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Arthur Fields (1888-1953)

VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY

Last modified: October 19, 2010

All data presented here was taken from my photographs/photocopies of material from the Victor ledgers and cards at the Sony Archives. A forthcoming revision will include the Gramophone Company files from Alan Kelly.

New York, NY: Wednesday, August 12, 1914
Arthur Fields. Piano acc.
                        Aba Daba Honeymoon
                        (words and music by Arthur Fields and Walter Donovan)
B                      Trial recording
Fields was one of fifteen trials auditioned this day.

Camden, NJ: Tuesday, August 25, 1914
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
                        You're Always Welcome at Our House
                        (words by William Tracey; music by Al Harriman)
B 15145-1       Hold (9/3/1914); destroy (11/10/1914)
B 15145-2       Hold (9/3/1914); destroy (9/14/1914)
This title was remade September 2, 1914.
Same date:
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
                        Along Came Ruth
                        (words and music by Irving Berlin)
B 15146-1       Hold (9/3/1914); destroy (9/14/1914)
B 15146-2       Hold (9/3/1914); destroy (9/14/1914)
This title was remade September 2, 1914.

Camden, NJ: Wednesday, September 2, 1914
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
                        You're Always Welcome at Our House
                        (words by William Tracey; music by Al Harriman)
(B 15145-3)     Destroy (9/11/1914)
(B 15145-4)     Destroy (9/11/1914)
(B 15145-5)     Destroy (9/11/1914)
This title was originally recorded August 25, 1914.
Same date:
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc.
                        Along Came Ruth
                        (words and music by Irving Berlin)
(B 15146-3)     Hold 30 days (9/10/1914); destroy (5/10/1918)
(B 15146-4)     Master (9/10/1914): Victor 17637-A (released November 1914; withdrawn 1920 catalog)
This title was originally recorded August 25, 1914.

New York, NY: Wednesday, July 25, 1917
Arthur Fields. Bud Bernie, piano acc.
                        Throw No Stones in the Well That Gives You Water
                        (words by Arthur Fields; music by Theodore Morse)
B                      Trial recording marked "Fair" on August 17, 1917

Camden, NJ: Wednesday, May 29, 1918
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet: Henry Burr, tenor; Albert Campbell, tenor; Arthur Collins, baritone; and John H. Meyer, bass. Orch. acc. Josef Pasternack, dir.
                        When I Send You a Picture of Berlin (You'll Know It's Over, "Over There," I'm Coming Home)
                        (words and music by Frank Fay, Ben Ryan, and Dave Dreyer)
B 21939-1       Destroy (5/31/1918)
B 21939-2       Destroy (5/31/1918); master (6/5/1918): Victor 18474-A (released August 1918; withdrawn 1923 catalog)
B 21939-3       Destroy (5/31/1918); hold conditional (6/17/1918)

Camden, NJ: Monday, July 8, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Rosario Bourdon, dir.
                        Oh! Frenchy
                        (words by Sam Ehrlich; music by Con Conrad)
B 22117-1       Hold conditional (7/9/1918)
B 22117-2       Destroy (7/9/1918)
B 22117-3       Master (7/9/1918): Victor 18489-B (released September 1918; withdrawn October 1, 1926 catalog)
Same date:
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Rosario Bourdon, dir.
                        Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
                        (words and music by Irving Berlin)
B 22118-1       Destroy (7/9/1918)
B 22118-2       Master (7/9/1918): Victor 18489-A (released September 1918; withdrawn October 1, 1926 catalog)
B 22118-3       Hold (7/9/1918)

Camden, NJ: Tuesday, July 16, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Josef Pasternack, dir.
                        When I Get Back to My American Blighty
                        (words by Arthur Fields; music by Theodore Morse)
B 22161-1       Hold conditional (7/24/1918)
B 22161-2       Destroy (7/24/1918)
B 22161-3       Master (7/24/1918): Victor 18495-B (released October 1918; withdrawn 1923 catalog)

Camden, NJ: Thursday, September 5, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Josef Pasternack, dir.
                        Oui Oui, Marie (Wee Wee Marie)
                        (words by Alfred Bryan and Joe McCarthy; music by Fred Fisher)
B 22221-1       Hold 30 days (9/7/1918)
B 22221-2       Destroy (9/7/1918)
B 22221-3       Master (9/7/1918): Victor 18505-A (released November 1918; withdrawn 1923 catalog)
Same date:
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Ted Levy, dir.
                        You'll Find Old Dixieland in France (from Midnight Frolic)
                        (words by Grant Clarke; music by George W. Meyer)
B 22222-1       Hold 30 days (9/7/1918); destroy (11/8/1922)
B 22222-2       Master (9/7/1918); destroy (11/8/1922)

Camden, NJ: Monday, September 30, 1918
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet: Henry Burr, tenor; Albert Campbell, tenor; John H. Meyer, baritone; and Frank Croxton, bass. Orch. acc. Ted Levy, dir.
                        Good Morning, Mr. Zip-Zip-Zip!
                        (words and music by Robert Lloyd)
B 22264-1       Destroy (10/11/1918)
B 22264-2       Destroy (10/11/1918)
B 22264-3       Hold 30 days (10/11/1918)
B 22264-4       Master (10/11/1918); destroy (10/25/1918)
This title was remade October 23, 1918.

Camden, NJ: Wednesday, October 23, 1918
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet: Henry Burr, tenor; Albert Campbell, tenor; John H. Meyer, baritone; and Frank Croxton, bass. Orch. acc. Josef Pasternack, dir.
                        Good Morning, Mr. Zip-Zip-Zip!
                        (words and music by Robert Lloyd)
(B 22264-5)     Master (10/25/1918): Victor 18510-B (released January 1919; withdrawn 10/1/26 catalog); Do You Remember? #4
(B 22264-6)     Hold 30 days (10/25/1918)
(B 22264-7)     Destroy (10/25/1918)
This title was originally recorded September 30, 1918.

Camden, NJ: Friday, November 15, 1918 (10:30 A.M.)
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Josef Pasternack, dir.
                        Ja-Da (Ja Da, Ja Da, Jing Jing Jing!)
                        (words and music by Bob Carleton)
B 22422-1       Hold 30 days (11/19/1918)
B 22422-2       Master (11/19/1918): Victor 18522-B (released April 1919; withdrawn October 1, 1926 catalog) Sales: 212,082
B 22422-3       Destroy (11/19/1918)

Camden, NJ: Tuesday, December 31, 1918
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Josef Pasternack, dir.
                        Oh! Helen
                        (words and music by Charles R. McCarron and Carey Morgan)
B 22491-1       Destroy (1/3/1919)
B 22491-2       Master (1/3/1919); destroy (11/8/1922)
B 22491-3       Hold conditional (1/3/1919); destroy (11/8/1922)
This matrix was changed to B-24591. Take 2 was assigned catalog #18522-A but was replaced with "Alcoholic Blues" by Billy Murray.
Same date:
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. William H. Reitz, xylophone. Josef Pasternack, dir.
                        Singapore
                        (words and music by L. Wolfe Gilbert and Anatol Friedland)
B 22492-1       Destroy (1/3/1919)
B 22492-2       Hold 30 days (1/3/1919) (xylophone in second chorus)
B 22492-3       Master (1/3/1919): Victor 18529-B (released April 1919; withdrawn 1923 catalog)

Camden, NJ: Friday, January 24, 1919
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Josef Pasternack, dir.
                        Johnny's in Town
                        (words by Jack Yellen; music by George W. Meyer and Abe Olman)
B 22557-1       Hold conditional (1/27/1919); destroy (2/5/1919)
B 22557-2       Hold conditional (1/27/1919); master (2/5/1919): Victor 18530-A (released April 1919; withdrawn 1923 catalog)
B 22557-3       Hold conditional (1/27/1919); hold 30 days (2/5/1919)
Same date:
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Josef Pasternack, dir.
                        Sarah, Come Over Here
                        (words by Eddie Nelson; music by Con Conrad)
B 22558-1       Master (1/27/1919); destroy (1/28/1919)
B 22558-2       Destroy (1/27/1919)
B 22558-3       Hold 30 days (1/27/1919); destroy (1/28/1919)

Camden, NJ: Thursday, February 27, 1919
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Josef Pasternack, dir.
                        How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm? (After They've Seen Paree)
                        (words by Joe Young and Sam M. Lewis; music by Walter Donaldson)
B 22605-1       Destroy (2/28/1919)
B 22605-2       Master (2/28/1919): Victor 18537-A (released May 1919; withdrawn October 1, 1926 catalog)
B 22605-3       Hold 30 days (2/28/1919)
Same date:
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Rosario Bourdon, dir.
                        Bring Back Those Wonderful Days
                        (words by Darl MacBoyle; music by Nat Vincent)
B 22606-1       Destroy (3/18/1919)
B 22606-2       Destroy (3/18/1919)
This title was remade April 7, 1919.

Camden, NJ: Tuesday, April 1, 1919
Arthur Fields and Peerless Quartet: Henry Burr, tenor; Albert Campbell, tenor; John H. Meyer, baritone; and Frank Croxton, bass. Orch. acc. Josef Pasternack, dir.
                        Don't Forget the Salvation Army (My Doughnut Girl)
                        (words by Elmore Leffingwell and James Lucas; music by Robert Brown and William Frisch)
B 22667-1       Hold 30 days (4/3/1919); destroy (11/8/1922)
B 22667-2       Master (4/3/1919); destroy (11/8/1922)
B 22667-3       Destroy (4/3/1919)
B 22667-4       Hold conditional (4/3/1919); destroy (11/8/1922)

Camden, NJ: Monday, April 7, 1919
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Rosario Bourdon, dir.
                        You Can't Blame the Girlies at All (They All Want to Marry a Soldier)
                        (words by Alex Gerber; music by Abner Silver)
B 22671-1       Destroy (4/9/1919)
B 22671-2       Master (4/9/1919); destroy (11/8/1922)
B 22671-3       Hold conditional (4/11/1919); destroy (11/8/1922)
B 22671-4       Hold 30 days (4/9/1919); destroy (11/8/1922)
Same date:
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Rosario Bourdon, dir.
                        Bring Back Those Wonderful Days
                        (words by Darl MacBoyle; music by Nat Vincent)
(B 22606-3)     Destroy (4/9/1919)
(B 22606-4)     Hold 30 days (4/9/1919)
(B 22606-5)     Master (4/9/1919): Victor 18555-A (released July 1919; withdrawn 1923 catalog)
This title was originally recorded February 27, 1919.

New York, NY: Wednesday, April 23, 1919
Kaufman Trio. Edward King, piano acc.
                        Johnny's in Town
                        (words by Jack Yellen; music by George W. Meyer and Abe Olman)
B                      Trial recording
The ledger does not list the trio members, but it probably consisted of Arthur Fields with Irving and Jack Kaufman.

New York, NY: Thursday, June 5, 1919
Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra: 2 violins, cello, piano, cornet, trombone, bass clarinet, and traps. Vocal refrain by Arthur Fields (uncredited).
                        Tell Me (Fox trot) (from Passing Show of 1919)
                        (words by J. Will Callahan; music by Max D. Kortlander)
                        (arranged by Frank E. Barry)

B 22904-1       Destroy (6/13/1919)
B 22904-2       Master (6/13/1919): Victor 18594-A (released September 1919; withdrawn October 1, 1926 catalog) Sales: 495,680
B 22904-3       Hold (6/13/1919)

Camden, NJ: Wednesday, June 18, 1919
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Josef Pasternack, dir.
                        Baby (from Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic)
                        (words by Gus Kahn; music by Egbert Van Alstyne)
B 23015-1       Master (6/24/1919): Victor 18592-B (released September 1919; withdrawn 1923 catalog)
B 23015-2       Hold (6/24/1919)
B 23015-3       Destroy (6/24/1919)
Same date:
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Rosario Bourdon, dir.
                        If You Don't Stop Making Eyes at Me
                        (J. Keirn Brennan; Paul Cunningham; Bert Rule)
B 23016-1       Destroy (6/24/1919)
B 23016-2       Destroy (6/24/1919)
B 23016-3       Master (7/1/1919); destroy (11/8/1922)

Camden, NJ: Tuesday, July 29, 1919
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Rosario Bourdon, dir.
                        In Miami (Where Mammy's Waiting for Me)
                        (words and music by Sidney D. Mitchell, Arthur Fields, and Archie Gottler)
B 23097-1       Destroy (8/5/1919)
B 23097-2       Master (8/5/1919); destroy (11/8/1922)
B 23097-3       Hold (8/5/1919); destroy (11/8/1922)
B 23097-4       Destroy (8/5/1919)
Same date:
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Rosario Bourdon, dir.
                        And That Ain't All
                        (words by Bud Green; music by Sammy Stept)
B 23098-1       Master (8/4/1919): Victor 18604-B (released October 1919; withdrawn 1925 catalog)
B 23098-2       Destroy
B 23098-3       Hold

Camden, NJ: Tuesday, May 17, 1921
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Howard Rattay and John Witzmann, violin duet. Rosario Bourdon, dir.
                        In My Tippy Canoe
                        (words and music by Fred Fisher)
B 25304-1       Destroy (5/24/21)
B 25304-2       Destroy (5/24/21)
B 25304-3       Destroy (5/24/21)
B 25304-4       Destroy (5/24/21)
This title was remade May 31, 1921.
Same date:
Arthur  Fields. Orch. acc. William H. Reitz, traps. Rosario Bourdon, dir.
                        Anna in Indiana
                        (words and music by Billy and Eddie Gorman and Harry Rose)
B 25305-1       Master (5/24/21): Victor 18774-B (released August 1921; withdrawn October 1, 1926 catalog)
B 25305-2       Hold 30 days (5/24/21)
B 25305-3       Destroy (5/24/21)
This title was remade May 31, 1921.

Camden, NJ: Tuesday, May 31, 1921
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. William H. Reitz, traps. Rosario Bourdon, dir.
                        Anna in Indiana
                        (words and music by Billy and Eddie Gorman and Harry Rose)
(B 25305-4)     Destroy (6/2/21)
(B 25305-5)     Destroy (6/2/21)
(B 25305-6)     Destroy (6/2/21)
(B 25305-7)     Destroy (6/2/21)
This title was originally recorded May 17, 1921.
Same date:
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Howard Rattay and John Witzmann, violin duet. Rosario Bourdon, dir.
                        In My Tippy Canoe
                        (words and music by Fred Fisher)
(B 25304-5)     Destroy (6/2/21)
(B 25304-6)     Destroy (6/2/21)
(B 25304-7)     Destroy (6/2/21)
(B 25304-8)     Destroy (6/2/21)

New York, NY: Tuesday, June 7, 1921
Hackel-Bergé Orchestra (with extra cornet); vocal refrain by Arthur Fields.
                        In My Tippy Canoe—Waltz
                        (words and music by Fred Fisher)
B 25430-1       Destroy (6/14/21)
B 25430-2       Destroy (6/14/21)
B 25430-3       Destroy (6/14/21)
B 25430-4       Master (6/14/21): Vic 18783-A (r. 9/21; wd. 10/1/26 cat.); HMV B.1270 (UK) (wd. 1926 cat. [9/30/25 ed.]); Zono
                        3311 (Aus)
B 25430-5       Destroy (6/14/21)

New York, NY: Thursday, September 22, 1921
All Star Trio and their Orchestra; vocal refrain by Arthur Fields.
                        Birds of a Feather—Fox trot
                        (words and music by Jack McGowan and Edgar Moran)
B 25617-1       Destroy (9/27/21)
B 25617-2       Hold 30 days (9/27/21)
B 25617-3       Master (9/27/21): Vic 18834-A (r. 12/21/21 [special]; wd. 10/1/26 cat.); HMV B.1329 (UK) (wd. 1926 cat.
                        [9/30/25 ed.]); Zono 3353 (Aus)

Camden, NJ: Tuesday, September 27, 1921
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Howard Rattay, violin solo. Rosario Bourdon, dir.
                        Who'll Be the Next One? (To Cry Over You)
                        (words and music by Johnny S. Black)
B 25577-1       Destroy (10/4/21)
B 25577-2       Master (10/4/21): Victor 18821-B (released December 1921; withdrawn 1924 catalog)
B 25577-3       Hold 30 days (10/4/21)

New York, NY: Tuesday, October 11, 1921
Arthur Fields. Piano acc.
                        Olga
B                      Trial recording

Camden, NJ: Thursday, December 1, 1921
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. Rosario Bourdon, dir.
                        Delia
                        (words by Irving Caesar; music by Archie Gottler)
B 25785-1       Destroy (12/6/21)
B 25785-2       Destroy (12/6/21)
B 25785-3       Destroy (12/6/21) (Patter Chorus)
B 25785-4       Destroy (12/6/21) (Patter Chorus)
B 25785-5       Destroy (12/6/21) (Patter Chorus)

Camden, NJ: Tuesday, January 10, 1922
Arthur Fields. Orch. acc. with bassoon. Rosario Bourdon, dir.
                        Oh Sing-a-Loo (Whad'ya Do with Your Que?)
                        (words by Lew Brown and Sidney D. Mitchell; music by Lew Pollack)
B 25944-1       Destroy (1/17/22)
B 25944-2       Master (1/17/22); destroy (11/8/22)
B 25944-3       Hold 30 days (1/17/22); destroy (11/8/22)
B 25944-4       Destroy (1/17/22)

New York, NY: Friday, May 13, 1932
RCA VICTOR COMPANY, INC.
24th Street studio (Room #1)
9:30 AM to 12:45 PM
Arthur Fields and Fred Hall (as "Gunboat Billy and The Sparrow"). Acc. by guitar and violin. "Mr. [Eli] Oberstein, present."
                        I Don't Want to Get Married
                        (words and music by Arthur Fields and Fred Hall)
BRC 72576-1  Master: Victor 23698-B (released August 12, 1932) Sales: 413
BRC 72576-2  Not published
Same date:
                        Oh for the Life of a Hobo
                        (words and music by Arthur Fields and Fred Hall)
BRC 72577-1  Master: Victor 24024-B (released July 15, 1932) Sales: 1,530
Same date:
                        I'm Glad I'm a Bum
                        (words and music by Arthur Fields and Fred Hall)
BRC 72578-1  Master: Victor 23698-A (released August 12, 1932) Sales: 413
Same date:
                        I Hate to Be Called a Hobo
                        (words and music by Arthur Fields and Fred Hall)
BRC 72579-1  Master: Victor 24024-A (released July 15, 1932) Sales: 1,530
Same date:
                        Four Stone Walls and a Ceiling (And a Heavy Iron Door)
                        (words and music by Arthur Fields and Fred Hall)
BRC 72580-1  Master: Victor 23714-A (released September 23, 1932) Sales: 300
Same date:
                        That Goes on for Days and Days
                        (words and music by Arthur Fields and Fred Hall)
BRC 72581-1  Master: Victor 23714-B (released September 23, 1932) Sales: 300
BRC 72581-2  Not published
Date paid for this session: May 19, 1932.

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