THE MITCHELL BOYSCHOIR

The boys ranged in age from 9 to 16.  The Mitchell Choirboys organization operated from 1934 to 2000, as St. Brendan's Choristers, through many name iterations until the last 'The Mitchell Boys'.  They appeared (and/or were heard) in some 100 films, and more than 1,000 radio and TV shows.  Some of their films include: �The Jolson Story�,   �The Bad Seed�,  �Giant�,  �Night of the Hunter�,  �Meet John Doe�,  �Yankee Doodle Dandy�,  �Duel in the Sun�,  and perhaps their best remembered performance - with Bing Crosby in �Going My Way�. However, Bob Mitchell's favorite was �The Bishop's Wife�, the perennial Christmas favorite, because it was a complete performance of 'O Sing to God', the lovely Christmas Hymn. The boys (and Bob) also 'starred' in their own Academy nominated short subject �Forty Boys and a Song�. They appeared on radio and TV with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Red Skelton, Eddie Cantor, Dinah Shore, Bob Hope, and many others.  One of their recordings (with Frank Sinatra), �High Hopes� was another Academy Award winning song.

Praise upon praise has been heaped on them.  Bing Crosby called them, �the best choir in the world�.  Dimitri Tiomkin - Academy Award winning composer - said, �Bob Mitchell�s boys represent the unusual combination of musicianship, artistry and versatility.  Bob Mitchell�s genius is ever present.  It was a great pleasure to have them sing and appear in �The Great Waltz��.