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 Polk County, Died January 1, 1967 (Beaumont)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1966
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist, accordion, composer, songwriter, lyricist, speaker, harmony vocal
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 267 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-047689 | 10-in. | 2/13/1940 | Rackin' it back | Modern Mountaineers | String band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-047690 | 10-in. | 2/13/1940 | It's all over now | Modern Mountaineers | String band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-047691 | 10-in. | 2/13/1940 | Remember | Modern Mountaineers | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-047693 | 10-in. | 2/13/1940 | Pipe liner's blues | Modern Mountaineers | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-047694 | 10-in. | 2/13/1940 | When you're gone | Modern Mountaineers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-047695 | 10-in. | 2/13/1940 | When my baby comes to town | Modern Mountaineers | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, composer | |
| Victor | BS-063090 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | Jersey side jive | Charles Mitchell Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-063091 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | Rainbow Island | Charles Mitchell Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-063092 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | Broken hearted | Charles Mitchell Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-063093 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | My island reverie | Charles Mitchell Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-063094 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | The sun has gone down on our love | Charles Mitchell Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-063095 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | I still believe in you | Charles Mitchell Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | songwriter, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-063096 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | Faithful little cowboy | Charles Mitchell Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-063097 | 10-in. | 4/11/1941 | You don't love me any more | Charles Mitchell Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, vocalist | |
| Victor | BS-067908 | 10-in. | 9/17/1941 | The sun has gone down on our love | Dick Todd | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-071166 | 10-in. | 10/10/1941 | Mean mama blues | Charles Mitchell Orchestra | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-071167 | 10-in. | 10/10/1941 | Where an angel waits for me | Charles Mitchell Orchestra | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Columbia | H710 | 10-in. | 3/3/1942 | Fruit wagon gal | Grundy "Slim" Harbert ; OKeh Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | H711 | 10-in. | 3/3/1942 | I've got enough of your foolin' | Grundy "Slim" Harbert ; OKeh Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | H712 | 10-in. | 3/3/1942 | Lulu Lou | Grundy "Slim" Harbert ; OKeh Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | H713 | 10-in. | 3/3/1942 | Brown bottle blues | Grundy "Slim" Harbert ; OKeh Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | H714 | 10-in. | 3/3/1942 | Rosey Lee | Grundy "Slim" Harbert ; OKeh Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | H715 | 10-in. | 3/3/1942 | I'm gonna cook your goose | Grundy "Slim" Harbert ; OKeh Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | H716 | 10-in. | 3/3/1942 | Honey this time I'm gone | Grundy "Slim" Harbert ; OKeh Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Columbia | H717 | 10-in. | 3/3/1942 | Around the corner at Smokey Joe's | Grundy "Slim" Harbert ; OKeh Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, instrumentalist, piano, composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mullican, Moon," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107283.
Mullican, Moon. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/107283.
"Mullican, Moon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1523066 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1523066
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