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 1-25 of 232 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-047689	10-in.	2/13/1940	Rackin' it back	Modern Mountaineers	String band	composer
Victor	BS-047690	10-in.	2/13/1940	It's all over now	Modern Mountaineers	String band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-047691	10-in.	2/13/1940	Remember	Modern Mountaineers	String band, with male vocal solo	composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-047693	10-in.	2/13/1940	Pipe liner's blues	Modern Mountaineers	String band, with male vocal solo	composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-047694	10-in.	2/13/1940	When you're gone	Modern Mountaineers	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-047695	10-in.	2/13/1940	When my baby comes to town	Modern Mountaineers	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-063090	10-in.	4/11/1941	Jersey side jive	Charles Mitchell Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-063091	10-in.	4/11/1941	Rainbow Island	Charles Mitchell Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-063092	10-in.	4/11/1941	Broken hearted	Charles Mitchell Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-063093	10-in.	4/11/1941	My island reverie	Charles Mitchell Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	songwriter, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-063094	10-in.	4/11/1941	The sun has gone down on our love	Charles Mitchell Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	songwriter, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-063095	10-in.	4/11/1941	I still believe in you	Charles Mitchell Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	songwriter, instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-063096	10-in.	4/11/1941	Faithful little cowboy	Charles Mitchell Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-063097	10-in.	4/11/1941	You don't love me any more	Charles Mitchell Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist
Victor	BS-067908	10-in.	9/17/1941	The sun has gone down on our love	Dick Todd	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	songwriter
Victor	BS-071166	10-in.	10/10/1941	Mean mama blues	Charles Mitchell Orchestra	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, songwriter
Victor	BS-071167	10-in.	10/10/1941	Where an angel waits for me	Charles Mitchell Orchestra	String band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Decca	64500	10-in.	9/13/1938	Annie Laurie	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers		vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64501	10-in.	9/13/1938	Bring it on home to Grandma	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers		vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64502	10-in.	9/13/1938	Ease my worried mind	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers		vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64503	10-in.	9/13/1938	Remember	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers		vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64504	10-in.	9/13/1938	It makes no difference now	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers		vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64505	10-in.	9/13/1938	My Bonnie lies over the ocean	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers		vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64506	10-in.	9/13/1938	Over moonlit waters	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers		vocalist, instrumentalist, piano
Decca	64507	10-in.	9/13/1938	Draggin' the bow	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers		vocalist, instrumentalist, piano

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mullican, Moon," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107283.

Mullican, Moon. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/107283.

"Mullican, Moon." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.