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 New York City, Died April 21, 1985 (Palm Springs)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, lyricist, director, session supervisor, 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 401-425 of 514 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick E32447 10-in. 3/20/1930 When you’re smiling (The whole world smiles with you) Jungle Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Brunswick E32448 10-in. 3/20/1930 Maori Jungle Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Brunswick E32449 10-in. 3/20/1930 Admiration Jungle Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Brunswick E32948 10-in. 6/6/1930 Loved one Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills Jazz/dance band leader, songwriter  
Brunswick E32949 10-in. 6/6/1930 Deep Harlem Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills Jazz/dance band leader  
Brunswick E32950 10-in. 6/6/1930 Strut Miss Lizzie Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo leader  
Brunswick E35035 10-in. 10/27/1930 Home again blues Jungle Band Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Brunswick E35537 10-in. Dec. 1930 I’m so in love with you Brunswick Studio Orchestra Orchestra songwriter  
Brunswick E35756 10-in. 12/16/1930 I’m so in love with you Mills Music Makers Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio songwriter  
Brunswick E35801 10-in. 1/14/1931 Rockin’ in rhythm Jungle Band Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Brunswick E35882 10-in. 12/23/1930 St. James’ Infirmary Cab Calloway Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E35955 10-in. 1/23/1931 Sweet Rosita Five Pennies ; Red Nichols Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E35985 10-in. 3/30/1931 Straddle the fence Chocolate Dandies [Mills Blue Rhythm Band] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E35986 10-in. 3/30/1931 Levee low down Chocolate Dandies [Mills Blue Rhythm Band] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E35987 10-in. 3/30/1931 Moanin’ Mills Blue Rhythm Band Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Brunswick E36042 10-in. 2/9/1931 Doin’ the rumba Don Bigelow Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio songwriter  
Brunswick E36213 10-in. 3/3/1931 Doin’ the rumba Cab Calloway Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E36433 10-in. 3/30/1931 I’m left with the blues in my heart Chick Webb Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E36665 10-in. 4/28/1931 Minnie the Moocher Earl Jackson and his Musical Champions [Mills Blue Rhythm Band] Jazz/dance band, with vocal (scat) songwriter  
Brunswick E36666 10-in. 4/28/1931 Blue rhythm Blue Rhythm Boys [Mills Blue Rhythm Band] Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Brunswick E36667 10-in. 4/28/1931 Blue flame Blue Rhythm Boys [Mills Blue Rhythm Band] Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Brunswick E36668 10-in. 4/28/1931 Red devil (Diablo roja) (Fox trot) Artists vary Jazz/dance band songwriter  
Brunswick E36803 10-in. 6/11/1931 Black rhythm Cab Calloway Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E36804 10-in. 6/11/1931 Six or seven times Cab Calloway Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
Brunswick E36905 10-in. 7/1/1931 Snake hips Blue Rhythm Boys [Mills Blue Rhythm Band] ; George Morton Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
(Results 401-425 of 514 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Irving," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.

Mills, Irving. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.

"Mills, Irving." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://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 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/226168

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