Irving Mills

Irving Harold Mills was an American music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter. He often used the pseudonyms Goody Goodwin and Joe Primrose.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 16, 1894 (New York City), Died April 21, 1985 (Palm Springs)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, session supervisor, lyricist, director, leader, vocalist, arranger, speaker

Notes: May have used the pseudonym Warren Mills.

Recordings (Results 226-250 of 485 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	81506	10-in.	1/29/1924	My beautiful Mexican rose	Hotel Alamac Orchestra ; Paul Specht	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	81754	10-in.	5/2/1924	Hinky dinky parlay voo	Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	81876	10-in.	7/18/1924	Skin-a-ma-rink-arink-a-rae	Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	81975	10-in.	9/5/1924	Hey! Hey! And hee! Hee! (I'm Charleston crazy)	Southern Quartet	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	composer
Columbia	140201	10-in.	12/22/1924	Nobody knows what a red-head mamma can do	Vaughn De Leath	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	140286	10-in.	1/28/1925	When my sugar walks down the street	Warner's Seven Aces	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	140338	10-in.	2/10/1925	Nobody knows what a red-head mama can do	The Original Memphis Five	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W140530	10-in.	4/15/1925	Ev'rything is hotsy totsy now	Van and Schenck	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
Columbia	W140556	10-in.	4/27/1925	Riverboat shuffle	Cotton Club Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W140903	10-in.	9/4/1925	Valeska	Willie Howard	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	W141047	10-in.	9/25/1925	When my sugar walks down the street	Clara Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W141141	10-in.	10/16/1925	The lonesomest girl in town	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	141377	10-in.	12/10/1925	The lonesomest girl in town	Irving Kaufman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W141402	10-in.	12/17/1925	How I love her and she loves me is nobody's business	Richard B. Gilbert	Male vocal solo, with ukulele	composer
Columbia	141405	10-in.	12/17/1925	The lonesomest girl in town	Manhattan Dance Makers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	141423	10-in.	12/22/1925	Chinese blues	Dixie Stompers	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W141458	10-in.	1/6/1926	How I love her and she loves me is nobody's business	June Lee	Female vocal solo, with ukulele	composer
Columbia	W142282	10-in.	6/7/1926	Lo-do-de-o	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with piano	songwriter
Columbia	142325	10-in.	6/18/1926	Turkish towel	Joe Candullo ; Everglades Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W142338	10-in.	6/23/1926	Turkish towel	Harry Reser's Syncopators	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	142368	10-in.	7/6/1926	Lo-do-de-o	WMCA Broadcasters	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W142545	10-in.	8/20/1926	I got a papa down in New Orleans	Virgina Childs	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano	songwriter
Columbia	142564	10-in.	8/24/1926	I don't mind being all alone	Lou Gold Orchestra ; Billy West	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W142578	10-in.	8/27/1926	There's a new star in heaven tonight—Rudolph Valentino	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar	composer
Columbia	142580	10-in.	8/27/1926	There's a new star in heaven tonight—Rudolph Valentino	Angelina Marco	Female vocal solo, with violin and piano	composer

(Results 226-250 of 485 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Irving," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.

Mills, Irving. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.

"Mills, Irving." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.