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.

Recordings (Results 426-450 of 485 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 426-450 of 485 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Irving," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.

Mills, Irving. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.

"Mills, Irving." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.