Rita Mills
| Rita Mills | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1934 |
| Died | 2004 |
| Genres | Folk |
| Years active | 1975 – 2001 |
| Associated acts | Mills Sisters |
Rita Mills was a singer from the Torres Strait Islands. She was part of the Mills Sisters with her sisters Cessa and Ina.[1] She was born in 1934 on Naghir Island in Torres Strait.[2] She lived on Thursday Island and during World War II was temporarily evacuated to the mainland. After she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2000 she moved to Cairns,[3] retiring in 2001[4] and she died in 2004.[5]
Discography
- Blue Mountain (1999)
- Mata Nice (2000)
References
- ↑ Baker, Jordan (28 March 2003). "Better late than never for Uncle Seaman". General News. Australian Associated Press.
- ↑ Stewart, Paul (11 March 2001). "Rita calls it a day, at last". Sunday Herald Sun.
- ↑ Pryor, Cathy (8 September 2001). "Northern Delights". The Australian.
- ↑ "Sunnies select Cairns". Cairns Post. 31 August 2001.
- ↑ Connolly, Steve (13 December 2004). "Trailblazer sang Torres on to map". The Australian.
List of Torres Strait topics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torres Strait Islands, islets, and cays |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People, culture, communities and languages |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governance and legal matters |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buildings and structures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.