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Lucky Millinder
real name Lucius Venable Millinder
Anniston, United States
Lucky Millinder is credited on 531 releases across 169 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
531
Credits
169
Albums
8
Decades active
146
In collections
Biography
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American swing and R&B bandleader.
Born August 8, 1910, Anniston, Alabama, USA.
Died September 28, 1966, New York City, New York, USA.
Married to songwriter Sally Nix (1940s-1953).
He was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1986.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
531 releases · 169 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 618
- Other credits · 75
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Chicago Civic Opera House · Independent Recorders · Basing Street Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Get A Grip
1993

Big Ones
1994

Jumpin' Jive
1981

The Very Best Of The Ventures
1975

Boss Tenor
1960

The Ventures
1961

At The Opera House
1958

Sweet Slumber
1980

Pat's Great Hits
1957

Devil's Got A New Disguise : The Very Best Of Aerosmith
2006

Faded Picture Blues
1970

Plain Talk
1968

Am I Blue
1964

Soul Of The Ballad
1963

Walk, Don't Run
2012

The EP Collection
1990

Big Fat Mamas Are Back In Style Again
1980

20 Greatest Hits
1977

Golden Gate Quartet
1976

Rock And Roll Forever
1972

The Blues Is Now
1967

Ram-Bunk-Shush
1966

The Impressions
1963

Golden Saxophone Hits
1961
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- The Ventures
- Lucky Millinder And His Orchestra
- Bill Doggett
- Mills Blue Rhythm Band
- Jimmy Smith
- The Golden Gate Quartet
- Grant Green
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