In this day and age when teenagers would appear to hold sway in the world of light
entertainment on discs, it is not easy for an unknown artist to achieve overnight
fame and fortune at the age of forty. This, however, is just what happened to Mrs
Mills. In December 1961 she was the superintendant of the typing pool in the
Paymaster General's office in London and by mid-January 1962 she was a household
name.How did this come about?
At that time she was also a member of a semi-professional dance band called the Astorians who used to play for dances in and around Essex. It was at a Woodford Golf Club Dance that she was spotted by a theatrical manager and, as a result, within a very short space of time she was whisked into the recording studios.
Her first record entered the Top Twenty and she immediately became an artist for whom there was a big demand.
Since then, she has made personal appearance as far apart as Torquay and Glasgow; she is frequently seen on TV and heard on Radio, and there is always a demand for her records.
Success has not changed Mrs. Mills in any way. She and her husband, Bert, still live in a charming maisonette at Loughton, Essex, and no one could be more houseproud than Mrs. Mills.
She has a wonderful sense of fun and is one of the happiest people you could ever wish to meet. This quality is undoubtedly reflected in her happy style of piano playing and, for this reason, this LP is a must for every home, especially at party time.
(taken from the liner notes to Everybody's Welcome at Mrs. Mills' Party, Feb 1964, Capitol Records Canada)