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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 276-300 of 485 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W151638 | 10-in. | 6/25/1931 | Moanin' | King Carter and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W151639 | 10-in. | 6/25/1931 | Low down on the bayou | King Carter and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W151640 | 10-in. | 6/25/1931 | Blue rhythm | King Carter and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W151764 | 10-in. | 9/2/1931 | Mood indigo | Clyde McCoy Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W151774 | 10-in. | 9/4/1931 | Mood indigo | Blue Grass Boys ; Lee Morse | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W151847 | 10-in. | 10/15/1931 | Blues in my heart | Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152145 | 10-in. | 3/17/1932 | Minnie the Moocher | Log Cabin Four | Male vocal quartet | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152270 | 10-in. | 8/18/1932 | Mood indigo | Three Keys | Male vocal trio, with guitar and piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152320 | 10-in. | 11/9/1932 | It don't mean a thing (If it ain't got that swing) | Roger Wolfe Kahn Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W152459 | 10-in. | 7/29/1933 | Someone stole Gabriel's horn | Jack Teagarden Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W152738 | 10-in. | 5/14/1934 | Moonglow | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | CCO5102 | 10-in. | 1950 | When banana skins are falling (I'll come sliding back to you) | Frankie Yankovic ; Yanks | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 30460 | 10-in. | 5/09/1941 | Solitude | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Columbia | CO41773 | 10-in. | 9/30/1949 | Hinky dinky parlez-vous | Lawrence Loy ; Wilber Waite's Pokeberry Promenaders | Male square dance caller, with string band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | 9011 | 10-in. | Mar. 1925 | Nobody's business | Charles Nabell | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer | |
| OKeh | 9326 | 10-in. | Sept. 1925 | Lovesick blues | Emmett Miller ; Walter Rothrock | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
| OKeh | 9357 | 10-in. | Sept. 1925 | When a blonde makes up her mind to do you good | Jack Gardner Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-70558 | 10-in. | Mar. 1922 | Lovesick blues | Elsie Clark | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
| OKeh | S-70697 | 10-in. | June 1922 | Deedle deedle dum | Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra ; Vincent Lopez | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-71037 | 10-in. | Nov. 1922 | Stop your kiddin' | Finzel's Detroit Society Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-71629 | 10-in. | June 1923 | Where can that somebody be? | Sara Martin ; Clarence Williams | Female vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72518 | 10-in. | May 1924 | Hinky dinky parlay voo? | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72712 | 10-in. | July 1924 | Skin-a-ma-rink-a-rink-a-ree | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| OKeh | S-72849 | 10-in. | 9/24/1924 | Hey! Hey! And hee! Hee! (I'm Charleston crazy) | Goofus Five | Jazz/dance ensemble | composer | |
| OKeh | S-73086 | 10-in. | 1/9/1925 | Nobody knows what a red-head mamma can do | Okeh Syncopators ; Harry Reser | Jazz/dance band | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Irving," accessed May 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.
Mills, Irving. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.
"Mills, Irving." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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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