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 151-175 of 201 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 77616 | 10-in. | 1/8/1918 | I'll come back to you when it's all over | Arthur Fields | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78126 | 10-in. | 10/17/1918 | Whistling Rufus | Sibyl Sanderson Fagan ; Prince's Orchestra | Whistling solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78866 | 10-in. | 12/16/1919 | Happy days in Dixie | Peerless Quartet ; Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra, with male vocal quartet | composer | |
| Columbia | 78912 | 10-in. | 1/5/1920 | At a Georgia camp meeting | Columbia Saxophone Sextette | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
| Columbia | 78935 | 10-in. | 1/17/1920 | Whistling Rufus | Columbia Saxophone Sextette | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
| Columbia | 79143 | 10-in. | 4/26/1920 | Rastus on parade | Columbia Saxophone Sextette | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
| Columbia | 81730 | 10-in. | 4/25/1924 | Red Wing | Ernest Errott Thompson | Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica (self-accompaniment) | composer | |
| Columbia | 81992 | 10-in. | 9/10/1924 | At a Georgia camp meeting | Connie Faw Sides ; Ernest Thompson | Instrumental duet | composer | |
| Columbia | 140000 | 10-in. | 9/11/1924 | Whistling Rufus | Ernest Thompson | Male vocal solo and whistling, with banjo and harmonica | composer | |
| Columbia | 140003 | 10-in. | 9/10/1924 | Whistling Rufus | Gid Tanner | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | composer | |
| Columbia | 30187 | 12-in. | 11/4/1908 | Kerry Mills' barn dance | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 30188 | 12-in. | approximately 1908 | If you were mine | Columbia Quartette | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 30277 | 12-in. | 7/17/1909 | Kiss your minstrel boy goodbye | Arthur Collins ; Rambler Minstrel Company | Minstrels, with orchestra ("Kiss your minstrel boy goodbye"); male vocal solo, with vocal quartet ("When a pal of mine steals a gal of mine") | composer | |
| Columbia | 37287 | 12-in. | 5/18/1915 | At a Georgia camp-meeting | Prince's Band ; G. Hepburn Wilson | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | 49311 | 12-in. | 2/16/1918 | Tom, Dick and Harry and Jack (Hurry back) | Prince's Band | Band | composer | |
| Columbia | W143780 | 10-in. | 3/28/1927 | Meet me in St. Louis, Louie | Roe Brothers and Morrell | Male vocal trio, with fiddle (violin), banjo, and guitar | composer | |
| Columbia | W145043 | 10-in. | 10/31/1927 | Red Wing | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
| Columbia | W145177 | 10-in. | 11/9/1927 | Whistling Rufus | Cotton and Barfield | Instrumental duet | composer | |
| Columbia | W148319 | 10-in. | 4/16/1929 | Georgia camp meeting | Leake County Revelers | String band, with yodeling | composer | |
| Columbia | W151921 | 10-in. | 10/24/1931 | Whistlin' Rufus | Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner | String band, with whistling duet | composer | |
| OKeh | 8857 | 12-in. | Jan. 1925 | Georgia camp meeting | Jenkins Family | Female-male vocal duet, with organ and talking | composer, lyricist | |
| OKeh | 9300 | 10-in. | Aug. 1925 | Whistlin' Rufus | J.D. McFarlane and Daughter | Fiddle (violin) solo, with piano | composer | |
| OKeh | S-70299 | 10-in. | Nov. 1921 | Della-Rhea | Joseph M. Knecht ; Waldorf-Astoria Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| OKeh | S-71090 | 10-in. | Dec. 1922 | Red Wing | J. Kalani Peterson Instrumental Quartette ; Prince Lei Lani | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | composer | |
| OKeh | W80574 | 10-in. | 3/18/1927 | Red Wing | Homer Christopher ; Raney Van Vink | Guitar and accordion duet | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Kerry," accessed May 6, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109306.
Mills, Kerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 6, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109306.
"Mills, Kerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 May 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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