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Get A Job

It's full-circle fitting that one of the best known doo-wop hits of the 1950s would be covered by a vocal group many consider to be the fathers of doo-wop. Recorded by the Silhouettes in October, 1957, Get A Jobhit number one on the 'Billboard' pop and R&B charts in February, 1958, twenty-seven years after the Mills Brothers made their first record, Tiger Rag,for Brunswick, back in 1931.

 

That first Mills Brothers 78, sounding like a red-hot jazz band with the brothers vocally imitating tubas, trumpets and trombones, caused a sensation and came with a note on the label which stated "no musical instruments or mechanical devices used on this recording other than one guitar." The group went on to have a decades-long career with loads of hit records (Paper Doll, Nevertheless, Lazy River and Glow Worm, to name a few) and were a key influence on 1950s doo-wop.

 

Now, while the Mills Brothers' professional sounding 1958 recording of Get A Job may be missing some of the organically sloppy spontaneity of the Silhouettes' original version, the brothers zero in on the heart of this doo-wop classic, turning in a strong, in-tune, energetic interpretation of the Silhouettes' performance, complete with a hot sax solo from Justin Gordon. As an anonymous YouTube listener commented, "these old guys rock!"

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Merry Christmas (LP)
The Mills Brothers: Merry Christmas (LP) Art-Nr.: LPSPC1025

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(Pickwick) 11 tracks - Re-issue of the original 1959 'Dot' LP album - A must have Christmas LP
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Sing Their Great Hits In Stereo (2-CD)
MILLS BROTHERS: Sing Their Great Hits In Stereo (2-CD) Art-Nr.: CDJAS577

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Straight Ahead! (4-CD)
MILLS BROTHERS: Straight Ahead! (4-CD) Art-Nr.: CDJASBOX31/4

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(2014 JASMINE) 114 tracks
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Paper Doll (2-CD)
MILLS BROTHERS: Paper Doll (2-CD) Art-Nr.: CDPDS627

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(2005/CASTLE) 40 tracks 1930s/40s
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Swingin' In The Sixties - The DOT Years (2-CD)
MILLS BROTHERS: Swingin' In The Sixties - The DOT Years (2-CD) Art-Nr.: CDJAS812

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(2015/JASMINE) 51 tracks
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Golden Greats (LP)
The Mills Brothers: Golden Greats (LP) Art-Nr.: LPMCM5030

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(MCA) 20 tracks
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The Board Of Directors - Annual Report (CD)
Mills Brothers & Count Basie: The Board Of Directors - Annual Report (CD) Art-Nr.: CDMCLD19366

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(1998/MCA) 21 tracks 1967/68 - 2 original LP's digital mastered - hard to find now !
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Cab Driver - My Shy Violet 7inch, 45rpm
Mills Brothers: Cab Driver - My Shy Violet 7inch, 45rpm Art-Nr.: MCA2758

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Single (7 Inch) on MCA RECORDS by Mills Brothers - Cab Driver - My Shy Violet 7inch, 45rpm
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Paper Doll (CD)
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(MCA Records) 10 tracks
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22 Great Hits (CD)
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(Ranwood Records) 22 tracks
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Tiger Rag (CD)
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Golden Greats (3-CD)
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(Disky) 77 tracks
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Be My Life's Companion - Someday (7inch, 45rpm)
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(MCA Records) 2 tracks
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Their Original & Greatest Hits
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The Best Of The Decca Years (CD)
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(1990/MCA) 14 Tracks - Decca recordings 1942-1955!
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Cab Driver - The Dot & Paramount Years 1958-1972 (CD)
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(Poker Records) 28 Tracks - The anthology of the best Mills Brothers recordings for the record companies Dot Records and ABC Paramount, 1958-1972, perfectly remastered!
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The Very Best Of (CD)
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(Universal) 23 tracks, Decca 1930s-50s
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Our Golden Favorites (LP)
The Mills Brothers: Our Golden Favorites (LP) Art-Nr.: LPMCA188

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(MCA) 12 tracks - Re-issue of the original 1960 'Decca' LP album, featuring their uptempos of 'Opus One', 'Smack Dab In The Middle'
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The Best Of The Decca Years (CD, US Longbox)
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(MCA) 14 Tracks - Decca recordings 1942-1955! Sealed US Longbox!
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Greatest Hits (CD)
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The Mills Brothers (CD)
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(Sarabandas) 18 tracks
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Close Harmony (CD)
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(Ranwood Records) 12 tracks
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A Golden Treasury Of Legendary Memories (CD)
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(Juke Box Treasures) 15 tracks
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Chronological Vol.2 (CD)
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(Nostalgia Arts) 23 tracks
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Meet The Big Bands (CD)
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