Kerry Mills

1869-1948 US, Philadelphia
Composer of Jazz
A.k.a. Frederick Allen Mills

American composer of popular music during the Tin Pan Alley era. (February 1, 1869 - December 5, 1948) Mills composed music a variety of music including ragtime, cakewalks, marches, and film music. He was most prolific between 1895 and 1918. One of his biggest hits was "At A Georgia Camp meeting (1897)" while he is probably best remembered for his songs "Meet Me In St Louis, Louis (1904)", "Redwing (1907)" and "Whistling Rufus (1899)". Mills moved to New York City in 1895 where he started a music publishing firm (F. A. Mills Music Publisher) from which he published his own music and that of others.

Popular Tracks

Whistling Rufus (Arr. Crooke) on American Light Music Classics by New London Orchestra, John Philip Sousa, Ronald Corp, Kerry Mills, Morton Gould, Felix Arndt, Arthur Pryor, Leroy Anderson, John Walter Bratton, Edward MacDowell, Abe Holzmann, Rudolf Friml, Raymond Scott, George Gershwin, Victor Herbert, David Rose, Ethelbert Nevin, Don Gillis & Richard Rodgers

Whistling Rufus - Original Mix on Ragtime Classics by Various Artists

Whistling Rufus on I'll Dance Till De Sun Breaks Through: Ragtime, Cakewalks And Stomps by Various Artists

Georgia Camp Meeting on Pianola Jazz by Various Artists

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Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Rosebud: Marches And Rags Of Scott Joplin & Kerry Mills, Eubie Blake, Harry Guy	Scott Joplin, Kerry Mills, Eubie Blake, Harry P. Guy / Lee Erwin	1975	Album
Rosebud: Marches And Rags Of Scott Joplin & Kerry Mills, Eubie Blake, Harry Guy	Scott Joplin, Kerry Mills, Eubie Blake, Harry P. Guy / Lee Erwin	1974	Album

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