It Was Always The Mills Brothers And It Will Always Be The Mills Brothers..........
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onestepbackwards 1111 posts 2.8 years
Dean Martin had a lot of favorite singers, but the Mills Brothers were his favorite and when Dino got his own show he had the ability to pick his guests to sing with and the Mills Brothers were on his wish list. Now I am first and foremost a lover of rock, but I can also appreciate talent when I see it and there is no greater example of talent then Dean singing Up The Lazy River and Paper Doll which can be seen on You Tube. When you are in the presence of greatness you also become great!
Ah yes, those golden days of yesteryear were responsible for producing and yielding some of the finest and lush vocals from some of the best vocal groups of all time to ever set foot in a recording studio! Tis a pity that many of them rarely ever get mentioned any more and seem to have gotten swept under the carpet! What emerged out of their throats was pure raw talent and heavenly bliss without the use of gizmos, effects, or enhancers of any kind! Despite one's musical tastes, only a true music lover and enthusiast will recognize and appreciate music from a time, era, and artists that can only be classified as great and music in its purest form!
Originally Posted By Cosmo M: Ah yes, those golden days of yesteryear were responsible for producing and yielding some of the finest and lush vocals from some of the best vocal groups of all time to ever set foot in a recording studio! Tis a pity that many of them rarely ever get mentioned any more and seem to have gotten swept under the carpet! What emerged out of their throats was pure raw talent and heavenly bliss without the use of gizmos, effects, or enhancers of any kind! Despite one's musical tastes, only a true music lover and enthusiast will recognize and appreciate music from a time, era, and artists that can only be classified as great and music in its purest form!
Almost on the subject....I just purchased the entire 28 volume set of The Best of the Dean Martin Comedy Show for my 94 year old aunt. She adored him, and the talent can't be beat!
It Seems if you trace back the various genre's country, R & B, Rock & Roll you find they exploded in the 50's. Go in many of the retail stores that play music to entertain their customers what have you 50's & 60's music. The perfect record with no flaws & engeering magic I find boring.
Originally Posted By tunetoad: It Seems if you trace back the various genre's country, R & B, Rock & Roll you find they exploded in the 50's. Go in many of the retail stores that play music to entertain their customers what have you 50's & 60's music. The perfect record with no flaws & engeering magic I find boring.
So are you saying the music from the 50s and 60s was recorded perfectly?
If you wanted to name two vocal acts that are more irrelevant and more forgotten than any others, you could not do better than The Mills Brothers and The Ink Spots. Some would even say they were Uncle Toms, and for that reason they are basically admired by next to nobody.
In general the more "safe" the music was in its' own time, the more it is useful for nothing but landfill today.
Regarding the Mills Brothers: One day my assistant brought in one of their CDs, and was playing it in the warehouse where I used to work. The music was good and swinging, with Sy Oliver conducting the orchestra. Then a young delivery guy came in and said, "What is that you're listening to, Christmas music?" I told him no, that's what most music used to sound like in the 1950s!
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