Arthur Fields (1884-1953)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Arthur Fields was an American singer (baritone) and songwriter born Abraham Finkelstein in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania growing up however in in Utica, New York..
Initially, he toured with the Guy Brother's Minstrel Show and co-founded the vaudeville act Weston, Fields and Carroll..
His first song writing success was On the Mississippi (1912 - words: Harry Carroll and Ballard MacDonald). Another success was his The Aba Daba Honeymoon (1914 - co-author: Walter Donovan). Thereafter he made almost 300 recordings with many bands and for many labels during which he used some 15 pseudonyms.
Fields retired to Florida in 1946 but also worked in radio on WKAT Miami. He was killed tragically while recovering from a heart attack in a fire at Littlefield Nursing Home in Largo, Florida.

Websites:
	Arthur Fields	Biography by wikipedia.org.

Arthur Fields (1884-1953) has at least 2 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Aba Daba Honeymoon, The
Music by: Arthur Fields.
Co-Author: Walter Donovan
Performed by: Debbie Reynolds

Publisher:	Leo Feist
Suppliers:
Printed: 1914.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

Eleven More Months and Ten More Days
Music by: Arthur Fields.
Co-Author: Fred Hall

Publisher:	Piedmont Music Co., Inc
Suppliers:
Printed: 1930.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Cylinders

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


as Performer
Good Bye Broadway, Hello France (1917)	B. Baskette	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3321
We're All Going Calling on the Kaiser (1918)	J.A. Brennan	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3568
When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band to France (1918)	A. Bryan	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3553
You'll Find Old Dixieland in France (1919)	G. Clarke	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3659
I'm True to Them All (1919)	G.M. Cohan	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3855
You May Hold a Million Girlies in Your Arms (1917)	F. Fisher	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3299
Singapore (1919)	L.W. Gilbert	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3721
Ragging the Chopsticks (1919)	A. Gottler	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3836
Rolling Stones (1917)	A. Gottler	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3163
I Don't Want to Get Well (1918)	H. Jentes	A. Fields Grace Woods	Edison Blue Amberol: 3378
Where Do We Go From Here? (1917)	H.E. Johnson	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3260
⇑Honolulu, America Loves You (1917)	J.V. Monaco	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3087
What's the Use of Going Home (1916)	J.V. Monaco	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 2930
When Yankee Doodle Learns to Parlez Vous Francais (1918)	E.G. Nelson	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3447
Hello, Montreal (1928)	B. Rose	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 5523
Hong Kong (1917)	A.M. Sanders	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3238
Mother, Dixie and You (1917)	J.H. Santly	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3340
Oh, What Wonderful Things One Little Girlie Can Do (1917)	I. Schuster	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3257
Jim, Jim, I Always Knew You'd Win (1919)	H. von Tilzer	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3680
The Man Behind the Hammer and the Plow (1917)	H. von Tilzer	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3245
I Ain't Got Weary Yet! (1919)	P. Wenrich	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3642
Send Me Away With a Smile (1917)	L. Weslyn	A. Fields	Edison Blue Amberol: 3324

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


	as Performer
	Nephews of Uncle Sam (1917)	H. Ruby	A. Fields Gladys Rice Marion Evelyn Cox S. Porter Donald Chalmers John Young	Edison: 5491

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Ragtime Music CDs:
	Bill Edwards	Perfessor Bill Sings Volume 3
	Bill Edwards	Syncopated Safari

Music Halls

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Aba Daba Honeymoon (1914), The	A. Fields (w&m) W. Donovan (coauth.) Ruth Roye (perf.) Fred Heider (perf.) Ruby Raymond (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana Indiana
Eleven More Months and Ten More Days (1930)	A. Fields (music) Fred Hall (coauth.) Lew Dite (perf.)	Piano	IMSLP
As performer
Singapore (1918)	L.W. Gilbert (w&m) A. Friedland (coauth.) A. Fields (perf.)	Piano	Indiana
Where Do We Go From Here? (1917)	H.E. Johnson (w&m) P. Wenrich (coauth.) A. Fields (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Indiana

Titles

This list is arranged by composer and contains 24 works performed by Arthur Fields who is featured on sheet music covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m) ER

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Remarks


Good Bye Broadway, Hello France (1917)	Billy Baskette	C. Francis Reisner (words) Benny Davis (words) Arthur Fields (perf.) Jaudas' Society Orchestra (perf.) Peerless Quartette (perf.)
We're All Going Calling on the Kaiser (1918)	James Alexander Brennan	Jack Caddigan (words) Arthur Fields (perf.)	Pub.
When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band to France (1918)	Alfred Bryan	Cliff Hess (co-author) Edgar Leslie (co-author) Belle Baker (perf.) Billie Burke (perf.) Arthur Fields (perf.)
I'm Going Down to Tennessee (1912)	Harry Carroll	Arthur Fields (words) Harry Carroll (perf.) Arthur Fields (perf.)	Pub.
You'll Find Old Dixieland in France (1919)	Grant Clarke	George W. Meyer (words) Arthur Fields (perf.)
I'm True to Them All (1918)	George. M. Cohan(w&m)	Arthur Fields (perf.)
You May Hold a Million Girlies in Your Arms (1916)	Fred Fisher	Howard Johnson (words) Arthur Fields (perf.)
Singapore (1918)	Louis Wolfe Gilbert(w&m)	Anatol Friedland (co-author) Arthur Fields (perf.)
Rolling Stones (1916)	Archie Gottler	Edgar Leslie (words) Henry Burr (perf.) Anna Chandler (perf.) Arthur Fields (perf.) Sophie Tucker (perf.)
Ragging the Chopsticks (1919)	Archie Gottler	Abe Frankl (words) Arthur Fields (perf.)	Pub.
⇑I Don't Want to Get Well (1917)	Harry Jentes	Harry Pease (words) Howard E. Johnson (words) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.) Arthur Fields (perf.) Grace Woods (perf.)
Where Do We Go From Here? (1917)	Howard E. Johnson(w&m)	Percy Wenrich (co-author) Indestructible Band (perf.) Frank Bessinger (perf.) Elizabeth Brice (perf.) Marie Concerto (perf.) Harry Cooper (perf.) Royal Dadmun (perf.) Harry Ellis (perf.) Arthur Fields (perf.) Avon Comedy Four (perf.) King (perf.) Beatrice Lambert (perf.) Neil McKinley (perf.) Frank Mullane (perf.) Blossom Seeley (perf.) Jack Wise (perf.)	Pub.
What's the Use of Going Home (1915)	James V. Monaco	Grant Clark (words) Joe McCarthy (words) Arthur Fields (perf.) Mae Francis (perf.) Neil McKinley (perf.)	Pub.
Honolulu, America Loves You (1916)	James V. Monaco	Eddie Cox (co-author) Grant Clarke (co-author) Elizabeth Brice (perf.) Arthur Fields (perf.) Avon Comedy Four (perf.) King (perf.) Carrie Lillie (perf.) Dorothy Meuther (perf.) Santly & Norton (perf.) Eleanor Sherman (perf.)	Pub.
When Yankee Doodle Learns to Parlez Vous Francais (1917)	Ed G. Nelson	Will Hart (words) Julia Dika (perf.) Arthur Fields (perf.)
Hello, Montreal (1928)	Billy Rose	Mort Dixon (words) Harry Warren (words) Arthur Fields (perf.)
Nephews of Uncle Sam (1917)	Harry Ruby	Donald Chalmers (perf.) Marion Evelyn Cox (perf.) Arthur Fields (perf.) Steve Porter (perf.) Gladys Rice (perf.) John Young (perf.)
Hong Kong (1917)	Alma M. Sanders	Richard W. Pascoe (words) Arthur Fields (perf.)
Mother, Dixie and You (1927)	Jos. H. Santly(w&m)	Howard Johnson (co-author) Arthur Fields (perf.) Eleanor Fisher (perf.)	Pub.
Oh, What Wonderful Things One Little Girlie Can Do (1917)	Ira Schuster	Jack Glogau (words) Arthur Fields (perf.)
Man Behind the Hammer and the Plow (1917), The	Harry von Tilzer(w&m)	Arthur Fields (perf.)
⇑Jim, Jim, I Always Knew You'd Win (1918)	Harry von Tilzer	Bert Hanlon (words) Ben Ryan (words) Arthur Fields (perf.)	Pub.
I Ain't Got Weary Yet! (1918)	Percy Wenrich	Howard E. Johnson (words) Arthur Fields (perf.)	Pub.
Send Me Away With a Smile (1917)	Louis Weslyn(w&m)	Al. Piantadosi (co-author) Henry Burr (perf.) Arthur Fields (perf.) Rita Gould (perf.)

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 9 works by Arthur Fields (1884-1953). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Aba Daba Honeymoon, The (w&m)	1914	Walter Donovan (co-author) Elizabeth Brice (perf.) Carleton Carpenter (perf.) Fred Heider (perf.) Ricardo Montalban (perf.) Jane Powell (perf.) Ruby Raymond (perf.) Debbie Reynolds (perf.) Ruth Roye (perf.)
Pay-Day!	1918
In Miami	1919	Archie Gottler (co-author) Sidney D Mitchell (co-author)	Pub.
Swanee Shore	1919	Sidney D Mitchell (words) Irving Kaufman (words)	Pub.
I Got a Code in My Doze	1929	Fred Hall (co-author) Billy Rose (co-author)
Eleven More Months and Ten More Days	1930	Fred Hall (co-author) Lew Dite (perf.) Eddie Younger (perf.)
I Hate to Be Called a Hobo	1932	Fred Hall (co-author)	Pub.
There's a Blue Sky 'way Out Yonder (w&m)	1932	Bert Van Cleve (co-author) Fred Hall (co-author)	Pub.
Those Were the Very Last Words He Said	1932		Pub.

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


	A. Fields	Eleven more months and ten more days (2:40)	Lew Dite