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.
See Also: Goodwin, Goody
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 485 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-26547 | 10-in. | 6/19/1922 | Deedle deedle dum | Roy Bargy ; Benson Orchestra of Chicago | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-28535 | 10-in. | 9/6/1923 | The house of David blues | Ross Gorman ; Virginians | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-30048 | 10-in. | 5/6/1924 | Hard boiled Rose | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-30246 | 10-in. | 6/5/1924 | Hinky dinky parlay voo | Billy Murray ; Ed Smalle | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-30457 | 10-in. | 7/2/1924 | Hinky dinky parlay voo | Jan Garber Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-30620 | 10-in. | 7/25/1924 | Hey! hey! and hee! hee! (I'm Charleston crazy) | International Novelty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
Victor | B-31599 | 10-in. | 1/9/1925 | Nobody knows what a red-head mamma can do | Mitchell Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 banjos (self-accompaniment) | songwriter | |
Victor | B-31787 | 10-in. | 1/29/1925 | Nobody knows what a red-head mamma can do | George Olsen and his Music | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | B-31792 | 10-in. | 1/30/1925 | When my sugar walks down the street (All the little birdies go tweet, tweet, tweet) | Gene Austin ; Aileen Stanley | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-31877 | 10-in. | 2/27/1925 | When my sugar walks down the street (All the little birdies go tweet, tweet, tweet) | Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-31912 | 10-in. | 2/4/1925 | When my sugar walks down the street (All the birdies go tweet, tweet) | The Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | B-32470 | 10-in. | 4/24/1925 | Everything is hotsy-totsy now | Gene Austin ; Billy "Uke" Carpenter | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and scat singing | composer | |
Victor | BVE-32715 | 10-in. | 5/23/1925 | Riverboat shuffle | Benson Orchestra of Chicago ; Don Bestor | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BVE-33201 | 10-in. | 7/28/1925 | Everything is hotsy-totsy now | Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra ; Joe Sanders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-33665 | 10-in. | 1/9/1926 | Why does my sweetie love (Nobody but me) | Art Landry Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-33780 | 10-in. | 11/12/1925 | The lonesomest girl in town | Franklyn Baur | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-33894 | 10-in. | 11/24/1925 | Washboard blues | The Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-34170 | 10-in. | 12/21/1925 | How I love her and she loves me is nobody's business | Gene Austin ; Dave Franklin | Male vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-36086 | 10-in. | 9/1/1926 | Turkish towel | Johnny Hamp ; Kentucky Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | composer | |
Victor | BVE-36092 | 10-in. | 9/2/1926 | There's a new star in heaven tonight | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | composer | |
Victor | BVE-36575 | 10-in. | 11/1/1926 | I don't mind being all alone (When I'm all alone with you) | Art Landry Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-36645 | 10-in. | 10/30/1926 | Up jumped the Devil | Mitchell Brothers | Male vocal duet, with 2 banjos (self-accompaniment) | composer | |
Victor | BVE-36880 | 10-in. | 10/28/1926 | No wonder she's a blushing bride | Charlie Farrell ; Jim Miller | Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | BVE-36894 | 10-in. | 11/2/1926 | We're the Sunday drivers | Billy Murray's Trio | Male vocal trio, with piano | composer | |
Victor | BVE-38192 | 10-in. | 3/22/1927 | That day in June | Charlie Farrell ; Jim Miller | Male vocal duet, with guitar, mandola, and lute | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Irving," accessed September 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.
Mills, Irving. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.
"Mills, Irving." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 September 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Joe Primrose
Discogs: Irving Mills
Allmusic: Irving Mills
IMDb: Irving Mills
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Mills, Irving, 1894-1985 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88621778
Wikidata: Joe Primrose - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1292110
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/76500944
MusicBrainz: Joe Primrose - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5fd9bf09-2d50-4355-a5d4-1f9e9fdd7820
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