Irving Mills

Aliases: Irving Mills and His Hotsy Totsy Gang
Kentucky Grasshoppers
Mills Merry Makers
Born: January 16, 1894
Died: April 21, 1985
Country: United States
Comments: Jazz music publisher, manager, occasional vocalist and credited as a songwriter. Mills contributions to the songs for which he is credited as a co-writer tended to be minimal to non-existent; he was able to get writing credits because he was highly successful as a manager. Artists managed by Mills tended to get more recording time than other acts. Mills was one of the first to record integrated bands.
Related: Mills' Blue Rhythm Band Manager
See also: Diga Diga Doo
Doin' the New Low Down
St. James Infirmary
Wang Wang Blues