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 | Bandleader |
| Labels | Bluebird, MGM, RCA Victor |
| External audio | |
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 You may hear the Shep Fields Orchestra performing "Don't Blame Me" by Dorothy Fields/Jimmy McHugh and "Rippling Rhythm" by Sol Gice in 1948 Here |
Shep Fields (born Saul 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 on big band remote broadcasts from historic hotels nationwide and remained popular with audiences from the 1930s into the early 1960s.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
- ^ Campbell, Al. "That Old Feeling - Shep Fields". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "The Telegraph - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. 24 February 1981. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "SHEP FIELDS, LEADER OF BIG BAND KNOWEN FOR RIPPLING RYTHEM (Published 1981)". The New York Times. 24 February 1981. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ 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 1912-2011 Jack 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