Mills Brothers - Limehouse Blues (1934)

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The Mills Brothers, sometimes billed as The Four Mills Brothers, were an American jazz and pop vocal quartet of the 20th century who made more than 2,000 recordings that combined sold more than 50 million copies, and garnered at least three dozen gold records. The Mills Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1998.
Limehouse Blues is a world famous jazz standard, as well as a 1934 crime film (also known as East End Chant) is set in London's Chinese district and starring George Raft and Anna May Wong. The film is named after the tune. The movie was directed by Alexander Hall.
Limehouse Blues is a popular 1922 song written by Douglas Furber (lyrics) and Philip Braham (music). It was made famous by Gertrude Lawrence. It has been recorded hundreds of times since, and remains in the standard jazz repertory. Some of the most notable recordings include those by Sidney Bechet, Django Reinhart, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, and The Mills Brothers.

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