Moon Mullican
Aubrey Wilson Mullican (March 29, 1909 – January 1, 1967), known professionally as Moon Mullican and nicknamed "King of the Hillbilly Piano Players", was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and pianist. He was associated with the hillbilly boogie style which influenced rockabilly. Jerry Lee Lewis cited him as a major influence on his own singing and piano playing. Mullican once stated, "We gotta play music that'll make them goddamn beer bottles bounce on the table". |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 29, 1909 (Polk County), Died January 1, 1967 (Beaumont)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1966
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist, accordion, composer, songwriter, speaker
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 232 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 64508 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | Yearning just for you | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64509 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | Old Joe Turner blues | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64510 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | When you're smiling | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64511 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64512 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | Sittin' on the moon | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64513 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | Kangaroo blues | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64514 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | I'll keep on loving you | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 64515 | 10-in. | 9/14/1938 | I hate to lose you | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 65100 | 10-in. | 3/2/1939 | Mama's gone goodbye | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65101 | 10-in. | 3/2/1939 | Too long | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65102 | 10-in. | 3/2/1939 | It must be love | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65103 | 10-in. | 3/2/1939 | Blue skies | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65104 | 10-in. | 3/2/1939 | Mean mistreater | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65105 | 10-in. | 3/2/1939 | Toodle toodle oo | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65106 | 10-in. | 3/2/1939 | When night falls | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65107 | 10-in. | 3/3/1939 | You'll pay some day | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65108 | 10-in. | 3/3/1939 | You don't know my mind | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65109 | 10-in. | 3/3/1939 | Graveyard blues | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 65110 | 10-in. | 3/3/1939 | I want the whole world to know I love you | Bob Dunn's Vagabonds | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66300 | 10-in. | 8/26/1939 | Jessie | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66301 | 10-in. | 8/26/1939 | Over the hill | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66302 | 10-in. | 8/26/1939 | I'll keep on smiling | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66303 | 10-in. | 8/26/1939 | Truck driver's blues | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66304 | 10-in. | 8/26/1939 | I'm tired of you | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66305 | 10-in. | 8/26/1939 | Because | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mullican, Moon," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107283.
Mullican, Moon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107283.
"Mullican, Moon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Mullican, Moon, 1909-1967 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95073966
Wikidata: Moon Mullican - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6907524
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/56797156
MusicBrainz: Moon Mullican - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/da009937-d372-4ba9-833f-02c89a9b1f1d
ISNI: 0000 0000 5514 6331 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055146331
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