Irving Fields
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American cocktail pianist famous for fusion of Latin and Jewish music (1915–2016)
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Irving Fields (August 4, 1915 – August 20, 2016) was an American pianist and lounge music artist who was born in New York City. Some of his most noteworthy compositions include "Miami Beach Rhumba"; "Managua, Nicaragua"; and "Chantez, Chantez," covered by Dinah Shore in 1957. From November 1, 1954 to January 3, 1955, he and his orchestra appeared on the DuMont Television Network series The Ilona Massey Show, hosted by Ilona Massey. Fields' most famous album is Bagels & Bongos (1959) <a href="ht
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Yitzhak
- Family name
- Schwartz
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Genre
- lounge music
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Decca
- Official website
- www.irvingfields.net
- Image
- Irving Fields 2005.jpg
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- centenarian
- date of birth
- 1915-08-04
- date of death
- 2016-08-20
- birth name
- Yitzhak Schwartz
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- pseudonym
- Irving Fields
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