Kerry Mills

Kerry Mills (né Frederick Allen Mills; 1 February 1869 in Philadelphia – 5 December 1948 in Hawthorne, California), publishing also as F.A. Mills was an American ragtime composer and music publishing executive of popular music during the Tin Pan Alley era. His stylistically diverse music ranged from ragtime through cakewalk to marches. He was most prolific between 1895 and 1918.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 1, 1869 (Philadelphia), Died December 5, 1948 (Hawthorne)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

Notes: Also known as Frederick Allen Mills and F. A. Mills.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 201 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	W81665	10-in.	10/4/1927	Georgia is my home	Ford & Grace	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar	composer, lyricist
OKeh	W81972	10-in.	12/29/1927	Georgia camp-meeting	Carolina Mandolin Orchestra	Mandolin orchestra	composer
OKeh	W81973	10-in.	12/29/1927	Red Wing	Carolina Mandolin Orchestra	Mandolin orchestra	composer
OKeh	W400412	10-in.	3/7/1928	Red Wing	Honolulu Strollers	Instrumental trio, with male vocal trio (Hawaiian)	composer
OKeh	W402113	10-in.	8/9/1928	Laughin' Rufus	Earl Johnson and his Clodhoppers	String band, with laughing	composer
OKeh	W404163	10-in.	6/11/1930	Red Wing	Fox Chasers	String band	composer
Brunswick	E30193	10-in.	6/25/1929	Whistling Rufus	Kessinger Brothers	Fiddle (violin) and guitar duet	composer
Brunswick	E26075-E26076	10-in.	1/19/1928	Red wing	Sookie Hobbs ; Buell Kazee	Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and whistling	composer
Brunswick	C2089	10-in.	7/20/1928	Red Wing	Floyd Thompson and his Home Towners	Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin), guitar, and harmonica	composer
Brunswick	C2288	10-in.	8/31/1928	Red Wing	Floyd Thompson Home Towners	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer
Brunswick	DAL549	10-in.	Oct. 1929	Red Wing	W. W. Macbeth	Harmonica solo, with guitar	composer
Edison	150	Not documented	8/2/1910	Red Wing	Frederick H. Potter	Tenor vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer
Edison	2178	10-in.	3/13/1913	Palmetto stride	Brass orchestra (unidentified; Edison Records)	Brass orchestra	composer
Edison	4153	10-in.	9/28/1915	Whistling Rufus	Jaudas' Society Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	4672	10-in.	4/20/1916	At a Georgia camp meeting	New York Military Band	Band	composer
Edison	5993	10-in.	between 2/1/1918 and 2/5/1918	I'll come back to you when it's all over	Edward Allen	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6469	10-in.	between 11/12/1918 and 11/27/1918	Mollie darling	Charles Hart	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6988	10-in.	10/21/1919	Floating down the old Monongahela	Charles Hart	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	9376	10-in.	2/15/1924	Like a star that falls from heaven	James Doherty	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	11343	10-in.	11/30/1926	Any old port in a storm	Gus Reed	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	11455	10-in.	1/21/1927	Red Wing (An Indian fable)	Walter Scanlan	Male vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra	composer
Edison	N-356	10-in.	8/17/1928	Melodies of long ago no. 2	Hank Simmon's Show Boat Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Gramophone	3774ab	10-in.	8/21/1912	Prärieliljan	Sundquists Harmonika Orkester	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Vocalion	13666-13667	10-in.	9/10/1924	Red Wing	George Reneau	Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica	composer
Leeds & Catlin	[L & C cat 4091[a]]	10-in.	between late 1903 and 1904	Meet me in St. Louis, Louis	Arthur Collins	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer

(Results 176-200 of 201 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mills, Kerry," accessed November 16, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109306.

Mills, Kerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 16, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109306.

"Mills, Kerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 November 2024.