Trivia

Older brother of producer/actor's agent Freddie Fields.

Popular band leader of the 1930s and '40s, best known for his "Rippling Rhythm" trademark, which featured Fields blowing bubbles into a bowl of water at the beginning of every song and a good deal of wood-block playing by the band's drummer. In that regard, Fields' style was something of a predecessor to Lawrence Welk's "Champagne Music" style.

Ex-brother-in-law of Polly Bergen and Edith Fellows.

Brother-in-law of Corinna Tsopei.

Uncle of Kathy Fields.

Granduncle of Natalie Lander.

Led his first band while still at university.

Fields tried to change his style in the early 1940s, when he formed Shep Fields and His New Music, a band comprised entirely of reed instruments. The experiment was not a success and his popularity declined by 1947, resulting in a return to his 'rippling style'.

Became a disc jockey in Houston, Texas, in 1955.

Toured with the dance team of Veloz & Yolanda during the mid-1930s.

Had a major hit with "Did I Remember" for Bluebird Records in 1936.