speed the way things are going these days
The Mills Brothers were who Dean admired and got his style from. This is wonderful to see because Dean was actually star struck and to have the privilege of singing with them was a dream come true for him!
If I may be so bold as to add to your excellent comment. Back when talent came from working on your craft instead of depending on ‘fixing things in postproduction’ and having a provocative music video.
There was something about Dean Martin that was always likeable...apart from the golden voice, unmatched elsewhere. Never too far from a wry smile and infectious innuendo, he was the man!
As much as Dean OWNED his show, you can see by his body language and the sheer joy on his face that he really loved performing with his heroes when they appeared on his show......
Absolutely. That is one of the reasons, every star wanted to be on his show. He made them feel relaxed and he loved performing with them. You can see it by the twinkle in his eye.
In the late 1960s, Dean Martin asked his producer Greg Garrison to book the Mills Brothers on The Dean Martin Show, saying Harry Mills was his greatest musical influence.
The Mills Brothers are one of the greatest singing groups of all times. "Paper Doll" has always been one of my favorite songs. No one can sing it like the Mills Brothers.
Julius Spohn This whole thing is just wonderful, but Dean harmonising with Don @3.02 - 3.15 just made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. There are not enough superlatives to describe the magic happening here.
The ease and grace with which Dean interacts here is just something to watch. I really think he and Judy Garland are possibly the greatest all around entertainers I have ever seen. Dean Martin was the maybe the top TV star of his time, as well as a huge star in films, nightclubs, and sold millions of records. Really just did it all!!
@Steps With Stephanie--what you say is one of my favorite things about Dean Martin. @Barbara--what you say is spot on--hope you don't mind, I'm a male who thinks that way. To add to your voices, here's a thing about Dean Martin that means a lot to me: He portrays grace, understanding, and patience as one who suffers and endures. He's beautiful.
Dean always gave Harry Mills the credit as his greatest influence and you can see with your own eyes the love and adoration he had for the man and his brothers. It was mutual. They loved him right back.
Good old Dino ! Another Icon ( who probably never thought he was one!. ) Hearing him sing with The Mills Brothers is heavenly! This "old fashioned" music is timeless ! When folks like this sing it, it's always new! The singers of today are a dime a dozen ! Talent, tempered with love & respect hardly exists anymore! Good thing we have the technology we do so that new generations can see how it is supposed to be done!
The Great Mills Brothers.. The very essence of swing! My one sadness is that they weren't able to know that because a medium such as youtube they will be forever admired and appreciated by generations to come!
My dad introduced me to The Mills Brothers as a little girl... your grandpa may have been part of his generation... whatever... their music is part of my genetic makeup as a consequence... that they are brilliant is just a plus :)
Two Legends together -- I grew up on The Mills Brothers music as my mother loved them and played their records all the time . It's great to see my two favorites together - and you can tell Dean really loves it !
This stuff, which my dad watched all the time, is appreciated so much more when you put a few decades behind you, because I'm missing him, and thinking of his beaming smile, when such acts were on the tube.
+Pete Moss watching this brings back memories of being allowed to stay up late to watch Dean with Mom and Grandma..the tears are coming as i watch this...
J G Harry Mills was indeed a great influence - so much so that Dean ripped him off stage presence-wise lock, stock, and barrel, a move that contributed mightily to Dean's extraordinary success.
So, in your opinion, Dean Martin, was nothing but a rip-off ? Really ? First of all, where did all this "Dean Martin was influenced by Harry Mills" ... stuff, come from ? I have almost all of his early 78's, 45's, and 33 LPs, so I'm not a new-fan or something, of Dean Martins. It's strange that suddenly, I keep reading something, that I've never heard before, anywhere. I'm sure that Dean Martin had many, many influences, as did or do, all great performers, and yes, I 'm sure that the members of the Mills Brothers, were influenced by others as well, but to imply or say, that Dean Martin was just influenced by one man alone and that he, rushed out and ripped this one man off or cloned him, and then, made a success out of himself, by using this others man's personality traits or style, is absurd. Celebrities were cordial to each other back then, they said nice things to or about each other, they had respect for one another, it was the way of things in the past and it was a good way to be, but I don't believe Dean Martin ever said, at any time, to anyone, that he was influenced by any particular individual or person alone. Dean Martin was many things, not just a vocalist, whereas, The Mills Brothers, were just vocalists. I personally liked and or like, both Dean Martin and The Mills Brothers, but they are different performers or stage personalities completely and any attempts to take credit away from one and just hand it over to another, with no sources mentioned, is the real "rip-off" .
@@phredl Can you provide a link or otherwise point to where I can find that? As with MrRJDB1969, I never heard or read about the Harry Mills-Dean Martin connection from Dean, himself, and I occasionally come across things that make me wonder, "Where did that come from? Who said it first and how did it take off? Why is it accepted as truth?" For example, this alleged quote that often makes the rounds, said by Frank Sinatra about Judy Garland: "The rest of us will be forgotten. Never Judy." The notion that Frank, whose ego tank didn't exactly point to E, expected to be forgotten is beyond absurd, but it keeps popping up as fact.
One need look no further than this video clip for evidence of Dean's tremendous admiration and affection for Harry Mills. How fortunate Dean was to be able to perform with his greatest musical influence. It's obvious he's having a hell of a lot of fun!
The Mills brothers were, still are wonderfully fantastic singers ❤❤❤❤,may they all rip, may God watch over all of them. The fans loved them,I am a fan as well of all of them.
Argus Garage We can only hope that the pendulum swings back to this kind of true entertainment again someday. I only hope that it will be in my lifetime, in the remaining years I have left.🤞👵🏻
I was a little boy when watching his show with family members that are no longer around and seeing these clips takes me back to our living room. I miss the love.
Can we just have the love worldwide that these brothers show? What's wrong with everybody these days? Please, please, just love the one you're with. Oh my gosh, what a voice, Dean. The one who can sing anything. Gone too soon. (sad face)
Dean and the Mills brothers. Great outstanding wonderful music. You could tell Dean really loved singing with them . Some I listen to Dean and the Mills brothers everyday. 👍
This makes me so emotional Dean was a great guy Stood by his principles He refused to attend JFK's inauguration because Sammy Davis Jr was snubbed! That spoke volumes!!
As the song is about to begin, Harry has the look of a man holding a hand of five aces. He opens his mouth and out pours the gift of God. lol. I absolutely love this clip. :)
Been listening to this guy now for close to 50 years and still find stuff that brings a new smile to my face. What a fantastic performance from them all
Excellent! The Mills Bros. Lyric intrepretation just makes a song come alive. I can't stop watching or smiling. I remember seeing them on Dean's Show . A great post....thx.
I loved Dino; great performer who gave all of us pleasure; the Mills Bros were so great also- we will never see the likes of these gentlemen again, poor us !
My older brothers favorite song. He found his “paper doll”, they had five children , he was the greatest brother, husband, and father. I miss him so much!
I remember my mom and dad having the Mills brothers albums at home. In fact these guys are from my hometown of Piqua,Ohio. To this day Paperdoll and Up the Lazy river are my favorites.
Today is cold wet dreary here in Tucson Az & guess who I am listening to non other than The Mills bros.: ) I am still making their music on my Lawrey Orchestra with Cab Driver and Dean's easy swing style.
I met Donald Mills at the Sands Casino in Las Vegas, in 1978, after seeing what was probably his very last show ever. We talked for over three hours at the bar immediately outside of the theater. I still cannot describe in mere words alone, how incredibly much that conversation has meant to me across all of these years. He was an indescribable inspiration to me, and I will remember him for all of my life. I especially remember him talking about going oversees during World War Two, with the USO shows, and how many black performers did that as well, and all of the other performers that they played with. The Mills brothers made some of the very best music that has ever been made, bar none.
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Im so truly jealous 🙏
@@benjaminandersen5921 He really was an inspiration, and a blessing unto my life. God bless him, and all of his family. Geoff Rohde
That is a really cool and special story. I’m catching these guys only just now in 2022/2023. They’re clearly a special talent. Some of their appearances on UA-cam appear to be from USO shows. They’re probably rolling in their graves at light speed the way things are going these days
I first heard of the mills brothers 4 years ago, I understand I would never have been able to meet them but to hear their music is just prestine
mutual respect and class, no egos, just pure talent and charisma
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@@catlarry wow thanks cheers
Back in a time where at least entertaining the hell out of everybody transcended boundaries of that time. Damn good stuff!!
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America! Wake up young people! This is TALENT. This is ARTISTRY! This is REAL MUSIC!
The Mills Brothers were who Dean admired and got his style from. This is wonderful to see because Dean was actually star struck and to have the privilege of singing with them was a dream come true for him!
Dean once told producer Greg Garrison that it was Harry Mills that he patterned his style after. You can see why here.
This is just wonderful. Their voices are like an orchestra of their own.
When Don opened up at 02:20, nothing but pure velvet came out. These guys are pros, pure and simple. I can see why my parents enjoyed their music.
Back when talent was required to have your own TV Show
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Right! These days all the stars are in the sky!
If I may be so bold as to add to your excellent comment.
Back when talent came from working on your craft instead of depending on ‘fixing things in postproduction’ and having a provocative music video.
Such FACTS!
Back when you didn't have to be an SJW Fuck wad for a TV show.
There was something about Dean Martin that was always likeable...apart from the golden voice, unmatched elsewhere. Never too far from a wry smile and infectious innuendo, he was the man!
These boys defied time,simply TIMELESS.
Dino + the Mills Brothers = Fantastic!
As much as Dean OWNED his show, you can see by his body language and the sheer joy on his face that he really loved performing with his heroes when they appeared on his show......
Absolutely. That is one of the reasons, every star wanted to be on his show. He made them feel relaxed and he loved performing with them. You can see it by the twinkle in his eye.
Yes, Dean's really enjoying himself. He was such a fun, gifted personality, and natural human being.
Maybe not his "heroes" but some of his favorite singers
In the late 1960s, Dean Martin asked his producer Greg Garrison to book the Mills Brothers on The Dean Martin Show, saying Harry Mills was his greatest musical influence.
Kane Hearst why bicker. It’s all freaking beautiful
The Mills Brothers are one of the greatest singing groups of all times. "Paper Doll" has always been one of my favorite songs. No one can sing it like the Mills Brothers.
Julius Spohn This whole thing is just wonderful, but Dean harmonising with Don @3.02 - 3.15 just made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. There are not enough superlatives to describe the magic happening here.
This is the Gospel truth.
Oh yes! Mills Brothers is very,very good
@@lindashelley3635 To me the note they hit at 4:56 is "the" Mills Brothers sound. Totally unique and beautiful.
My face hurts from smiling so much. Amazing stuff.
Dean was a class act. Handsome, suave, and sang smoothly with a beautiful voice.
The ease and grace with which Dean interacts here is just something to watch. I really think he and Judy Garland are possibly the greatest all around entertainers I have ever seen. Dean Martin was the maybe the top TV star of his time, as well as a huge star in films, nightclubs, and sold millions of records. Really just did it all!!
Dino and the Mills Bros, quintessential class.
My God. The slick but spontaneous artistry... The sheer talent. We'll never see their like again.
I love Dean Martin!! He always harmonizes with his guests and never tries to one up them in any way. Such a classy guy with style, miss you Dean!!
He is the best perform er ever and sex appeal that is what no other person will have but him I'm in love!
@Steps With Stephanie--what you say is one of my favorite things about Dean Martin. @Barbara--what you say is spot on--hope you don't mind, I'm a male who thinks that way. To add to your voices, here's a thing about Dean Martin that means a lot to me: He portrays grace, understanding, and patience as one who suffers and endures. He's beautiful.
Something some of the new artist could learn
Wow - Dean Martin and The Mills Brothers 💖🎭💖🎭💖
Dean loved these guys,,heros of his childhood....great to see them singing together
Jeff McLean Dean Martin had so much class I watched this show all the time I first heard the Mills brothers at a family BBQ what a blast real music
Dean always gave Harry Mills the credit as his greatest influence and you can see with your own eyes the love and adoration he had for the man and his brothers. It was mutual. They loved him right back.
Dean Martin and The Mills Brothers, singing beautifully together.❤
Such a nice scene to see.
Good old Dino ! Another Icon ( who probably never thought he was one!. ) Hearing him sing with The Mills Brothers is heavenly! This "old fashioned" music is timeless ! When folks like this sing it, it's always new! The singers of today are a dime a dozen ! Talent, tempered with love & respect hardly exists anymore! Good thing we have the technology we do so that new generations can see how it is supposed to be done!
You can see how much they're all enjoying themselves.... Nearly as much as I'm enjoying listening to them!
actual singing here, genuine talent!
Yes you can see that the best go heaven
Can you do anything better than this, I'm in heaven!
Me, too!
Dean Martin, the fourth Mills Brother!
It doesn’t get any better than THIS! DeanO & The Mills Brothers.
Dean Martin definitely didn't mind surrendering the stage to these legends, a true gentlemen.
What a combo: Dino and The Mills Brothers!
Pure magic. The Mills Brothers were my grandfathers favs along with the Ink Spots.
when u hear Dean Martin singing u feel relax & comfortable.
The incredible Mills Brothers. Dean had so much fun on stage with them.
Memories sweet Memories it takes me back many years as I am now 76 years old
The Great Mills Brothers.. The very essence of swing! My one sadness is that they weren't able to know that because a medium such as youtube they will be forever admired and appreciated by generations to come!
This has always been my favourite number in the whole Dean Martin Show.
This song takes me back to the good old days when i was very young way back in time, cannot beat the old songs
The Mills Brothers were always a pleasure to watch on stage.
You could see that this was such a thrill for Dean...what a quartet👍🏻
My grandpa just passed away and this was one of his favorite songs, seeing this really warmed my heart today ❤
My dad introduced me to The Mills Brothers as a little girl... your grandpa may have been part of his generation... whatever... their music is part of my genetic makeup as a consequence... that they are brilliant is just a plus :)
I remember watching the Mills Brothers on television back in the 1960's. Yes, Sarah grandpas are very special guys. My condolences to you
Two Legends together -- I grew up on The Mills Brothers music as my mother loved them and played their records all the time . It's great to see my two favorites together - and you can tell Dean really loves it !
Same here. My mom sang and did housework to their records.
we had their records, too. Across The Alley From The Alamo!
1928, 43 years on...1971. Another 43 years. 2014! Awesome.
The Mills brothers: the best of all time! And Dean martin was fantastic too!!🙏
This is what I call "The Dream Team"... Dino and the Mills Brothers... My OH MY!
This stuff, which my dad watched all the time, is appreciated so much more when you put a few decades behind you, because I'm missing him, and thinking of his beaming smile, when such acts were on the tube.
+Pete Moss that sucks to hear, dude.
+Pete Moss watching this brings back memories of being allowed to stay up late to watch Dean with Mom and Grandma..the tears are coming as i watch this...
Mark Rocovich play baseball?
I watched his show on tv when I was young
My Dad loved this music too. It's delightful.
The Mills Brothers were SMOOTH!
It’s so adorable seeing Dean fangirl over these great guys ❤
Dean is so cool - effortless ease.
Ain't that the truth.
Talk about redundant
Dean always said that Harry Mills was a great influence on his style , he was rightly a great fan of the unique Mills , they will never be replaced.
J G Harry Mills was indeed a great influence - so much so that Dean ripped him off stage presence-wise lock, stock, and barrel, a move that contributed mightily to Dean's extraordinary success.
And Dean was Elvis's singing idol, or so he said.
So, in your opinion, Dean Martin, was nothing but a rip-off ? Really ? First of all, where did all this "Dean Martin was influenced by Harry Mills" ... stuff, come from ? I have almost all of his early 78's, 45's, and 33 LPs, so I'm not a new-fan or something, of Dean Martins. It's strange that suddenly, I keep reading something, that I've never heard before, anywhere. I'm sure that Dean Martin had many, many influences, as did or do, all great performers, and yes, I 'm sure that the members of the Mills Brothers, were influenced by others as well, but to imply or say, that Dean Martin was just influenced by one man alone and that he, rushed out and ripped this one man off or cloned him, and then, made a success out of himself, by using this others man's personality traits or style, is absurd. Celebrities were cordial to each other back then, they said nice things to or about each other, they had respect for one another, it was the way of things in the past and it was a good way to be, but I don't believe Dean Martin ever said, at any time, to anyone, that he was influenced by any particular individual or person alone. Dean Martin was many things, not just a vocalist, whereas, The Mills Brothers, were just vocalists. I personally liked and or like, both Dean Martin and The Mills Brothers, but they are different performers or stage personalities completely and any attempts to take credit away from one and just hand it over to another, with no sources mentioned, is the real "rip-off" .
@@MrRJDB1969 Dean said it. I heard it. Using someone as an influence doesn't mean your ripped them off.
@@phredl Can you provide a link or otherwise point to where I can find that? As with MrRJDB1969, I never heard or read about the Harry Mills-Dean Martin connection from Dean, himself, and I occasionally come across things that make me wonder, "Where did that come from? Who said it first and how did it take off? Why is it accepted as truth?" For example, this alleged quote that often makes the rounds, said by Frank Sinatra about Judy Garland: "The rest of us will be forgotten. Never Judy." The notion that Frank, whose ego tank didn't exactly point to E, expected to be forgotten is beyond absurd, but it keeps popping up as fact.
One need look no further than this video clip for evidence of Dean's tremendous admiration and affection for Harry Mills. How fortunate Dean was to be able to perform with his greatest musical influence. It's obvious he's having a hell of a lot of fun!
Hello Glenn, How are you doing?
I am fine, Kelly. But I'm not sure who you are. I would love to connect if we are old friends. Let me know our connection.
What a class act. Must have been difficult to have lost one of their group. Enjoyed this clip so much.
The Mills brothers were, still are wonderfully fantastic singers ❤❤❤❤,may they all rip, may God watch over all of them. The fans loved them,I am a fan as well of all of them.
Dino you are the best the look on dean face is priceless too see his idols on the show it is a treat dean even statedhe love too sing like them
I love when siblings sing together. There's something about the way their voices mix.
Especially when said siblings can actually teach others how it should be done!
Beautiful. My mom and dad used to dance arm in arm in our living room to this song. Thank you for the memories Dean.
How we went from this brilliance to gangsta rap in just a few short decades, I'll never know. It's a slide into musical oblivion.
Argus Garage We can only hope that the pendulum swings back to this kind of true entertainment again someday. I only hope that it will be in my lifetime, in the remaining years I have left.🤞👵🏻
I was a little boy when watching his show with family members that are no longer around and seeing these clips takes me back to our living room. I miss the love.
I absolutely love this. Never seen a video have so many people appreciating music as greatly as they effortlessly perform it.
Dean is so handsome here specially his side angle profile is just dreamy!
Love this clip. The Mills Brothers were my late Grandma's favorite 'boy band'. True story.
Mia7189 they were definitely the first real "boy band" to really make it big, never mind the Jim Crow era.
Can we just have the love worldwide that these brothers show? What's wrong with everybody these days? Please, please, just love the one you're with. Oh my gosh, what a voice, Dean. The one who can sing anything. Gone too soon. (sad face)
Wonderful Mills Brothers and Dean Martin.
Dean and the Mills brothers. Great outstanding wonderful music. You could tell Dean really loved singing with them . Some I listen to Dean and the Mills brothers everyday. 👍
Voices of velvet! Beautiful.
Dino was one of the best performers that ever lived; we are a poorer world without these guys! and look what we are stuck with; very sad !
There are 10 people who are deaf. This is what you call STYLE and MUSIC.
This was very fun to watch, thank you :)
I am only 20, yet I enjoy watching all these classics! I’m glad to be able to watch them back
This makes me so emotional
Dean was a great guy
Stood by his principles
He refused to attend JFK's inauguration because Sammy Davis Jr was snubbed!
That spoke volumes!!
Absolute class, and absolute talent!!! Love the Mills Brothers!
Love to hear Dean and the Mill's Brothers singing Paper Doll.
Real music from one of the all time best!
Dean and Don harmonizing. Sweet Jeepers!!!!
As the song is about to begin, Harry has the look of a man holding a hand of five aces. He opens his mouth and out pours the gift of God. lol. I absolutely love this clip. :)
Philip Tate Phillip. Great comment------ very true
Philip Tate: BRAVO...just...BRAVO!!!
Used'ta watch this with mom & dad in the 50s and 60s..Good Lord I miss this!!! We'll never see the likes of these entertainers ever again!!!
How great to see entertainers who really brought joy and harmony. All RIP you gave us everything to smile about❤
FANTASTIC! I love the Mills Brothers and this song so much. And, of course, Dean is the coolest.
Been listening to this guy now for close to 50 years and still find stuff that brings a new smile to my face. What a fantastic performance from them all
Excellent!
The Mills Bros. Lyric intrepretation just makes a song come alive. I can't stop watching or smiling. I remember seeing them on Dean's Show . A great post....thx.
I loved Dino; great performer who gave all of us pleasure; the Mills Bros were so great also- we will never see the likes of these gentlemen again, poor us !
Class is often imitated, but this here is pure diamond quality.
Outstanding rendering historical Hollywood experience EVER ! Merci beaucoup from Paris France.
I’m so glad we have these memories to look back on
My grandmother grew up with the Mills Brothers in Piqua, Ohio. She had great stories of them singing in school and in church and in talent shows.
I love the smoke in his hand! Dean was not a drunk, it was all an act.
The warmth pours out of these unforgettable entertainers.
Pure magic.
WoW
Masters in action.
Amazing voices.
The one on the right of Dean sounds like just
Frank Sinatra.
They make it loook EZ.
Bravo
My older brothers favorite song. He found his “paper doll”, they had five children , he was the greatest brother, husband, and father. I miss him so much!
Beautiful harmonies Dean is well lubricated and smooth blended together with the Mills brothers. Looked like he was having a blast.
Dean had so much fun singin with them because he was such a huge fan.
Back to my childhood. Loved the Dean Martin Show and loved the Mills Brothers!
As a kid I can remember my uncle Ben singing this. Stuck in my mind all these years.
Many people fail to know that the Mills brothers recorded more songs than any other single or group. Many more. What a great group.
I didn't know this.
. ..what REAL music sounds like. AMAZING.
I remember my mom and dad having the Mills brothers albums at home. In fact these guys are from my hometown of Piqua,Ohio. To this day Paperdoll and Up the Lazy river are my favorites.
There you are again. Their first stage was the Mays Opera house in Piqua.
Hello Lauri, How are you doing?
One of the most entertaining clips. They made it all look effortless.
Dean Martin Simply the best.
This is pure entertainment....love it!
Hello Jacqueline, How are you doing?
Love them all... STYLE, CLASS.... At its best!
the perfect warm, lightly, bouncy, slightly melancholy, but dreamily nostalgic cure for a cold, dreary day :)
Today is cold wet dreary here in Tucson Az & guess who I am listening to non other than The Mills bros.: ) I am still making their music on my Lawrey Orchestra with Cab Driver and Dean's easy swing style.