Kerry Mills
Kerry Mills (né Frederick Allen Mills; 1 February 1869 in Philadelphia – 5 December 1948 in Hawthorne, California), publishing also as F.A. Mills was an American ragtime composer and music publishing executive of popular music during the Tin Pan Alley era. His stylistically diverse music ranged from ragtime through cakewalk to marches. He was most prolific between 1895 and 1918. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 1, 1869 (Philadelphia), Died December 5, 1948 (Hawthorne)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist
Notes: Also known as Frederick Allen Mills and F. A. Mills.
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 26-50 of 201 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 01085 | 7-in. | 3/13/1900 | Impecunious Davis | Royal Italian Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]136 | 7-in. | 7/14/1900 | Whistling Rufus | Voss First Regiment Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]143 | 7-in. | 7/14/1900 | At a Georgia camp meeting | Voss First Regiment Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]149 | 7-in. | 7/19/1900 | Whistling Rufus | Vess L. Ossman | Banjo solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]212 | 10-in. | 4/3/1902 | Happy days in Dixie | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]212 | 7-in. | 9/21/1900 | Happy days in Dixie | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]256 | 10-in. | 5/1/1902 | Impecunious Davis | Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]256 | 7-in. | 1/10/1901 | Impecunious Davis | Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]315 | 10-in. | 1/1/1902 | At a Georgia camp meeting | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]315 | 7-in. | 10/1/1900 | At a Georgia camp meeting | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]361 | 7-in. | 10/1/1900 | Whistling Rufus | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1033 | 10-in. | 10/18/1901 | Rastus on parade | Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1033 | 7-in. | 10/18/1901 | Rastus on parade | Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1656 | 10-in. | 10/2/1902 | Fare thee well, Molly darling | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1656 | 7-in. | 10/2/1902 | Fare thee well, Mollie darling | Harry Macdonough | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1660 | 10-in. | 10/8/1902 | Harmony Mose | Vess L. Ossman | Banjo solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1660 | 7-in. | 10/8/1902 | Harmony Mose | Vess L. Ossman | Banjo solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1696 | 10-in. | 10/16/1902 | In the city of sighs and tears | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1696 | 7-in. | 10/16/1902 | In the city of sighs and tears | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1794 | 10-in. | 11/20/1902 | Fare thee well, Mollie darling | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1794 | 7-in. | 11/20/1902 | Fare thee well, Mollie darling | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1950 | 10-in. | 2/9/1903 | I know she waits for me | William F. Hooley | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1950 | 7-in. | 2/9/1903 | I know she waits for me | William F. Hooley | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3016 | 10-in. | 1/10/1901 | Impecunious Davis | Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3574 | 10-in. | 9/12/1901 | Happy days in Dixie | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Kerry," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109306.
Mills, Kerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109306.
"Mills, Kerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Mills, Kerry, 1869-1948 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92013229
Wikidata: Kerry Mills - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1274305
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/75882593
MusicBrainz: Kerry Mills - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/88010420-4f91-48af-9719-d321f1aa097e
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