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
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  
(Results 1-25 of 201 records)

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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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109306

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