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 276-300 of 485 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W151638	10-in.	6/25/1931	Moanin'	King Carter and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W151639	10-in.	6/25/1931	Low down on the bayou	King Carter and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W151640	10-in.	6/25/1931	Blue rhythm	King Carter and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W151764	10-in.	9/2/1931	Mood indigo	Clyde McCoy Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W151774	10-in.	9/4/1931	Mood indigo	Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	lyricist
Columbia	W151847	10-in.	10/15/1931	Blues in my heart	Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W152145	10-in.	3/17/1932	Minnie the Moocher	Log Cabin Four	Male vocal quartet	songwriter
Columbia	W152270	10-in.	8/18/1932	Mood indigo	Three Keys	Male vocal trio, with guitar and piano	songwriter
Columbia	W152320	10-in.	11/9/1932	It don't mean a thing (If it ain't got that swing)	Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	W152459	10-in.	7/29/1933	Someone stole Gabriel's horn	Jack Teagarden Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W152738	10-in.	5/14/1934	Moonglow	Benny Goodman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	CCO5102	10-in.	1950	When banana skins are falling (I'll come sliding back to you)	Frankie Yankovic ; Yanks	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	30460	10-in.	5/09/1941	Solitude	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	CO41773	10-in.	9/30/1949	Hinky dinky parlez-vous	Lawrence Loy ; Wilber Waite's Pokeberry Promenaders	Male square dance caller, with string band	songwriter
OKeh	9011	10-in.	Mar. 1925	Nobody's business	Charles Nabell	Male vocal solo, with guitar	composer
OKeh	9326	10-in.	Sept. 1925	Lovesick blues	Emmett Miller ; Walter Rothrock	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
OKeh	9357	10-in.	Sept. 1925	When a blonde makes up her mind to do you good	Jack Gardner Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	S-70558	10-in.	Mar. 1922	Lovesick blues	Elsie Clark	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
OKeh	S-70697	10-in.	June 1922	Deedle deedle dum	Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	S-71037	10-in.	Nov. 1922	Stop your kiddin'	Finzel's Detroit Society Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	S-71629	10-in.	June 1923	Where can that somebody be?	Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	S-72518	10-in.	May 1924	Hinky dinky parlay voo?	Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
OKeh	S-72712	10-in.	July 1924	Skin-a-ma-rink-a-rink-a-ree	Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
OKeh	S-72849	10-in.	9/24/1924	Hey! Hey! And hee! Hee! (I'm Charleston crazy)	Goofus Five	Jazz/dance ensemble	composer
OKeh	S-73086	10-in.	1/9/1925	Nobody knows what a red-head mamma can do	Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser	Jazz/dance band	songwriter

(Results 276-300 of 485 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Irving," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.

Mills, Irving. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.

"Mills, Irving." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.