Mills Blue Rhythm Band
The Mills Blue Rhythm Band was an American big band active during the 1930s. |
Birth and Death Data: Died Ceased 1938
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1937
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
Notes: Billed on some Columbia labels as King Carter and his Royal Orchestra, King Carter and his Orchestra, or King Carter's Royal Orchestra.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 65 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BRC-69963 | 10-in. | 6/18/1931 | Moanin' | Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-69964 | 10-in. | 6/18/1931 | Blue rhythm | Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-69965 | 10-in. | 6/18/1931 | I can't get along without my baby | Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-69978 | 10-in. | 6/26/1931 | Heebie jeebies | Mills Blue Rhythm Band ; George Morton | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Victor | BRC-69980 | 10-in. | 6/26/1931 | Minnie the Moocher | Chick Bullock ; Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet and vocal chorus | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-78093 | 10-in. | 10/5/1933 | Break it down | Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-78094 | 10-in. | 10/5/1933 | Kokey Joe | Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-78095 | 10-in. | 10/5/1933 | Love's serenade | Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-78096 | 10-in. | 10/5/1933 | Harlem after mid-night | Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-78827 | 10-in. | 12/4/1933 | Drop me off in Harlem | Adelaide Hall ; Lucky Millinder ; Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | Musical group | |
| 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 | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-78829 | 10-in. | 12/4/1933 | Love is the thing | Lucky Millinder ; Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-80278 | 10-in. | 2/20/1934 | The stuff is here | Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Victor | BS-80279 | 10-in. | 2/20/1934 | The growl | Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W151454 | 10-in. | 3/23/1931 | Swing it | King Carter and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | [W]151455 | 10-in. | 3/23/1931 | I'm left with the blues in my heart | King Carter and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | [W]151456 | 10-in. | 3/23/1931 | Minnie the Moocher | King Carter and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W151637 | 10-in. | 6/25/1931 | I can't get along without my baby | King Carter and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W151638 | 10-in. | 6/25/1931 | Moanin' | King Carter and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W151639 | 10-in. | 6/25/1931 | Low down on the bayou | King Carter and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | W151640 | 10-in. | 6/25/1931 | Blue rhythm | King Carter and his Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | COW16036 | 10-in. | 10/4/1934 | Let's have a jubilee | Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | COW16037 | 10-in. | 10/4/1934 | Out of a dream | Mills Blue Rhythm Band ; Chuck Richards | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group | |
| Columbia | CO16466 | 10-in. | 12/11/1934 | Keep the rhythm going | Mills Blue Rhythm Band | Jazz/dance band | Musical group | |
| Columbia | CO16702 | 10-in. | 1/25/1935 | Brown sugar mine | Mills Blue Rhythm Band ; Chuck Richards | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills Blue Rhythm Band," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105991.
Mills Blue Rhythm Band. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105991.
"Mills Blue Rhythm Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.
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