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 151-175 of 485 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-78828 | 10-in. | 12/4/1933 | Reaching for the Cotton Moon | Adelaide Hall ; Lucky Millinder ; Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-78829 | 10-in. | 12/4/1933 | Love is the thing | Lucky Millinder ; Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BVE-78866 | 10-in. | 12/18/1933 | Minnie the Moocher | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-78891 | 10-in. | 12/22/1933 | Washboard blues | Hoagy Carmichael | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-80144 | 10-in. | 1/9/1934 | Delta serenade | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-80145 | 10-in. | 1/9/1934 | Stompy Jones | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-80149 | 10-in. | 1/10/1934 | Solitude | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-80150 | 10-in. | 1/10/1934 | Blue feeling | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-80638 | 10-in. | 6/18/1934 | Rockin' in rhythm | Red Nichols ; Pennies | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-81088 | 10-in. | 1/22/1934 | 'Long about midnight | Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-81093 | 10-in. | 1/23/1934 | Hotcha razz-ma-tazz | Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-81327 | 10-in. | 1/26/1934 | Leaving me | Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-83375 | 10-in. | 7/12/1934 | Nit wit serenade | Ina Ray Hutton ; Melodears | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-83376 | 10-in. | 7/12/1934 | Harlem heat | Ina Ray Hutton ; Melodears | Jazz/dance band | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-83377 | 10-in. | 7/12/1934 | How's about tomorrow night | Frazee Sisters ; Ina Ray Hutton ; Melodears | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal duet | session supervisor | |
| Victor | BS-83982 | 10-in. | 3/15/1935 | Moon-glow | Taft School Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-87082 | 10-in. | 1/5/1935 | I'm a hundred percent for you | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (takes 1 and 2); Jazz/dance band (take 3) | songwriter | |
| Victor | BVE-88935 | 10-in. | 1/29/1935 | Bugle call rag | KXYZ Novelty Band | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-89818 | 10-in. | 5/8/1935 | 'Long about midnight | Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-95190 | 10-in. | 10/9/1935 | Bugle call rag | Ray Noble Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-97713 | 10-in. | 8/13/1936 | Down South camp meeting | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-99976 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | Ride, red, ride | Willie Bryant ; Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-101669 | 10-in. | 6/5/1936 | You're not the kind | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-102214 | 10-in. | 6/15/1936 | In a sentimental mood | Benny Goodman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-102379 | 10-in. | 7/1/1936 | You're not that kind | Wingy Manone Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Irving," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.
Mills, Irving. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.
"Mills, Irving." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 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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