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Ernie Fields
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Ernest Lawrence "Ernie" Fields August 28 1904 – May 11 1997 Was An African American Trombonist Pianist Arranger And Bandleader. He First Became Known For Leading The Royal Entertainers Which Were Based In Tulsa Oklahoma And Toured Along A Circuit Stretching From Kansas City Kansas To Dallas Texas. In Later Years He Led A Band That Recorded In Los Angeles. Fields Was Born In Nacogdoches Texas And Was Raised In Taft Oklahoma. He Attended Tuskegee Institute And Then Moved To Tulsa.
From The Late 1920s He Led A Band Called The Royal Entertainers And Eventually Began Touring More Widely And Recording. Supported By Bob Wills Fields' Band Became The First African-American Band To Play At The Landmark Cain's Ballroom In Tulsa. In 1939 He Was Invited To New York By John Hammond To Record For The Vocalion Label And Began To Tour Nationally. He Did Not Become A Star But Continued To Work Steadily Recording For Smaller Labels And Gradually Transforming His Sound Through A Smaller Band And A Repertoire Shift From Big Band Swing To R&B. During World War II He Entertained Troops Both At Home And Abroad. He Continued To Straddle These Styles Into The 1950s Playing Swing Standards Such As "Tuxedo Junction" And "Begin The Beguine" In A Rocking R&B Style. In The Late 1950s He Moved To Los Angeles California Joining Rendezvous Records For Whom He Ran The House Band. This Included Pianist Ernie Freeman Guitarist Rene Hall Who Had Previously Worked With Fields In The 1930s Saxophonist Plas Johnson And Drummer Earl Palmer. In 1959 This Band Had An International Hit With An R&B Version Of Glenn Miller's "In The Mood" Credited To The Ernie Fields Orchestra Which Reached #4 On The Billboard Chart. The Track Also Peaked At #13 In The UK Singles Chart. It Sold Over One Million Copies And Was Awarded A Gold Disc. The Band With Minor Changes Of Personnel Went On To Record Instrumentals Under Many Different Names Including B. Bumble And The Stingers The Marketts And The Routers.
Rendezvous Records Folded In Late 1963 And Fields Retired Soon After And Returned To Tulsa. He Died In May 1997 At The Age Of 92. In 2013 His Family Donated His Memorabilia To The Planned Oklahoma Museum Of Popular Culture.
His Son Is The Saxophonist And Bandleader Ernie Fields Jr. And His Daughter Carmen Became A Journalist In Boston Where She Co-Hosted The Evening News For WGBH-TV.
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Biography - Ernie Fields
Ernest Lawrence "Ernie" Fields August 28 1904 – May 11 1997 Was An African American Trombonist Pianist Arranger And Bandleader. He First Became Known For Leading The Royal Entertainers Which Were Based In Tulsa Oklahoma And Toured Along A Circuit Stretching From Kansas City Kansas To Dallas Texas. In Later Years He Led A Band That Recorded In Los Angeles. Fields Was Born In Nacogdoches Texas And Was Raised In Taft Oklahoma. He Attended Tuskegee Institute And Then Moved To Tulsa.
From The Late 1920s He Led A Band Called The Royal Entertainers And Eventually Began Touring More Widely And Recording. Supported By Bob Wills Fields' Band Became The First African-American Band To Play At The Landmark Cain's Ballroom In Tulsa. In 1939 He Was Invited To New York By John Hammond To Record For The Vocalion Label And Began To Tour Nationally. He Did Not Become A Star But Continued To Work Steadily Recording For Smaller Labels And Gradually Transforming His Sound Through A Smaller Band And A Repertoire Shift From Big Band Swing To R&B. During World War II He Entertained Troops Both At Home And Abroad. He Continued To Straddle These Styles Into The 1950s Playing Swing Standards Such As "Tuxedo Junction" And "Begin The Beguine" In A Rocking R&B Style. In The Late 1950s He Moved To Los Angeles California Joining Rendezvous Records For Whom He Ran The House Band. This Included Pianist Ernie Freeman Guitarist Rene Hall Who Had Previously Worked With Fields In The 1930s Saxophonist Plas Johnson And Drummer Earl Palmer. In 1959 This Band Had An International Hit With An R&B Version Of Glenn Miller's "In The Mood" Credited To The Ernie Fields Orchestra Which Reached #4 On The Billboard Chart. The Track Also Peaked At #13 In The UK Singles Chart. It Sold Over One Million Copies And Was Awarded A Gold Disc. The Band With Minor Changes Of Personnel Went On To Record Instrumentals Under Many Different Names Including B. Bumble And The Stingers The Marketts And The Routers.
Rendezvous Records Folded In Late 1963 And Fields Retired Soon After And Returned To Tulsa. He Died In May 1997 At The Age Of 92. In 2013 His Family Donated His Memorabilia To The Planned Oklahoma Museum Of Popular Culture.
His Son Is The Saxophonist And Bandleader Ernie Fields Jr. And His Daughter Carmen Became A Journalist In Boston Where She Co-Hosted The Evening News For WGBH-TV. read less
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From The Late 1920s He Led A Band Called The Royal Entertainers And Eventually Began Touring More Widely And Recording. Supported By Bob Wills Fields' Band Became The First African-American Band To Play At The Landmark Cain's Ballroom In Tulsa. In 1939 He Was Invited To New York By John Hammond To Record For The Vocalion Label And Began To Tour Nationally. He Did Not Become A Star But Continued To Work Steadily Recording For Smaller Labels And Gradually Transforming His Sound Through A Smaller Band And A Repertoire Shift From Big Band Swing To R&B. During World War II He Entertained Troops Both At Home And Abroad. He Continued To Straddle These Styles Into The 1950s Playing Swing Standards Such As "Tuxedo Junction" And "Begin The Beguine" In A Rocking R&B Style. In The Late 1950s He Moved To Los Angeles California Joining Rendezvous Records For Whom He Ran The House Band. This Included Pianist Ernie Freeman Guitarist Rene Hall Who Had Previously Worked With Fields In The 1930s Saxophonist Plas Johnson And Drummer Earl Palmer. In 1959 This Band Had An International Hit With An R&B Version Of Glenn Miller's "In The Mood" Credited To The Ernie Fields Orchestra Which Reached #4 On The Billboard Chart. The Track Also Peaked At #13 In The UK Singles Chart. It Sold Over One Million Copies And Was Awarded A Gold Disc. The Band With Minor Changes Of Personnel Went On To Record Instrumentals Under Many Different Names Including B. Bumble And The Stingers The Marketts And The Routers.
Rendezvous Records Folded In Late 1963 And Fields Retired Soon After And Returned To Tulsa. He Died In May 1997 At The Age Of 92. In 2013 His Family Donated His Memorabilia To The Planned Oklahoma Museum Of Popular Culture.
His Son Is The Saxophonist And Bandleader Ernie Fields Jr. And His Daughter Carmen Became A Journalist In Boston Where She Co-Hosted The Evening News For WGBH-TV. read less
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