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.[1][2][3][4][5] His stylistically diverse music ranged from ragtime through cakewalk to marches. He was most prolific between 1895 and 1918.[6][7][8][9][10]
Kerry Mills | |
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Born | Frederick Allen Mills 1 February 1869 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Died | 5 December 1948 (aged 79) Hawthorne, California, United States |
Other names | F.A. Mills (publishing as) |
Occupation(s) | Composer, Music Publishing Executive |
Known for | F.A. Mills Music Publisher |
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.[11]