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April 2, 1912 – Tenor Herbert Mills is born in Piqua. He grows up singing at the Cyrene African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Park Avenue Baptist Church with brothers John Jr., Harry and Donald. The Mills Brothers also hone their routine by performing with a kazoo outside their father’s barber shop. Discovered in Cincinnati by Duke Ellington, they record 2,000 songs, including Get a Job and Paper Doll, and sell 50 million records.
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