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 Events January–March * January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank, and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. * January 12 – The National Trust for Places of Histor ...

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1918 This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events ...

Career

Mills trained as a violinist and was head of the Violin Department of the University of Michigan School of Music when he began composing. He moved to New York City in 1895 and started a music publishing firm, (F. A. Mills Music Publisher), publishing his own work and that of others.

Selected works

* "Impecunious Davis" * "In The City Of Sighs And Tears" * "Just For The Sake Of Society" * "Let's All Go Up To Maud's" * "The Longest Way 'Round Is The Sweetest Way Home" * " Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis" (words by

Andrew B. Sterling Andrew B. Sterling (August 26, 1874 – August 11, 1955) was an American lyricist. Biography Born in New York City, after he graduated from high school, he began writing songs and vaudevilles. An important event was his meeting with the compo ...

) *1895 : Rastus on Parade - Characteristic Two Step March for Piano *1895 : Shandon Bells - Two Step March *1896 : Happy Days in Dixie - Characteristic March *1897 : At A Georgia Camp Meeting - A Characteristic March listen to:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLR2ZI0evgs *1899 : Whistling Rufus - Characteristic Two Step March, Polka & Cakewalk *1899 : Impecunious Davis - A Characteristic March *1900 or before: Cake-Walk *1900 : Kerry Mills Medley - Themes from Previous Cake Walk and Songs *1902 : Harmony Moze - Characteristic Two Step *1902 : A Brand Plucked from the Burning (words by Alfred Bryan) *1902 : I Know She Waits for Me (words by Alfred Bryan) *1903 : Valse Hèléne *1903 : Petite Causerie - A Quiet Chat *1903 : Valse Primrose - Les Primevères *1903 : 'Leven Forty-Five From The Hotel - Two Step March *1903 : Me and Me Banjo - Characteristic Piece *1903 : Petite Causerie (A Quiet Chat) *1903 : Valse Helene *1903 : L'amour Aux Bois (Cupid's Bower) *1903 : Valse Primrose (Les Primeveres) *1903 : Like A Star That Falls From Heaven (words by Alfred Bryan) *1904 : We'll Be Together When the Clouds Roll By (words by Alfred Bryan) *1906 : Old Heidelberg: - Characteristic Two Step March *1906 : While The Old Mill Wheel Is Turning (words by

Will D. Cobb William Denight Cobb (July 5, 1876 – January 20, 1930) was an American lyricist and composer. He and a partner, Ren Shields, produced several popular musical theater, musicals and musical comedies in the early 20th century. Cobb also had a lon ...

) *1907 : Red Wing" - An Indian Intermezzo (words by

Thurland Chattaway Thurland Chattaway (April 8, 1872 – November 12, 1947) was an American composer of popular music, active from approximately 1898 to 1912. He is best known for writing the words to the popular 1907 hit " Red Wing" with Kerry Mills. Other son ...

). Mills adapted the melody from Schumann's "The Happy Farmer" *1908 : Kerry Mills Barn Dance *1908 : Sun Bird - Intermezzo *1908 : Hallie (A Little Romance) *1908 : Sweet Sixteens - March *1908 :

Any Old Port in a Storm "Any Old Port in a Storm" is a popular song composed by 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 ...

(words by

Arthur J. Lamb Arthur J. Lamb (12 August 1870 – 10 August 1928) was a British lyricist best known for the 1897 song " Asleep in the Deep" and the 1900 song "A Bird in a Gilded Cage". He collaborated with many song-writers, including siblings Albert Von Ti ...

) *1908 : If You Were Mine (words by

) *1909 : Comical Eyes (words by Bartley C. Costello) *1909 : Kerry Mills Rag Time Dance *1909 : A Georgia Barn Dance *1909 : The Scarf Dancer - A Novelty Two Step *1909 : Lily of the Prairie - Two Step Intermezzo *1909 : Sicilian Chimes - Reverie *1909 : Kerry Mills Potpourri *1909 : Don't Be an Old Maid, Molly *1909 : Where Were You Last Night? (words by Alfred Bryan) *1910 : That Fascinating Ragtime Glide *1910 : Valley Flower - Intermezzo *1910 : Kerry Mills Palmetto Slide *1910 : The Wyoming Prance - A Rag Time Two Step *1910 : I've Lost My Nannie *1911 : You've Got the Wrong Number, But You've Got the Right Girl (words by

) *1914 : Kerry Mills Turkey Trot *1914 : Kerry Mills Fox Trot *1918 : Snooky Hollow - Intermezzo *1919 : Tokio - Fox Trot on Chorus from Geisha Girl

External links

Sheet music for his song "We'll Be Together When the Clouds Roll By"
from the collection at University of Oregon Libraries *
Kerry Mills recordings
at the

Discography of American Historical Recordings The Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR) is a database of master recordings made by American record companies during the 78rpm era. The DAHR provides some of these original recordings, free of charge, via audio streaming, along with ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Kerry 1869 births 1948 deaths American male composers American composers Musicians from Hawthorne, California Ragtime composers University of Michigan faculty

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