Morris Mills
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Morris Lee Mills (born June 10, Greenville, Texas, United States) is an American, rock and funk singer-songwriter.
For Black musicians "Rock" is a 4 letter word.The music genre of Rock has a handful of engineering craftsmen who have taken ownership in the art from while being members of the African-American culture.To be Black & a Rock musician is a small exclusive club.Single synonymous names like Prince and Jimi are distinguished not only as talented musicians, but identifiable figures in Rock music.Forerunners such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Thin Lizzy, Shuggie Otis & Ernie Isley opened doors for Rick James, Lenny Kravitz, Fishbone, Ben Harper & Living Colour.This passing of the torch includes the fusion of Jazz, Soul, Funk & Pop.It’s a handshake amongst musicians that in this life of Rock is rare but sincere.Morris Mills now adds his name to that book of music.
Morris Mills in an acclaimed American singer & songwriter whose diverse musical style has caught the attention of notable industry figures.Morris was born in Texas and migrated to Chicago at the age of 5.Growing up in a mixed family home he quickly gravitated to music as a creative outlet to express his pain of family divorce & transition.Music became a significant part of his life and a thriving factor for survival in Chicago during the 1980's.Morris spent time performing in small clubs throughout Chicago like many musicians during that time and ran in similar circles of R.Kelly (Public Announcement) & others.He again ran parallel with other R&B Soul performers, still keeping a copy of a letter from Columbia Records saying they just signed a similar artist named "Maxwell."In 2011, Mills's single, "Beautified" was released by nominated for "Best Song" at the Soul-Patrol awards in Philadelphia.Mills has also received nominations for "Best New Artist" at 2012 Raw Awards in Chicago and the Chicago Independent Music awards 2013.