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 (Results 1-25 of 201 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 43 | 7-in. | Before Apr. 1899 | Rastus on parade | Concert Band of Washington D.C. | Band | composer | |
Berliner | 56 | 7-in. | 8/18/1897 | Happy days in Dixie | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Berliner | 64 | 7-in. | Apr. 1898 | At a Georgia campmeeting | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Berliner | 136[a] | 7-in. | Apr. 1898 | At a Georgia campmeeting | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Berliner | 435 | 7-in. | 10/6/1898 | At a Georgia campmeeting | Harry Taft | Whistling solo | composer | |
Berliner | 460 | 7-in. | 10/18/1896 | Rastus on parade | Stephen B. Clements | Banjo solo | composer | |
Berliner | 477 | 7-in. | Aug. 1898 | Georgia campmeeting | Cullen and Collins | Banjo duet | composer | |
Berliner | 494 | 7-in. | 5/7/1897 | Rastus on parade | Cullen and Collins | Banjo duet | composer | |
Berliner | 1472 | 7-in. | 11/19/1897 | At a Georgia campmeeting | Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Berliner | 1885 | 7-in. | Sept. 1898 | Let bygones be bygones | John Terrell | Male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Berliner | 1903 | 7-in. | 10/7/1898 | At a Georgia campmeeting | John Terrell | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Berliner | 3310 | 7-in. | 7/27/1897 | Happy days in Dixie | Arthur Pryor | Trombone solo | composer | |
Berliner | 3637 | 7-in. | Before Apr. 1899 | Medley | Anton H. Knoll ; Marie McNeil | Cornet solo | composer | |
Berliner | 5907 | 7-in. | 3/20/1899 | Whistling Rufus | Joseph P. Cullen | Banjo solo | composer | |
Berliner | 04 | 7-in. | 4/15/1899 | Whistling Rufus | Len Spencer | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Berliner | 026 | 7-in. | 4/14/1899 | Whistling Rufus | Chris de Arth | Violin solo | composer | |
Berliner | 092 | 7-in. | 4/25/1899 | Whistling Rufus | Vess L. Ossman | Banjo solo | composer | |
Berliner | 0181 | 7-in. | 6/6/1899 | Whistling Rufus | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Berliner | 0247 | 7-in. | June 1899 | At a Georgia campmeeting | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Berliner | 0314 | 7-in. | 7/10/1899 | Happy days in Dixie | Charles P. Lowe | Xylophone solo | composer | |
Berliner | 0461 | 7-in. | 9/7/1899 | Whistling Rufus | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Berliner | 0463 | 7-in. | 9/7/1899 | When Dewey comes sailing home | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Berliner | 0686 | 7-in. | 10/14/1899 | At a Georgia campmeeting | Cullen and Collins | Banjo duet | composer | |
Berliner | 0884 | 7-in. | 1/13/1900 | Happy days in Dixie | Arthur Collins | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Berliner | 0967 | 7-in. | 2/15/1900 | Impecunious Davis | Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Kerry," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109306.
Mills, Kerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109306.
"Mills, Kerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 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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