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 (Results 501-514 of 514 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Roost 1123 10-in. approximately 1950 Blues in my heart Eddie Davis ; Bill Doggett composer  
ARC 9319 10-in. 1/29/1930 St. James' Infirmary Irving Mills ; Ten Black Berries Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
ARC 9320 10-in. 1/29/1930 When you're smiling (The whole world smiles with you) Irving Mills ; Ten Black Berries Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
ARC 13149 10-in. 3/14/1933 Someone stole Gabriel's horn Bing Crosby ; Dorsey Brothers Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
ARC 14708 10-in. 2/5/1934 'Long about midnight Ozzie Nelson Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble songwriter  
ARC 19453 10-in. 6/19/1936 You're not the kind Red Allen's Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
ARC 19693 10-in. 8/13/1936 Organ grinder's swing Joe Haymes Orchestra ; Cliff Weston Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  
Master M364 10-in. 4/6/1937 Lullaby to a lamp post Irving Mills Swingphonic Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Master M365 10-in. 4/6/1937 At a Cuban cabaret Irving Mills Swingphonic Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Master M366 10-in. 4/6/1937 Merry widow on a spree Irving Mills Swingphonic Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Master M367 10-in. 4/6/1937 Dear, dear, what can the matter be Irving Mills Swingphonic Orchestra Jazz/dance band director  
Master M818 10-in. 4/21/1938 It's a long, long way to your heart Irving Mills Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus director  
Master M819 10-in. 4/21/1938 The lonesome trail ain't lonesome anymore Irving Mills Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus director  
Vocalion 136W-138W 10-in. 12/20/1924 When my sugar walks down the street (All the little birdies go tweet, tweet, tweet) Earl and Bell Male vocal duet, with guitar composer  
(Results 501-514 of 514 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Irving," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.

Mills, Irving. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.

"Mills, Irving." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 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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