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 351-375 of 485 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E28394 10-in. 10/30/1928 Pompanola Broadway Broadcasters Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo arranger  
Brunswick E28395 10-in. 10/30/1928 I must have that man! Broadway Broadcasters Jazz/dance band arranger  
Brunswick E28396 10-in. 10/30/1928 Maybe this is love Broadway Broadcasters Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo arranger  
Brunswick E28492 10-in. approximately Oct. 1928 I’m looking for tulips Newport Tuxedo Inn Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal songwriter  
Brunswick E28517 10-in. 10/5/1928 Mauna Loa Waikiki Serenaders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E28518 10-in. 10/5/1928 Bells of Honolulu Waikiki Serenaders Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E28939 10-in. 1/8/1929 Doin’ the voom voom Jungle Band Jazz/dance band arranger  
Brunswick E28940 10-in. 1/8/1929 Tiger rag Jungle Band Jazz/dance band arranger  
Brunswick E28941 10-in. 1/8/1929 Tiger rag Jungle Band Jazz/dance band arranger  
Brunswick E28948 10-in. 1/10/1929 Rush Inn blues The Whoopee Makers Jazz/dance band composer, arranger  
Brunswick E28949 10-in. 1/10/1929 Freshman hop The Whoopee Makers Jazz/dance band composer, arranger  
Brunswick E28950 10-in. 1/10/1929 I’ve never been loved by anyone like you The Whoopee Makers Jazz/dance band composer, arranger  
Brunswick E29064 10-in. 1/14/1929 Futuristic rhythm Hotsy Totsy Gang Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) arranger  
Brunswick E29065 10-in. 1/14/1929 Out where the blues begin Hotsy Totsy Gang Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) arranger  
Brunswick E29946 10-in. 5/24/1929 What a night! Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) leader  
Brunswick E29947 10-in. 5/24/1929 St. Louis blues Jack Winn and his Dallas Dandies [Irving Mills' Hotsy Totsy Gang] Jazz/dance band, with vocal leader  
Brunswick E29948 10-in. 5/24/1929 I wonder what my gal is doin’ Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills Jazz/dance band, with vocal; without vocal (take G) leader  
Brunswick E30420 10-in. 7/31/1929 Some fun Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo; without vocal (take G) leader  
Brunswick E30526 10-in. 9/4/1929 Ain’t misbehavin’ Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills ; Bill Robinson Tap dance solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick E30527 10-in. 9/4/1929 Doin' the new low down Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills ; Bill Robinson Tap dance solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick E30960 10-in. 9/19/1929 March of the hoodlums Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick E30961 10-in. 9/19/1929 Stardust Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick XE31008 12-in. 9/27/1929 Brunswick brevities program H, [part unknown] Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band leader, speaker  
Brunswick XE31009 12-in. 9/27/1929 Brunswick brevities program H, [part unknown] Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band leader, speaker  
Brunswick XE31010 12-in. 9/27/1929 Brunswick brevities program H, part 1 Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills Radio transcription disc : Jazz/dance band leader, speaker  
(Results 351-375 of 485 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Irving," accessed May 8, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.

Mills, Irving. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 8, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.

"Mills, Irving." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992

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

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/226168

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