Lucky Millinder

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Aliases: Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra
Real name: Lucius Venable Millinder
Born: August 8, 1910
Died: September 28, 1966
Country: United States
IPI: 00020867002 15 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Rhythm and blues and swing bandleader. Although he could not read or write music, did not play an instrument and rarely sang, his showmanship and musical taste made his bands successful.

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Songs written by Lucky Millinder

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Big Fat Mamas Are Back in Style	Lucky Millinder, Toussaint Pope, Arnold Clawson	Bull Moose Jackson	November 1950	Covered by (9 artists)
Heavy Sugar	Henry Glover, Lucky Millinder	Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra	June 25, 1952	Covered by Oliver Sain
How Would You Know	Henry Glover, Lucky Millinder	Bill Johnson and His Musical Notes	February 15, 1949	Covered by The Robins
I'm Waiting Just for You	Henry Glover, Carolyn Leigh, Lucky Millinder	Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra - Vocal by Annisteen Allen and John Carol	February 28, 1951	Covered by (14 artists)
I Want a Tall Skinny Papa	Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Lucky Millinder	Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra with Rosetta Tharpe	February 18, 1942	Covered by (4 artists)
Journey's End	Don George, Lucky Millinder, Jimmy Mundy	Dinah Washington with Teddy Stewart's Orchestra	February 7, 1950	Covered by Michael Jerome Browne
Let It Roll	Lucky Millinder	Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra	April 11, 1947	Covered by Annisteen Allen - Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra
Little Girl Don't Cry	Lucky Millinder, Doris Davis	Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra - Vocal refrain by Big John Greer	January 3, 1949	Covered by (2 artists)
Loaded with Love	Henry Glover, Lucky Millinder	Hawkshaw Hawkins REC, Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra - Vocal by Corky Robbins and Johnny Bosworth REL	March 27, 1952	Covered by (2 artists)
More, More, More	Lucky Millinder, Henri Woode, Joe Purnell	Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra	February 26, 1946	Covered by Sweet Jeena and Her Sweethearts
Ram-Bunk-Shush	Henry Glover, Lucky Millinder, Jimmy Mundy	Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra	April 2, 1952	Covered by (23 artists)
Ride, Red, Ride	Irving Mills, Lucky Millinder	Mills Blue Rhythm Band under the direction of Lucky Millinder	December 19, 1934	Covered by (6 artists)
Shorty's Got to Go	Lucky Millinder	Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra	February 1946	Covered by (4 artists)
Shout, Sister, Shout!	Bill Doggett, Lucky Millinder	Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra with Rosetta Tharpe	September 5, 1941	Covered by (4 artists)
Slide Mr. Trombone	Lucky Millinder	Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Trevor Bacon	June 27, 1941	Covered by Ernie Andrews
Sweet Slumber	Al J. Neiburg, Lucky Millinder, Henri Woode	Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Trevor Bacon	October 19, 1943	Covered by (15 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well	Lucky Millinder	Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well	Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra	Covered by (11 artists)