Moon Mullican

Aubrey Wilson Mullican (March 29, 1909 – January 1, 1967), known professionally as Moon Mullican and nicknamed "King of the Hillbilly Piano Players", was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and pianist. He was associated with the hillbilly boogie style which influenced rockabilly. Jerry Lee Lewis cited him as a major influence on his own singing and piano playing. Mullican once stated, "We gotta play music that'll make them goddamn beer bottles bounce on the table".

Birth and Death Data: Born March 29, 1909 (Polk County), Died January 1, 1967 (Beaumont)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938 - 1966

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, vocalist, accordion, composer, songwriter, speaker

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 232 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	64508	10-in.	9/14/1938	Yearning just for you	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64509	10-in.	9/14/1938	Old Joe Turner blues	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64510	10-in.	9/14/1938	When you're smiling	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64511	10-in.	9/14/1938	I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64512	10-in.	9/14/1938	Sittin' on the moon	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64513	10-in.	9/14/1938	Kangaroo blues	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64514	10-in.	9/14/1938	I'll keep on loving you	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64515	10-in.	9/14/1938	I hate to lose you	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers	vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65100	10-in.	3/2/1939	Mama's gone goodbye	Bob Dunn's Vagabonds	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65101	10-in.	3/2/1939	Too long	Bob Dunn's Vagabonds	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65102	10-in.	3/2/1939	It must be love	Bob Dunn's Vagabonds	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65103	10-in.	3/2/1939	Blue skies	Bob Dunn's Vagabonds	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65104	10-in.	3/2/1939	Mean mistreater	Bob Dunn's Vagabonds	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65105	10-in.	3/2/1939	Toodle toodle oo	Bob Dunn's Vagabonds	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65106	10-in.	3/2/1939	When night falls	Bob Dunn's Vagabonds	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65107	10-in.	3/3/1939	You'll pay some day	Bob Dunn's Vagabonds	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65108	10-in.	3/3/1939	You don't know my mind	Bob Dunn's Vagabonds	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65109	10-in.	3/3/1939	Graveyard blues	Bob Dunn's Vagabonds	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	65110	10-in.	3/3/1939	I want the whole world to know I love you	Bob Dunn's Vagabonds	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66300	10-in.	8/26/1939	Jessie	Cliff Bruner and his Boys	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66301	10-in.	8/26/1939	Over the hill	Cliff Bruner and his Boys	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66302	10-in.	8/26/1939	I'll keep on smiling	Cliff Bruner and his Boys	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66303	10-in.	8/26/1939	Truck driver's blues	Cliff Bruner and his Boys	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66304	10-in.	8/26/1939	I'm tired of you	Cliff Bruner and his Boys	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66305	10-in.	8/26/1939	Because	Cliff Bruner and his Boys	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 26-50 of 232 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mullican, Moon," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107283.

Mullican, Moon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107283.

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