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 76-100 of 232 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 66348 | 10-in. | 8/30/1939 | I think I'll turn your damper down | Buddy Jones | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66349 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | Star dust | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66350 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | The other way | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66351 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | Peggy Lou (Instrumental) | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66352 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | Singin' the low down blues down low | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66353 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | It's all over now | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66354 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | Tell me little girl, tell me why | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66355 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | The girl that you loved long ago | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66356 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | Little white lies | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66357 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | Kelly swing | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66358 | 10-in. | 9/1/1939 | San Antonio rose | Cliff Bruner and his Boys | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66380 | 10-in. | 9/3/1939 | Lay your hand in mine | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66381 | 10-in. | 9/3/1939 | Old age pension blues | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66382 | 10-in. | 9/3/1939 | My grandfather's clock | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66383 | 10-in. | 9/3/1939 | Don't leave me all alone | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66384 | 10-in. | 9/4/1939 | Dig me a grave in Missouri | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66385 | 10-in. | 9/4/1939 | Silver dollar | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66386 | 10-in. | 9/3/1939 | Shoutin' in the amen corner | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66387 | 10-in. | 9/3/1939 | Ain't no use to worry anymore | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66388 | 10-in. | 9/4/1939 | I wish it wasn't so | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66389 | 10-in. | 9/4/1939 | Parking meter blues | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66390 | 10-in. | 9/4/1939 | If you don't like my peaches | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66391 | 10-in. | 9/4/1939 | You can't get love | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66392 | 10-in. | 9/4/1939 | No matter what they say | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 66393 | 10-in. | 9/4/1939 | Don't take my darling away | The Shelton Brothers | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mullican, Moon," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107283.
Mullican, Moon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107283.
"Mullican, Moon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 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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