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.
See Also: Goodwin, Goody
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Recordings (Results 251-275 of 485 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 142626 | 10-in. | 9/15/1926 | We're the Sunday drivers | Harmony Brothers | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | W142665 | 10-in. | 9/21/1926 | I don't mind being all alone | Kitty O'Connor | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Columbia | W143090 | 10-in. | 11/6/1926 | House of David blues | McMichen's Melody Men | Instrumental trio | composer | |
Columbia | 143260 | 10-in. | 1/4/1927 | Washboard blues | Arkansaw Travellers [Red Nichols Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Columbia | 143262 | 10-in. | 1/4/1927 | Boneyard shuffle | Arkansaw Travellers [Red Nichols Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | 144030 | 10-in. | 4/14/1927 | Phantom blues | Ross Gorman ; Virginians | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Columbia | 144244 | 10-in. | 5/31/1927 | Like an angel you flew into everyone's heart | Harmony Brothers | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W144275 | 10-in. | 6/15/1927 | Like an angel you flew into everyone's heart | Franklyn Baur | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W144314 | 10-in. | 6/10/1927 | Phantom blues | Al Handler ; Hotel Davis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | 144901 | 10-in. | 10/25/1927 | Our American girl | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia | W144912 | 10-in. | 10/26/1927 | Our American girl | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, piano, and whistling | lyricist | |
Columbia | W145947 | 10-in. | 5/4/1928 | Chinese blues | Charles W. Hamp | Male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W147077 | 10-in. | 9/27/1928 | I'm looking for tulips to kiss my troubles away | Jesse Cryor | Male vocal solo, with cello and piano | songwriter | |
Columbia | 147497 | 10-in. | 11/27/1928 | The whoopee stomp | Jimmy McHugh's Bostonians | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Columbia | W149772 | 10-in. | 1/16/1930 | St. James' Infirmary | Bayou Boys ; Rube Bloom ; Roy Evans | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | W149914 | 10-in. | 1/27/1930 | St. Joe's Infirmary | Mattie Hite | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer | |
Columbia | [W]149949 | 10-in. | 1/31/1930 | St. James' Infirmary | Chick Bullock | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]149953 | 10-in. | 1/31/1930 | St. James' Infirmary | Buddy Edwards ; Mills Merry Makers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]150165 | 10-in. | 4/3/1930 | The mooch | Ten Black Berries | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | [W]150584 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Sweet mama | Ten Black Berries | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | [W]150586 | 10-in. | 6/12/1930 | Double check stomp | Ten Black Berries | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Columbia | W151454 | 10-in. | 3/23/1931 | Swing it | King Carter and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Columbia | [W]151455 | 10-in. | 3/23/1931 | I'm left with the blues in my heart | King Carter and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | [W]151456 | 10-in. | 3/23/1931 | Minnie the Moocher | King Carter and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia | W151637 | 10-in. | 6/25/1931 | I can't get along without my baby | King Carter and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Irving," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.
Mills, Irving. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.
"Mills, Irving." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Joe Primrose
Discogs: Irving Mills
Allmusic: Irving Mills
IMDb: Irving Mills
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Mills, Irving, 1894-1985 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88621778
Wikidata: Joe Primrose - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1292110
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/76500944
MusicBrainz: Joe Primrose - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5fd9bf09-2d50-4355-a5d4-1f9e9fdd7820
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