Dave Mills (singer)

{{Short description|English-Australian singer (1935–2014)}}

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| birth_date = 20 August 1935

| birth_place = England

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| death_date = 14 May 2014 (aged 78)

| death_place = Perth, Australia

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| instrument = Vocals

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Dave Mills (20 August 1935 – 14 May 2014) was an English-Australian singer. Mills was born in Bedlington, England and moved to Australia in 1961. He soon relocated to South Africa for six years where he started getting chart success. He move back to Australia in early 1972.{{Citation | last = Green | first = Evan | date = 24 December 1978 | title = Singer Dave produces his own disc | periodical = The Sydney Morning Herald | url = h }}{{Citation | last = | first = | date = 18 May 1985 | title =Black listing gives angry singer the blues | periodical = The Age| url = }}

He had an international hit with "Love is a Beautiful Song".{{Citation | date = 23 May 1970 | title = Hits of the world | magazine = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fCkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=dave+mills+%22Love+is+a+Beautiful+Song%22+canada&pg=RA1-PA71 }}{{Citation | date = 20 November 1971 | title = Hits of the world | magazine = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=5Q8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=dave+mills+%22Love+is+a+Beautiful+Song%22&pg=PA80 }}{{cite book |last= Scapolo |first= Dean |date= 2007 |title= The Complete New Zealand Music Charts, 1966-2006: Singles, Albums, DVDs, Compilations |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=wyU5AQAAIAAJ&q=dave+mills+%22Love+is+a+Beautiful+Song%22 |publisher= Maurienne House|isbn= 9781877443008}}{{Citation | date = 22 December 1973 | title = From the music capitals of the world | magazine = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=CgkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=dave+mills+%22Love+is+a+Beautiful+Song%22+canada&pg=PA52 }}{{Citation | date = 29 October 1971 | title = Top Forty | periodical = Papua New Guinea Post-Courier | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=fCkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=dave+mills+%22Love+is+a+Beautiful+Song%22+canada&pg=RA1-PA71 }} which went gold in Australia.{{Citation | last = Feldman | first = Peter | date = 19 February 1972 | title = SARI Prize to Judy Page | magazine = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=zigEAAAAMBAJ&dq=dave+mills+theresa+charts&pg=PA53 }} Other charting singles in South Africa include "Theresa",{{Citation | date = 27 December 1969 | title = Hits of the world | magazine = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=xigEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22dave+mills%22+singer+new+zealand&pg=PA41 }} "All The Tears In The World",{{Citation | date = 12 December 1970 | title = Hits of the world | magazine = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=mykEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22dave+mills%22+%22All+The+Tears+In+The+World%22&pg=PA69 }} "Home",{{Citation | date = 15 May 1971 | title = Hits of the world | magazine = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-AgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22dave+mills%22+%22home%22+%22south+africa%22&pg=RA1-PA51 }} "I Can't Go Home To Mary", "Tomorrow is Over" and "Mexico". All these songs were written by Terry Dempsey who won the SARI for best song for "Home".

In 1970 he won the SARI awards for best male singer and Country and Western singer.{{Citation | date = 5 December 1970 | title = Johannesburg | magazine = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=oCkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=dave+mills+singer+south+africa&pg=PA67 }} By 1973 he had moved to Australia.{{Citation | last = Feldman | first = Peter | date = 11 August 1973 | title = From the music capitals of the world | magazine = Billboard | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=KgkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=dave+mills+singer+south+africa&pg=PA64 }} Mills died on 14 May 2014, at the age of 78.{{Cite news |date=14 May 2014 |title=Dave Mills - Discography |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/414865-Dave-Mills |access-date=14 May 2014}}