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 301-325 of 485 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	S-73094	10-in.	January 1925	When my sugar walks down the street (All the little birdies go, "Tweet, tweet, tweet")	Johnny De Droit ; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	S-73190	10-in.	Feb. 1925	Nobody knows what a red-head mamma can do	Cogert and Motto	Male vocal duet, with ukulele	songwriter
OKeh	S-73364	10-in.	May 1925	Everything is hotsy totsy now	Henry Cogert ; The Red Hotters	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	lyricist
OKeh	S-73402	10-in.	June 1925	Ev'rything is hotsy totsy now	Cogert and Motto ; Fred Hall	Male vocal duet, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	73848	10-in.	Dec. 1925	The lonesomest girl in town	Bruce Wallace	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer
OKeh	73966	10-in.	Jan. 1926	How she loves me is nobody's business	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
OKeh	74208	10-in.	July 1926	Lo-do-de-o	The Happiness Boys	Male vocal duet	songwriter
OKeh	80082	10-in.	8/27/1926	There's a new star in heaven tonight	Vernon Dalhart	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	composer
OKeh	W80206	10-in.	11/10/1926	I don't mind being all alone (When I'm all alone with you)	Sam Lanin ; Melody Sheiks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
OKeh	W80546	10-in.	3/16/1927	Bugle call rag	Birmingham Society Serenaders ; Jack Linx	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	W80938	10-in.	5/26/1927	Like an angel you flew into everyone's heart	Joe Davis	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
OKeh	W81072	10-in.	5/9/1927	Riverboat shuffle	Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	W400619	10-in.	4/17/1929	Let's give three cheers (For the three volunteers)	Jack Richards	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	W400783	10-in.	6/12/1928	Lovesick blues	Emmett Miller	Male vocal solo and comic dialogue, with jazz/dance ensemble	lyricist
OKeh	W400859	10-in.	7/10/1928	Diga diga doo	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
OKeh	W400860	10-in.	7/10/1928	Doin' the new low down	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
OKeh	W401594	10-in.	2/8/1929	Freshman hop	Jack Pettis and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W401595	10-in.	2/8/1929	Sweetest melody	Jack Pettis and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	W401596	10-in.	2/8/1929	Bag o' blues	Jack Pettis and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	W402552	10-in.	8/2/1929	Six or seven times	Duke Ellington Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
OKeh	W402966	10-in.	9/18/1929	Six or seven times	The Little Chocolate Dandies	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	songwriter
OKeh	W403181	10-in.	10/18/1929	Turkish towel	Herndon Slicer	Male vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
OKeh	W403658	10-in.	1/21/1930	St. James' Infirmary	Seger Ellis	Male vocal solo, with violin and piano	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W404482	10-in.	10/14/1930	Big house blues	Harlem Footwarmers	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	W404483	10-in.	10/14/1930	Rocky Mountain blues	Duke Ellington ; Harlem Footwarmers	Jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 301-325 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.