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==Early musical career==
On October 9th 1949, The Rueben Mitchell Trio accompanied [[Jean Shaw]] who was 11 years old at the time and known as "The Hucklebuck Girl", headlining the Rockland Palace, in Harlem, New York. <ref name="Headlining The Rockland Palace in 1949">{{cite web | url=https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028321/01691/images/15 | title=THE MIAMI TIMES OCTOBER 8th, 1949 | work=TheMiamiTimes| accessdate=7 July 2024}}</ref><br>
On August, 1951 Mitchell was signed to [[Colombia Records]] by J.J. Johnston, however before he could release any music, he was conscripted for the [[Korean War]]. <ref name="Signed to Colombia Records in 1951">{{cite web | url=https://newspapers.uflib.ufl.edu/UF00028321/01787/images/11 | title=THE MIAMI TIMES AUGUST 18, 1951 | work=TheMiamiTimes| accessdate=7 July 2024}}</ref>He served in Korea from 1952 to 1954. Two early records were released under his birth-name in 1951 and 1953 "After Hours In Haiti" and "Mambo After Hours", both on OKeh Records.<ref name="OKeh Records">{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/6544820-Reuben-Mitchell|title=Reuben Mitchell Discogs | publisher=|accessdate=5 July 2024}}</ref><br> In 1957, Reuben Mitchell performed (as a trio which included Chris Rouse and Dave Aikens) for twenty-eight weeks at the Flamingo Hotel; during this time he accompanied piano for [[Judy Garland]] on December 27th, 1957. <ref name="Judy Garland at The Flanngo Hotel">{{cite web | url=https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028321/01637/zoom/0 | title= "The Miami Times," Headlining Article November 16th, 1957 | work=The Miami Times | accessdate=8 July 2024}}</ref> ▼
▲On August, 1951 Mitchell was signed to [[Colombia Records]] by J.J. Johnston, however before he could release any music, he was conscripted for the [[Korean War]]. <ref name="Signed to Colombia Records in 1951">{{cite web | url=https://newspapers.uflib.ufl.edu/UF00028321/01787/images/11 | title=THE MIAMI TIMES AUGUST 18, 1951 | work=TheMiamiTimes| accessdate=7 July 2024}}</ref>He served in Korea from 1952 to 1954. Two early records were released under his birth-name in 1951 and 1953 "After Hours In Haiti" and "Mambo After Hours", both on OKeh Records.<ref name="OKeh Records">{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/6544820-Reuben-Mitchell|title=Reuben Mitchell Discogs | publisher=|accessdate=5 July 2024}}</ref><br> In 1957, Reuben Mitchell performed (as a trio which included Chris Rouse and Dave Aikens) for twenty-eight weeks at the Flamingo Hotel; during this time he accompanied piano for [[Judy Garland]] on December 27th, 1957. <ref name="Judy Garland at The Flanngo Hotel">{{cite web | url=https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028321/01637/zoom/0 | title= "The Miami Times," Headlining Article November 16th, 1957 | work=The Miami Times | accessdate=8 July 2024}}</ref> At the [[Flamingo Las Vegas|Flamingo Club]] in [[Las Vegas]], he shared bandstands with such top music personalities as [[Count Basie]] and [[Harry James]]. He has also accompanied [[Jack Benny]] and [[Ray Bolger]] on the piano.<ref name="Details of Mitchell's Vegas Residency">{{cite web | url=https://digitalcoll.skidmore.edu/record/867/files/skidmore_news_1965_04_29_005.txt%3Fln%3Den | title= "Skidmore News," April 29, 1965 | work=The Skidmore Newspaper| accessdate=7 July 2024}}</ref> Between 1960 and 1962 he had an 18-month residency at The Flamingo in Las Vegas.<ref name="18 month Residency in Las Vegas">{{cite web | url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=tgf19620622-01.1.11 | title= "The Glens Falls Times, 22 June 1962 | work=The Glen Fans Times Newspaper| accessdate=7 July 2024}}</ref>
==Starmaker Records==
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