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 201-225 of 485 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | PBS-055258 | 10-in. | 1/23/1941 | Moonglow | Artie Shaw Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-055287 | 10-in. | 2/15/1941 | After all | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | CS-057519 | 12-in. | 11/12/1940 | Mood indigo | Raymond Paige Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-058228 | 10-in. | 12/5/1940 | Miss Johnson phoned again today | Joan Merrill | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
| Victor | PBS-061962 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Laugh, laugh, laugh | Bud Abbott ; Lou Bring ; Lou Costello ; Sportsmen Quartet | Comic dialogue and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | PBS-061963 | 10-in. | 12/8/1941 | Laugh, laugh, laugh | Bud Abbott ; Lou Bring ; Lou Costello ; Sportsmen Quartet | Comic dialogue and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-063806 | 10-in. | 4/23/1941 | Utt-da-zay | Deep River Boys | Male vocal quartet, with piano and drums | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-063891 | 10-in. | 5/13/1941 | Ring dem bells | Fats Waller | Piano solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-066787 | 10-in. | 10/14/1941 | The mooche | Sidney Bechet ; New Orleans Feetwarmers | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | BS-066830 | 10-in. | 7/14/1941 | Moonglow | Four King Sisters ; Rhythm Reys | Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-067551 | 10-in. | 8/11/1941 | Sophisticated lady | Dixieland Octet of NBC's Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street ; Henry Levine ; Dinah Shore | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
| Victor | BS-068195 | 10-in. | 11/12/1941 | St. James Infirmary blues | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Hot Lips Page | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-068196 | 10-in. | 11/12/1941 | St. James Infirmary blues | Artie Shaw Orchestra ; Hot Lips Page | Jazz/dance band, with trumpet solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-071492 | 10-in. | 10/15/1941 | You're not the kind | Ruth Gaylor ; Teddy Powell Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-0006 | 10-in. | 1/3/1945 | Moonglow | Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-0262 | 10-in. | 5/11/1945 | Caravan | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D5VB-0265 | 10-in. | 5/14/1945 | In a sentimental mood | Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0079 | 10-in. | 1/21/1947 | Blues in my heart | Herman Chittison Trio ; Ethel Waters | Female vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-0154 | 10-in. | 2/20/1947 | That ain't right | Mildred Bailey ; Ellis Larkins Trio | Female vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and string bass | songwriter | |
| Victor | D7VB-1971 | 10-in. | 11/3/1947 | Caravan | Russ Case ; Russ Case Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
| Victor | CS-Test-1070 | 12-in. | 9/26/1933 | Digga-digga-do | Whispering Banjos | String band | composer | |
| Columbia | 80364 | 10-in. | 5/27/1922 | Deedle deedle dum | Ray Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80644 | 10-in. | 11/3/1922 | Stop your kidding | Garber-Davis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 80706 | 10-in. | 12/6/1922 | Stop your kidding | Frank Westphal Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 81044 | 10-in. | 5/30/1923 | House of David blues | Chicago Blues Dance Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | 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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