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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 257 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-101824	10-in.	5/18/1936	Us on a bus	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra ; Mary Jane Walsh	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-101825	10-in.	5/18/1936	Do you or don't you love me	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-101826	10-in.	5/18/1936	A rendezvous with a dream	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-101827	10-in.	5/18/1936	You're "Toots" to me	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-101828	10-in.	5/18/1936	On the beach at Bali-Bali	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-101829	10-in.	5/18/1936	The state of my heart	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-102333	10-in.	7/3/1936	On a coconut island	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-102334	10-in.	7/3/1936	I can't escape from you	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-102335	10-in.	7/3/1936	Sittin' in the sand a-sunnin'	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-102336	10-in.	7/3/1936	The house Jack built for Jill	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-102337	10-in.	7/3/1936	Sweet misery of love	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-102338	10-in.	7/3/1936	Did I remember	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-102428	10-in.	8/7/1936	The way you look tonight	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-102429	10-in.	8/7/1936	Never gonna dance	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-102430	10-in.	8/7/1936	Picture me without you	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-102431	10-in.	8/7/1936	Midnight blue	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-102432	10-in.	8/7/1936	One, two, button your shoe	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-102433	10-in.	8/7/1936	So do I	Charles Chester ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-087	10-in.	9/1/1936	I've got you under my skin	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-088	10-in.	9/1/1936	Me and the moon	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-089	10-in.	9/1/1936	I'm talking through my heart	Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-090	10-in.	9/1/1936	Easy to love	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-091	10-in.	9/1/1936	You came to my rescue	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-092	10-in.	9/1/1936	(Trouble ends) Out where the blue begins	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director
Victor	BS-02192	10-in.	10/22/1936	In the chapel in the moonlight	Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	director

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fields, Shep," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103682.

Fields, Shep. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103682.

"Fields, Shep." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.