Irving Mills
Irving Harold Mills was an American music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter. He often used the pseudonyms Goody Goodwin and Joe Primrose. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 16, 1894 (New York City), Died April 21, 1985 (Palm Springs)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, composer, session supervisor, lyricist, director, leader, vocalist, arranger, speaker
Notes: May have used the pseudonym Warren Mills.
See Also: Goodwin, Goody
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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 485 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 81506 | 10-in. | 1/29/1924 | My beautiful Mexican rose | Hotel Alamac Orchestra ; Paul Specht | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81754 | 10-in. | 5/2/1924 | Hinky dinky parlay voo | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81876 | 10-in. | 7/18/1924 | Skin-a-ma-rink-arink-a-rae | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 81975 | 10-in. | 9/5/1924 | Hey! Hey! And hee! Hee! (I'm Charleston crazy) | Southern Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | composer | |
| Columbia | 140201 | 10-in. | 12/22/1924 | Nobody knows what a red-head mamma can do | Vaughn De Leath | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 140286 | 10-in. | 1/28/1925 | When my sugar walks down the street | Warner's Seven Aces | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 140338 | 10-in. | 2/10/1925 | Nobody knows what a red-head mama can do | The Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W140530 | 10-in. | 4/15/1925 | Ev'rything is hotsy totsy now | Van and Schenck | Male vocal duet, with piano | lyricist | |
| Columbia | W140556 | 10-in. | 4/27/1925 | Riverboat shuffle | Cotton Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W140903 | 10-in. | 9/4/1925 | Valeska | Willie Howard | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W141047 | 10-in. | 9/25/1925 | When my sugar walks down the street | Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W141141 | 10-in. | 10/16/1925 | The lonesomest girl in town | Lewis James | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 141377 | 10-in. | 12/10/1925 | The lonesomest girl in town | Irving Kaufman | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | W141402 | 10-in. | 12/17/1925 | How I love her and she loves me is nobody's business | Richard B. Gilbert | Male vocal solo, with ukulele | composer | |
| Columbia | 141405 | 10-in. | 12/17/1925 | The lonesomest girl in town | Manhattan Dance Makers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 141423 | 10-in. | 12/22/1925 | Chinese blues | Dixie Stompers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W141458 | 10-in. | 1/6/1926 | How I love her and she loves me is nobody's business | June Lee | Female vocal solo, with ukulele | composer | |
| Columbia | W142282 | 10-in. | 6/7/1926 | Lo-do-de-o | The Happiness Boys | Male vocal duet, with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 142325 | 10-in. | 6/18/1926 | Turkish towel | Joe Candullo ; Everglades Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | W142338 | 10-in. | 6/23/1926 | Turkish towel | Harry Reser's Syncopators | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 142368 | 10-in. | 7/6/1926 | Lo-do-de-o | WMCA Broadcasters | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W142545 | 10-in. | 8/20/1926 | I got a papa down in New Orleans | Virgina Childs | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 142564 | 10-in. | 8/24/1926 | I don't mind being all alone | Lou Gold Orchestra ; Billy West | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Columbia | W142578 | 10-in. | 8/27/1926 | There's a new star in heaven tonight—Rudolph Valentino | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | composer | |
| Columbia | 142580 | 10-in. | 8/27/1926 | There's a new star in heaven tonight—Rudolph Valentino | Angelina Marco | Female vocal solo, with violin and piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Irving," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.
Mills, Irving. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.
"Mills, Irving." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Joe Primrose
Discogs: Irving Mills
Allmusic: Irving Mills
IMDb: Irving Mills
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Mills, Irving, 1894-1985 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88621778
Wikidata: Joe Primrose - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1292110
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/76500944
MusicBrainz: Joe Primrose - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5fd9bf09-2d50-4355-a5d4-1f9e9fdd7820
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