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 201-225 of 485 records)

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

(Results 201-225 of 485 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Irving," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.

Mills, Irving. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105992.

"Mills, Irving." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.