Shep Fields
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 1930's into the early 1960's. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 12, 1910 (Brooklyn), Died February 26, 1981 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1945
Roles Represented in DAHR: director, leader, songwriter, arranger, speaker, vocalist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 176-200 of 257 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-041764 | 10-in. | 10/13/1939 | Secret | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | BS-041765 | 10-in. | 10/13/1939 | Mene mene tekel | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | leader | |
| Victor | BS-041915 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | I surrender, dear | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-041916 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Boy Scout in Switzerland | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-041917 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | If I knew then (What I know now) | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra ; Jerry Stewart | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-041918 | 10-in. | 8/24/1939 | Sleepy moon | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-046195 | 10-in. | 1/10/1940 | Would'st could I but kiss thy hand, oh babe | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-046196 | 10-in. | 1/10/1940 | The hot gavotte (rum-tum-tiddle-iddle-um-dee-ay) | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-046197 | 10-in. | 1/10/1940 | Burn, firewood, burn | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-046198 | 10-in. | 1/10/1940 | If I could be the dummy on your knee | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-048492 | 10-in. | 4/1/1940 | Cecilia | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-048493 | 10-in. | 4/1/1940 | Day dreams come true at night | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-048494 | 10-in. | 4/1/1940 | A vous tout de vey, a vous? | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | BS-048495 | 10-in. | 4/1/1940 | Narcissus | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | PBS-049837 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Cottonwood corners | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | PBS-049838 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Who's Yehudi? | Dorothy Allen ; Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with mixed vocal trio | vocalist, leader | |
| Victor | PBS-049839 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Tennessee fish fry | Dorothy Allen ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | leader | |
| Victor | PBS-049840 | 10-in. | 6/3/1940 | Gavotte in G | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | BS-056305 | 10-in. | 9/23/1940 | Down Argentina way | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra ; Sonny Washburn | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-056306 | 10-in. | 9/23/1940 | Moon over Burma | Dorothy Allen ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-056307 | 10-in. | 9/23/1940 | Such stuff as dreams are made of | Shep Fields ; Larry Neill ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-056308 | 10-in. | 9/23/1940 | When the mush begins to rush down Father's vest | Shep Fields ; Larry Neill ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal ensemble | director | |
| Victor | BS-056725 | 10-in. | 10/8/1940 | Let's be buddies | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-056726 | 10-in. | 10/8/1940 | A faded photograph | Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
| Victor | BS-056727 | 10-in. | 10/8/1940 | What'll I do if I marry a soldier (Tush doo woggle oh toog in de shin) | Dorothy Allen ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | director |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fields, Shep," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103682.
Fields, Shep. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103682.
"Fields, Shep." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Fields, Shep, 1910-1981 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82078290
Wikidata: Shep Fields - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q735080
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/104146989
MusicBrainz: Shep Fields - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8e7afcad-1cb0-4856-ac5c-4ac7041063dd
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