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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 426-450 of 485 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | E2037-E2039 | 10-in. | 1/6/1926 | How she loves me is nobody's business | Ernest Hare ; Billy Jones | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
| Brunswick | E2206-E2208 | 10-in. | 1/23/1926 | Chinese blues | Hottentots [The Original Memphis Five] | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E2716-E2718 | 10-in. | 3/31/1926 | Fulton Street blues | Rosa Henderson | Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E3048-E3050 | 10-in. | 5/14/1926 | Here comes my baby | Rosa Henderson ; Three Hot Eskimos | Female vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E4112-E4113 | 10-in. | 11/29/1926 | Who is she? | Duke Ellington ; Kentucky Club Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E4178-E4179 | 10-in. | 12/8/1926 | Washboard blues | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E4226-E4227 | 10-in. | 12/11/1926 | I got a papa down in New Orleans (Another papa up in Maine) | Evelyn Thompson | Female vocal solo, with violin, guitar, and piano | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E4260-E4262 | 10-in. | 12/20/1926 | Boneyard shuffle | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Brunswick | E4772-E4774 | 10-in. | 3/28/1927 | Phantom blues | Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E16589-E16591 | 10-in. | 10/10/1925 | The lonesomest girl in town | Morton Downey | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Brunswick | E16911-E16914 | 10-in. | 11/17/1925 | The lonesomest girl in town | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E17189-E17190 | 10-in. | 12/22/1925 | Lonesomest girl in town | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Brunswick | E17612-E17615 | 10-in. | 1/21/1926 | Chinese blues | The Original Memphis Five | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E19719-E19720 | 10-in. | 7/9/1926 | Lo-do-de-o | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E19996-E19997 | 10-in. | 8/27/1926 | There's a new star in heaven tonight—Rudolph Valentino | Frank Munn | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
| Brunswick | E20884-E20885 | 10-in. | 12/6/1926 | I got a mama down in New Orleans (Another mama up in Maine) | The Five Harmaniacs | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E24224-E24226 | 10-in. | 8/15/1927 | Riverboat shuffle | Five Pennies ; Red Nichols | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Brunswick | E25235-E25237 | 10-in. | 11/17/1927 | Our American girl | Six Jumping Jacks | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E25237) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E25460-E25462 | 10-in. | 12/7/1927 | Fascination | Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet; without vocal (take E25462) | lyricist | |
| Brunswick | E30421-E30422 | 10-in. | 7/31/1929 | Can’t we get together? | Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
| Brunswick | E30423-E34024 | 10-in. | 7/31/1929 | Sweet Savannah Sue | Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
| Brunswick | E30958-E30959 | 10-in. | 9/19/1929 | Harvey | Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
| Brunswick | E31757-E31758 | 10-in. | 1/6/1930 | High and dry | Hotsy Totsy Gang ; Irving Mills | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G) | leader | |
| Brunswick | C5273 | 10-in. | 2/8/1930 | St. James’ Infirmary | Alex Hill Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
| Brunswick | C7939 | 10-in. | 8/11/1931 | It don’t mean a thing (If it ain’t got that swing) | Duke Ellington Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Irving," accessed May 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.
Mills, Irving. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.
"Mills, Irving." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 May 2024.
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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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