Jackie Mills

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Job Title
Musician, Drummer, Songwriter
Tags
Jazz, Drums, Dizzy Gillespie, Film Scores-Soundtracks, Cartoon Music, Big Bands, Arrangers, Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, Composers/Songwriters, Ludwig Drum Company, Music Publishing, Deceased, Record Producers, Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin, The Brady Bunch, Full Interview, Larrabee Studios

Jackie Mills as a drummer put down the beat for jazz and big band stars such as Tommy Dorsey, Charlie Barnet, Dizzy Gillespie and Billie Holiday. As a record producer, he played a critical role in the careers of Janis Joplin, Irene Kral and Bobby Sherman. As the co-founder of Choreo Records (later known as Ava Records) he worked with Tommy Wolf to create a music publishing company (Choreo Music) that provided a wide range of songs by several key songwriters for over 40 years. As a songwriter, he gave songs to cartoon and other children’s programs including three classic songs for the Brady Bunch in the early 1970s. And all the while Jackie Mills loved being a part of music making!