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 201-225 of 232 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | L 3370 | 10-in. | 3/24/1944 | I'm happy I can ride the open range | Jimmie Davis | instrumentalist, piano, accordion, vocalist | ||
| Decca | L 3371 | 10-in. | 3/24/1944 | Time alone will tell | Jimmie Davis | instrumentalist, piano, accordion, vocalist | ||
| Decca | NA 10247 | 4/29/1958 | You don't have to be a baby to cry | Aubrey "Moon" Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10248 | 4/29/1958 | I'll sail my ship alone | Aubrey "Moon" Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10249 | 4/29/1958 | Anything that's part of you | Aubrey "Moon" Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10250 | 4/29/1958 | Early morning blues | Aubrey "Moon" Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10254 | 4/30/1958 | I was sorta wonderin' | Moon Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10255 | 4/30/1958 | Every which-a-way | Moon Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10256 | 4/30/1958 | Sweeter than the flowers | Moon Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10257 | 4/30/1958 | The leaves mustn't fall | Moon Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10258 | 5/1/1958 | Moon's rock | Farris Coursey ; Aubrey "Moon" Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10259 | 5/1/1958 | I'm waiting for ships that never come | Farris Coursey ; Aubrey "Moon" Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10260 | 5/1/1958 | Pipeliner blues | Farris Coursey ; Aubrey "Moon" Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10261 | 5/1/1958 | I don't know why (I just do) | Farris Coursey ; Aubrey "Moon" Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10262 | 5/5/1958 | Jenny Lee | Moon Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10263 | 5/5/1958 | My love | Moon Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10264 | 5/5/1958 | Sweet rockin' music | Moon Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10265 | 5/5/1958 | That's me | Moon Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10717 | 5/21/1959 | Cush cush Ky-Kay | Moon Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10718 | 5/21/1959 | The writin' on the wall | Moon Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10719 | 5/21/1959 | The wedding of the bugs | Moon Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10883 | 10/13/1959 | Nobody knows my pillow | Aubrey "Moon" Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 10884 | 10/13/1959 | My baby's gone | Aubrey "Moon" Mullican | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |||
| Decca | NA 13950 | 2/28/1966 | Under your spell again | The Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | NA 13951 | 2/28/1966 | They'll never take her love from me | The Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mullican, Moon," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107283.
Mullican, Moon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107283.
"Mullican, Moon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 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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