Composer
Kerry Mills
American ragtime composer and music publishing executive (1869–1948)
1869–1948
11 works in the index
- Born
- 1869
- Died
- 1948
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Hawthorne
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Kerry Mills (né Frederick Allen Mills; 1 February 1869 in Philadelphia – 5 December 1948 in Hawthorne, California), was an American ragtime composer and a publisher 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 and 1918.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; music publisher; actor
- Career institutions / employers
- University of Michigan
- Instruments played
- piano
- Genres
- ragtime
- Birth name
- Frederick Allen Mills
- Pseudonym
- Kerry Mills
- VIAF ID
- 75882593
- ISNI
- 0000000064059854
- GND ID
- 1163840874
- Library of Congress ID
- no92013229
- MusicBrainz ID
- 88010420-4f91-48af-9719-d321f1aa097e
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Guitar, violin, Autoharp, Vocal
- Genres represented
- Jazz
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 11
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At A Georgia Camp Meeting | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal, Autoharp | Jazz | 5 |
| Red Wing | — | — | — | Guitar, violin, Voice | — | 9 |
| At a Georgia Camp Meeting - B-flat Lead Sheet | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| At a Georgia Camp Meeting - Piano Accompaniment | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| At a Georgia Camp Meeting - C Lead Sheet - BC | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| At a Georgia Camp Meeting - E-flat Lead Sheet | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Silvery Bell | — | — | — | violin | — | — |
| At A Georgia Campmeeting | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Ragtime Dance | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Rastus on Parade | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
| Whistling Rufus | — | — | — | Piano | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 75882593. Portrait: Kerry Mills, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.