Shep Fields
Shep Fields | |
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 Shep Fields in 1957 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Saul Feldman |
| Born | September 12, 1910 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 1981(aged 70) Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Jazz,swing |
| Occupation(s) | Bandleader |
| Labels | Bluebird,MGM,RCA Victor |
| External audio | |
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 You may hear the Shep Fields Orchestra performing "Don't Blame Me"byDorothy Fields/Jimmy McHughand "Rippling Rhythm" by Sol Gice in 1948Here |
Shep Fields(bornSaul Feldman,September 12, 1910 – February 23, 1981) was an American bandleader who led the Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm orchestra during the 1930s. His distinctive Rippling Rhythm sound was featured onbig band remotebroadcasts from historic hotels nationwide and remained popular with audiences from the 1930s into the early 1960s.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Shep Fields was born Saul Feldman in Brooklyn, New York, on September 12, 1910, and his mother's maiden name was Sowalski.[7]His brother, Edward Fields, was a carpet manufacturer, and his younger brother,Freddie Fields,was a respectedtheatrical agentandfilm producerwho helped to establishCreative Management Associatesin 1960.[8]Their father died at 39.[9]
Fields began his musical career by playing clarinet and tenor saxophone in bands during college. His "Shep Fields Jazz Orchestra" made frequent appearances at his father's resort hotel, the Queen Mountain House in theCatskill Mountains,which featured such noted singers asAl JolsonandEddie Cantor.[10][8]Following the death of his father, Fields was forced to become his family's principal provider. Consequently, he abandoned his studies at law school and reformed his orchestra. Appearances on cruise ships and resort hotels soon followed.[11]
Career
[edit]Hotels and radio
[edit]In 1931, Fields received his first big break when his orchestra was booked at the famedRoseland Ballroomin New York City.[12]By 1933, he also led a band that played atGrossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel.In 1934, he replaced the Jack Denny Orchestra at the landmarkHotel Pierrein New York City. He soon left the Hotel Pierre to join aroadshowwith the dancersVeloz and Yolanda.[12]In 1936, he was booked at Chicago'sPalmer House Hotel,and the concert was broadcast live on the radio. By 1937, Fields was also featured on theNBC radionetwork in his own showRippling Rhythm Revue.[13][14][15]His highly successful "Rippling Rhythm" society dance band was subsequently featured regularly on the hotel'sbig band remoteconcerts, which were transmitted over the radio to audiences throughout the country.[16]
Rippling rhythm sound
[edit]Fields was eager to perfect a unique orchestral sound to distinguish his ensemble from other "sweet jazz bands" of his era. With this in mind, he collaborated with his arrangers Sal Gioa andLou Halmyto analyze the performances of his peers. After admiring theglissandosfeatured by thetromboneinWayne King's orchestra, Fields adapted them to hisviolasection. The embellishments for the right hand, which were popularized byEddy Duchinon the piano, became the source of inspiration for the elegant passages to which Fields assigned to hisaccordionist.Fields was also impressed byHal Kemp's use of triplets on the trumpet andTed Fio Rito's distinctive use oftemple blocks.With this in mind, he incorporated the use of triplets by theclarinets,flutes,and temple blocks in his orchestra. After taking note ofFerde Grofe's innovative use of both the trombone and temple blocks in hisGrand Canyon Suite,he adopted a similar stylistic device for mutedtrumpets.The resulting sound impressed radio listeners on theMutual Radio Network.A contest was soon held in Chicago for fans to suggest a new name for the Fields band, in keeping with the new sound. The word "rippling" was suggested in more than one entry, and Fields came up with "Rippling Rhythm."[17]
Shep Fields soon attracted national attention, and he was subsequently invited to entertain audiences with Veloz and Yolanda at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at theAmbassador Hotelin Los Angeles. Confident in his success, Fields withdrew from his association with Veloz, Yolanda, andMCA Inc.He decided, instead, to return east to his former position at theHotel Pierrein New York City. During this return trip to New York, Fields stumbled upon the distinctive sound effect that would serve as the introduction to his "Rippling Rhythm" sound for years to come.[17]
While relaxing between shows during a performance in Rockford, Illinois, Fields was seated at asoda fountainwith his wife Evelyn. His attempts to develop a studio sound effect to introduce his music in Los Angeles had not been entirely successful. Struggling to find a solution for her husband, Evy began blowing bubbles into her soda through a straw. Bowing to his wife's inspiration, Fields immediately seized upon the idea and that sound became the trademark which opened each of his shows.[12][18][17]In 1937 he recorded his unique theme song forEli Obersteinon RCA Victor's Bluebird label (Victor BS-017494, 1937)[19]
Fields' light and elegant musical style remained popular among audiences throughout the 1930s and into the 1950s.[20]Based upon his widespread popularity, Fields received a contract withBluebird Recordsin 1936. His hits included "Cathedral in the Pines", "Did I Remember?", and "Thanks for the Memory".His performances at Broadway'sParamount Theaterconsistently broke attendance records.[21]While appearing at the posh "Star-light Roof" atop theWaldorf-Astoria Hotelin 1937,[22]Fields replacedPaul Whitemanwith his own radio show,The Rippling Rhythm Revue,which featured a young actor namedBob Hopeas the announcer on theNBCnetwork.[23][13][14][24]In 1938, Fields' Rippling Rhythm Orchestra and Hope were featured in his first feature-length motion picture,The Big Broadcast of 1938.[12][25]A series of live remote broadcasts of the orchestra was also transmitted at this time from the landmarkLos Angeles Biltmore Hotelfeaturing the accordionistJohn Serry Sr.[26]
As the decade of the 1930s came to a close, Fields remained popular with audiences nationwide. In 1939, he appeared with his orchestra at theAcademy Awardsceremony in the historicBiltmore Hotelin Los Angeles, California.[27]
New music and USO
[edit]By 1941, Fields revamped the band into an all-reeds group, with no brass section, known as Shep Fields and His New Music, featuring vocalistKen Curtis.[28][29]The orchestra's size was increased dramatically to embellish the results, which Paul Whiteman had recorded. Fields now presented an orchestra that blended over 35 instruments, including: onebass saxophone,onebaritone saxophone,sixtenor saxophones,fouralto saxophones,threebass clarinets,10 standardclarinets,and nineflutesincluding analto fluteand apiccolo.[30]Noted singers such asRalph Youngwere also engaged. The resulting band produced a rich ensemble sound under the guidance of such arrangers asGlenn Osser,Lew Harris, and Freddy Noble, who also served as the band's musical director. The criticLeonard Featherapplauded the new band's beautiful sound, and Shep embarked upon a series ofUSO toursto entertain the troops during World War II.[17]From February, 1943, to August, 1944, guitaristJoe Negrialso worked with the band.
By the mid 1940s Fields' Rippling Rhythm Orchestra had performed at several of New York City's premier landmark hotel venues including: theBiltmore Hotel,the Grill Room in theRoosevelt Hoteland theWaldorf Astoria Hotel.[31][32]By 1945, his orchestra was also featured in performances at the famedCopacabananightclub which were broadcast live on theWOR-Mutualradio network.[33][34][35]
After World War II ended, Fields reverted to his ever popular "Rippling Rhythm" style in 1947 and continued to perform in hotels long after other bands of his era had disappeared.[17]The group disbanded in 1963,[12]and Fields moved to Houston, Texas, where he worked as a disc jockey. He later worked at Creative Management Associates with his brother Freddie Fields in Los Angeles.[12]
Death
[edit]Shep Fields died on February 23, 1981, atCedars-Sinai Medical Centerin Los Angeles from a heart attack.[36][37][38]He was buried inMount Hebron Cemeteryin New York.
Legacy
[edit]During the course of an artistic career, which extended from 1931 through 1963, Shep Fields compiled an extensive musical legacy that has been preserved on such record labels as:Bluebird Records,Mercury Records,MGM,andRCA Victor.[39]His discography includes over three hundred arrangements of popular songs from this era and includes such hits as: "It's De-Lovely"(1937),"I've Got You Under My Skin","TheJersey Bounce"(1942)," Moonlight and Shadows "(Bluebird 6803),"That Old Feeling"(Bluebird 7066), and"Thanks for the Memory"(Bluebird 7318, 1938).[11][40][41]Noted musical arranger and editorJoseph Schillingerobserved that over the course of his career, Shep Fields had assembled "one of the most colorful bands" of his time.[30]
Band
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| You may hear the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra performing the fox trot "In the Merry Month of May" with the accordionistJohn Serry Sr.in 1938Here | |
| You may hear the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra performing "This Little Ripple Had Rhythm" in 1937Hereon archive.org |
- Gene Merlino, vocals 1928
- Sid Greene (1908–2006), drums andpercussion,band manager, 1932-1943
- Hal Derwin, vocals 1940
- Larry Neill, vocals 1940
- Dorothy Allen(1896–1970), vocals 1940[28]
- Ken Curtisvocals 1942-1949
- Joe Negri(1926- ), guitar
- The Three Beaus and a Peep, vocalscirca1947-1948
- Bob Johnstone(1916–1994), singercirca1947-1948
- Toni Arden,singer,circa1945
- Bob Shapley,accordion,circa1948-1950
- Carl Frederick Tandberg(1910–1988),bass fiddle,circa1940[42]
- Lou Halmy(1911–2005), trumpet, music arranger,circa1935[43][44]
- Sid Caesar(1922–2014), saxophone,circa1940[45][46]
- John Serry Sr.(1915–2003), accordion, 1937–1938.[47]
- Pat Foy, singer 1941[28]
- Lew Harris, music arranger 1940[28]
- Earl Kramer, bass saxophone 1941[28]
- John Quara (1925-), guitarcirca1947-1950
Live broadcasts
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| You may hear the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra in theirBig band remotebroadcasts during the 1944 and 1953 years Here on archive.org |
- Palmer House Hotel:Empire Room in Chicago during the late 1930s[48][49]
- Biltmore Hotelin Los Angeles during September 1938 - October 1938 with John Serry Sr. as featured soloist on theNBCradio network[26]
- Copacabananightclub in New York City during 1945.[50][34][35]
- Glen Island Casino inNew Rochelle, New York,on May 12, 1947, withToni Arden,Bob Johnstone, and The Three Beaus and a Peep
- Ice Terrace Room of theNew Yorker Hotelon March 6, 1948, with Toni Arden, Bob Johnstone, and The Three Beaus and a Peep
Discography
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| You may hear the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra performing "September in the Rain"with the vocalist Bobby Goday in 1937Here | |
| You may hear the Shep Fields Orchestra andJohn Serryperforming "With A Smile and A Song "in 1937Here on Archive.org | |
| You may hear recordings by Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra from 1936 - 1944Here |
A partial discography of Shep Fields recordings includes:[51]
- Any Little Girl, That's a Nice Little Girl- Bluebird (B-7606-A) - Song byFred Fisherplayed by Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra & accordionistJohn Serry(1938)
- Cathedral In the Pines- Bluebird (B-7553-A) - Song byCharles Kennyplayed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra & accordionistJohn Serry(1938)
- Easy To Love- Bluebird (B-6592-A) - Song byCole Porterplayed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra (1936)
- If It Rains Who Cares?- Bluebird ( B-7579-A) - Song performed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra with the accordionist John Serry (1938)
- It's De-Lovely- Montgomery Ward (M-7074-A) - Song by Cole Porter performed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orcehstra (1936)[11][52]
- In The Merry Month Of May-Bluebird (B-7606-B) - Song byEd Haleyplayed by the Shep Field Rippling Rhythm Orchestra with the accordionist John Serry (1938)
- I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm- Bluebird (B-6769-A) - Song byIrving Berlinperformed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra ( (1937)
- I've Got You Under My Skin- Bluebird (B-6592-B) - Song byCole Porterperformed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra (1936)[23]
- Jersey Bounce- MGM (11552) - Song performed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra (1953)[23][11]
- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off- Bluebird (B-6878-B) - Song byGeorge Gershwin&Ira Gershwinperformed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra (1937)
- Moonlight and Shadows- Bluebird (B-6803-A) - Song performed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra (1937)[40]
- Now It Can Be Told- Bluebird (B-7592-A) - Song by Irving Berlin performed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra with the accordionist John Serry (1938)
- Rippling Rhythm- Bluebird (B-6759-A) - Song performed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra (1936)
- September in The Rain- Bluebird (B-6805-A) - Song byHarry Warrenperformed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra (1937)[23]
- Thanks For The Memory- Bluebird (B-7318-A) - Song byRalph Raingerperformed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra (1937)[40]
- That Old Feeling- Bluebird (B-7066-A)- Song bySammy Fainperformed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra (1937)[41]
- This Little Ripple Had Rhythm- Bluebird (B7304-B) - Song performed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra (1937)
- Whistle While You Work- Bluebird (B-7343-A) - Song byFrank Churchill& Larry Morey performed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra with the accordionist John Serry (1937)
- With A Smile and A Song- Bluebird (B-7343-B) - Song by Frank Churchill &Larry Moreyperformed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra with accordionist John Serry (1937)[53]
- You're Laughing at Me- Bluebird (B-6769-B) - Song by Irving Berlin performed by the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra (1937)
Filmography
[edit]- Various Soundies(1941–1946)
- You Came To My Rescue(1937) - directorDave Fleischer
- The Big Broadcast of 1938(1938) - directorMitchell LeisenwithW.C. Fields,Martha Raye,Dorothy Lamour,and Bob Hope[25]
- Kreisler Bandstand(1951) - TV series director Perry Lafferty
- Handle with Care (1977 film)(Citizens Band) - executive producer
References
[edit]- ^Campbell, Al."That Old Feeling - Shep Fields".AllMusic.Retrieved28 October2020.
- ^"The Telegraph - Google News Archive Search".news.google.com.24 February 1981.Retrieved28 October2020.
- ^"SHEP FIELDS, LEADER OF BIG BAND KNOWEN FOR RIPPLING RYTHEM (Published 1981)".The New York Times.24 February 1981.Retrieved28 October2020.
- ^Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Hoffman, Fred. 2004 Shep Fields at the Empire Room of the Palmer House Hotel on Google Books
- ^America's Music Makers: Big bands and Ballrooms 1912-2011Jack Behrens.AuthorHouse, Indiana, 2010 p. 95 Shep Fields society band broadcasting on radio from the Palmer House on Books.Google.com
- ^Shep Fields Obituary - United Press International Feb. 23, 1981 on UPI.com/Archive
- ^California Death Index
- ^ab"Obiturary - Freddie Fields, Holywood Talent Agent, Dies at 84: Freddie Fields, brother of bandleader Shep Fields".The New York Times.December 13, 2007.
- ^"Carpet King Steps Up".Milwaukee Sentinel.April 5, 1962.Retrieved2010-05-16.
- ^The New York Times -Archive, February 24, 1981 Obituary - "Shep Fields Leader of Big Band Known for Rippling Rhythmon nytimes.com
- ^abcdThe New York Times -Archive, February 24, 1981 Obituary - "Shep Fields Leader of Big Band Known for Rippling Rhythmon books.google.com
- ^abcdef"Band Leader Shep Fields Dies of Heart Attack at 70".United Press Internationalin theEugene Register-Guard.February 4, 1981.Retrieved2010-05-17.
- ^abDunning, John (1998).On the Air: the Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio.New York: Oxford University Press. p.105.ISBN978-0-19-977078-6.
- ^abStrait, Raymond (2016)."Chapter 11. Bob Hope, Shep Fields and The Rippling Rhythm Revue".Bob Hope: A Tribute.Crossroad Press.
- ^Photograph of Bob Hope as master of ceremonies on the "Rippling Rhythm Revue" Show in 1937 on Gettyimages
- ^America's Music Makers: Big bands and Ballrooms 1912-2011Jack Behrens.AuthorHouse, Indiana, 2010 p. 95 Shep Fields society band on books.google.com
- ^abcdeThe Big Bands - 4th EditionGeorge T. Simon. Schirmer Trade Books, London, 2012ISBN978-0-85712-812-6"Shep Fields Biography" on Books.google.com
- ^"Shep Fields".Washington Post.July 12, 1957.
Shep Fields admits that his wife, Evelyn, was responsible for the bubbling water through a straw sound that has identified his music for a score of years.
- ^"Shep Fields Theme Song recorded for Mr. Oberstein / Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra" -Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra on the Discography of American Historical Recordings
- ^America's Music Makers: Big bands and Ballrooms 1912-2011Jack Behrens.AuthorHouse, Indiana, 2010 p. 27 Shep Fields band popular from the 1930s to the 1950s on books.google.com
- ^The Telegraph -Obituraries: Shep Fields - noted bandleaderFebruary 24, 1981 "Shep Fields and Paramount Theater" on books.google.com
- ^The Telegraph - Obituaries: Shep Fields Dies -noted bandleaderFebruary 24, 1981 "Shep Fields and Waldorf Astoria Hotel" on books.google.com
- ^abcd"Shep Fields dies, noted bandleader".Associated PressinThe Telegraph.February 24, 1981.Retrieved2010-05-17.
Bandleader Shep Fields who recorded "The Jersey Bounce"...
- ^Photograph of Bob Hope as master of ceremonies on the "Rippling Rhythm Revue" Show in 1937 on Gettyimages
- ^abStanley Green and Elaine Schmidt (2000).Hollywood musicals year by year.Hal Leonard Corporation.ISBN0-634-00765-3.
To justify the movie's title — and the inclusion in the cast of such diverse talents as Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm,...
- ^abThe Los Angeles Examiner,October 9, 1938, pg. 1
- ^Shep Fields Obituary - United Press International Feb. 23, 1981 on UPI.com/Archive
- ^abcde"Shep Fields Makes Decided Hit Here With New Rhythm".Ottawa Citizen.August 26, 1941.Retrieved2010-05-16.
- ^"Patriotic Notes".Time.November 4, 1941. Archived fromthe originalon September 3, 2010.Retrieved2010-05-17.
Dedicator was Bandleader Shep Fields, who lately gave up his trade-mark "Rippling Rhythm," threw out his brass, concentrated on nine saxophones.
- ^abThe Big Bands - 4th EditionGeorge T. Simon. Schirmer Trade Books, London, 2012ISBN978-0-85712-812-6"Shep Fields Biography" on Books.google.com
- ^Who Is Who In Music. Berghan Publishing Co. 1941 p. 93 Biography of Shep Fields on Google Books
- ^The Billboard. Vol 57 No. 34, August 25, 1945 p. 19 "Shep Fields Into Roosevelt" on Google Books
- ^The Billboard. Feb. 24, 1945 p. 34 "New Band for Kelly-Wood" - Shep Fields is set for the Copacabana on Google Books
- ^abTurback, Michael (2018-02-06).What a Swell Party It Was!: Rediscovering Food & Drink from the Golden Age of the American Nightclub.Simon and Schuster.ISBN978-1-5107-2779-3.
- ^abBaggelaar, Kristin (2006).The Copacabana.Arcadia Publishing.ISBN978-0-7385-4919-4.
- ^"Shep Fields, Leader Of Big Band Known For Rippling Rhythm".New York Times.February 24, 1981.Retrieved2008-06-23.
Shep Fields, the band leader who made his fame and fortune in the 1930s and '40s with a unique sound he called Rippling Rhythm, died of a heart attack yesterday in Los Angeles. He was 70 years old. Mr. Fields developed the Rippling Rhythm sound in 1936 when he...
- ^"Shep Fields Dies. Was Bandleader".United Press InternationalinHartford Courant.February 24, 1981.
Bandleader Shep Fields, who rose to fame in the big band era with an orchestra that opened its performances with a sound called Rippling Rhythm, died Monday of a heart attack. He was 70.
- ^"Died".Time.March 9, 1981. Archived fromthe originalon October 15, 2010.Retrieved2008-06-23.
Shep Fields, 70, bandleader who was known during the 1930s and '40s for his Rippling Rhythm, a bubbly blend of light, catchy orchestrations and the sound made by blowing through a straw into a bowl of water near the microphone; of a heart attack; in Los Angeles.
- ^Shep Fields recordings on archive.org
- ^abcTin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American SongDavid A. Jasen. Routledge, New York, 2003 p. 336-337ISBN0-415-93877-5Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm 1938, Moonlight and Shadows hit song and Thanks for the Memory on books.google.com
- ^abTin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American SongDavid A. Jasen. Routledge, New York, 2003 p. 55ISBN0-415-93877-5Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm 1938, That Old Feeling on books.google.com
- ^Brian Arthur Lovell Rust(1975).The American Dance Band Discography 1917-1942.ISBN0-87000-248-1.
- ^"Musician, arranger Lou Halmy dies at 93".The Register-Guard.March 22, 2005.Retrieved2010-05-16.
Halmy was born in Budapest, Hungary, and his family immigrated to the United States when he was 2. He made his mark as a trumpet player with East Coast outfits including Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra, a society band that played onThe Woodbury Hour With Bob Hopeand inThe Big Broadcast of 1938,a film starring Hope, W.C. Fields and Dorothy Lamour.
- ^"Great Depression a gold mine for musicians".The Register-Guard.February 15, 2002.Retrieved2010-05-16.
When trumpet star and jazz arrangerLou Halmylooks back on theGreat Depressionof the 1930s, it doesn't seem depressing at all. 'I was lucky,' the 91-year-old Eugene musician says. 'I was playing with a band and working all the time. We had a steady job, which was the rarest thing in music.' While many people were standing inbread linesand living inshanty camps,Halmy was inside New York's poshWaldorf-Astoria Hotel,cheering people up by playing his horn in one of the most popular dance bands of the era: Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm...
- ^"Sid Caesar".Museum of Broadcast Communications.Archived fromthe originalon 2010-05-11.Retrieved2010-05-19.
He studied saxophone atJuilliard,and later played with nationally famous bands (Charlie Spivak, Claude Thornhill, Shep Fields, Art Mooney).
- ^Brennan, Patricia (August 11, 2002)."Sid Caesar, whose name is s..."Washington Post.Retrieved2010-05-16.
Sid Caesar... He went on to play in a series of big bands, including those ofClaude Thornhill,Charlie Spivak,Shep Fields,Art MooneyandBenny Goodman....
- ^The American Dance Band Discography 1917-1942Volume 1. Rust, Brian. Arlington House Publishers, New Rochelle, New York, 1975, Pg. 516-517ISBN0-87000-248-1
- ^Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Hoffman, Fred. 2004 Shep Fields at the Empire Room of the Palmer House Hotel on Google Books
- ^America's Music Makers: Big bands and Ballrooms 1912-2011Jack Behrens.AuthorHouse, Indiana, 2010 p. 95 Shep Fields society band broadcasting on radio from the Palmer House on Books.Google.com
- ^The Billboard. Feb. 24, 1945 p. 34 "New Band for Kelly-Wood" - Shep Fields is set for the Copacabana on Google Books
- ^Shep Fields' recordings on archive.org
- ^"It's De-Lovely" performed by Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchestra on Archive.org
- ^With a Smile and a Song& the Shep Fields Rippling Rhythm Orchesatra on Archive.org
Further reading
[edit]- Washington Post;February 7, 1937 "Shep Fields in Town Wednesday for Dance."
- Washington Post; May 8, 1937 "'Wings of the Morning,' inTechnicolor,And Shep Fields Share Honors at Earle. Racing Picture and Ace Band Divide Top Spots on Bill of General Appeal. "
- Washington Post; January 17, 1939 "Los Angeles,January 16, 1939 (United Press) Mrs. Myra Wallace, wife of a music publisher, learned tonight the $10,000 banknote which she tossed to Shep Fields, orchestra leader, for playing one her favorite numbers might be legal -- not stage money as she had thought. "
External links
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- Shep Fields Orchestra performing in record albums on Archive.org
- Shep Fields on www.worldcat.org
- Shep Fields on The Library of Congress Online catalog.loc.gov
- Shep FieldsatFind a Grave
- Shep Fields recordingsat theDiscography of American Historical Recordings.
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