| 2930
(R: Aug 1916) |
Disc mx: 4629-C (no disc issue) |
NY: Apr 4, 1916 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| What’s the use of going home (when there’s nobody there
to love)? (Clarke-McCarthy-Monaco) |
| |
|
|
| 3087
(R: Feb 1917) |
Disc mx: 5150-C (50414-L) |
NY: Nov 16, 1916 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| Honolulu, America loves you (We’ve got to hand it to
you) (Clarke-Monaco) |
| |
|
|
| 3112
(R: Mar 1917) |
Disc mx: 5203-C
(50421-R assigned but not issued) |
NY: Dec 7, 1916 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| Don’t leave me, daddy (Verges) |
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|
|
| 3163
(R: May 1917) |
Disc mx: 5311-A (no disc issue) |
NY: Jan 23, 1917 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| Rolling stones (all come rolling home again) (Gottler) |
| |
|
|
| 3197 (R:
Jun 1917) |
Disc mx: 5451-C (50439-L) |
NY: Mar 15, 1917 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| Everybody loves a “jass” band (Flatow) |
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|
|
| 3238
(R: Aug 1917) |
Disc mx: 5502-C (no disc issue) |
NY: Apr 12, 1917 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| Hong Kong (Pascoe-Holstein-Sanders; “Any Old Thing”) |
| |
|
|
| 3245
(R: Aug 1917) |
Disc mx: 5551-C (no disc issue) |
NY: May 10, 1917 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| The man behind the hammer and the plow (H. von Tilzer) |
| |
|
|
| 3257
(R: Sep 1917) |
Disc mx: 5461-C (no disc issue) |
NY: Mar 20, 1917 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| Oh, what wonderful things one little girl can do (Schuster-Glogau) |
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|
|
| 3260
(R: Sep 1917) |
Disc mx: 5521-C (50433-L) |
NY: Apr 24, 1917 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| Where do we go from here? (Johnson-Wenrich) |
| |
|
|
| 3266
(R: Sep 1917) |
Disc mx: 5583-C (50442-L) |
NY: May 24, 1917 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Chorus &
orchestra |
| My Yokohama girl (Tierney; “Passing Show of 1917”) |
| Chorus is Carolina Lazzari, Gladys Rice, and Marion
Evelyn Cox. |
| |
|
|
| 3299
(R: Oct 1917) |
Disc mx: 5312-A ( no disc issue) |
NY: Jan 23, 1917 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| You may hold a million girlies in your arms (but there’s
only room for one down in your heart) (Fisher) |
| |
|
|
| 3321
(R: Oct 1917) |
Disc mx: 5687-C (50443-R) |
NY: Jul 17, 1917 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Chorus &
orchestra |
| Goodbye Broadway, hello France! (Reisner-Davis-Baskette) |
| Chorus is Harvey Hindermeyer, Steve
Porter, and William F. Hooley. |
| |
|
|
| 3324
(R: Oct 1917) |
Disc mx: 5712-C (50444-R) |
NY: Jul 26, 1917 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| Send me away with a smile (Weslyn-Piantadosi) |
| |
|
|
| 3328
(R: Nov 1917) |
Disc mx: 5679-C (50467-L) |
NY: Jul 12, 1917 |
| New York Military Band Vcl:
Male quartet |
| When Johnny marches away (Hager) |
| The vocal quartet is Vernon
Dalhart, Arthur Fields, Steve Porter, and William F. Hooley. |
| |
|
|
| 3340
(R: Dec 1917) |
Disc mx: 5660-C (no disc issue) |
NY: Jul 3, 1917 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| Mother, Dixie and you (Johnson-Santly) |
| |
|
|
| 3350
(R: Dec 1917) |
Disc mx: 5728-C (no disc issue) |
NY: Aug 3, 1917 |
| Helen Clark (as Grace Woods) & Arthur Fields Acc:
Orchestra |
| Whose little heart are you breaking now? (Berlin) |
| |
|
|
| 3368
(R: Jan 1918) |
Disc mx: 5790-C (50449-R) |
NY: Sep 18, 1917 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Chorus &
orchestra |
| It’s a long way to Berlin, but we’ll get there (Fields-Flatow) |
| Chorus is Billy
Murray, John Young, Steve Porter, and Donald Chalmers (i.e., the
Premier Quartet). |
| |
|
|
| 3378
(R: Jan 1918) |
Disc mx: 5847-C (50457-R) |
NY: Oct 16, 1917 |
| Arthur Fields, assisted by Helen Clark (as Grace Woods)
Acc: Orchestra |
| I don’t want to get well (I’m in love with a beautiful
nurse) (Pease-Johnson-Jentes) |
| |
|
|
| 3447
(R: Apr–May 1918) |
Disc mx: 5905-C (no disc issue) |
NY: Dec 4, 1917 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Chorus &
orchestra |
| When Yankee Doodle learns to parlez-vous Francais (Nelson) |
| Chorus is Hazel Collins, Gladys Rice, and Marion
Evelyn Cox. |
| |
|
|
| 3528
(R: Aug 1918) |
Disc mx: 6125-C (50492-R) |
NY: Apr 16, 1918 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Chorus &
orchestra |
| Just like Washington crossed the Delaware, General
Pershing will cross the Rhine (Meyer) |
| Chorus is Gladys Rice, Marion Evelyn Cox, Billy
Murray, John Young, Steve Porter, and Donald Chalmers (the latter
four comprising the Premier Quartet). |
| |
|
|
| 3531
(R: Aug 1918) |
Disc mx: 6144-C (no disc issue) |
NY: Apr 25, 1918 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Chorus &
orchestra |
| That grand old gentleman, Uncle Sam (Edwards) |
| Chorus is Helen Clark, Marion Evelyn Cox, John Young,
and George Wilton Ballard. |
| |
|
|
| 3553
(R: Sep 1918) |
Disc mx: 6168-C (no disc issue) |
NY: May 9, 1918 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| When Alexander takes his ragtime band to France (Bryan) |
| |
|
|
| 3568
(R: Oct 1918) |
Disc mx: 6226-C (50495-R) |
NY: Jun 14, 1918 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Chorus &
orchestra |
| We’re all going calling on the Kaiser (Caddigan-Brennan) |
| Chorus is John Young, George Reardon, and Donald
Chalmers (i.e., the Criterion Quartet). |
| |
|
|
| 3601
(R: Nov 1918) |
Disc mx: 6320-D (50476-L) |
NY: Aug 1, 1918 |
| Arthur Fields Acc:
Orchestra |
| Oh! Frenchy (Conrad-Ehrlich) |
| |
|
|
| 3639
(R: Feb 1919) |
Disc mx: 6287-B (no disc issue) |
NY: Jul 16, 1918 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| Oh! How I hate to get up in the morning (Berlin) |
| |
|
|
| 3642
(R: Feb 1919) |
Disc mx: 6394-C (no disc issue) |
NY: Oct 3, 1918 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Chorus &
orchestra |
| I ain’t got weary yet (Johnson-Wenrich) |
| Chorus is Billy Murray, John Young,
Steve Porter, and Donald Chalmers (i.e., the Premier Quartet). |
| |
|
|
| 3649
(R: Feb 1919) |
Disc mx: 6438-C (50497-R) |
NY: Oct 31, 1918 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Chorus &
orchestra |
| Ja-da (ja-da, ja-da, jing jing jing) (Carleton) |
| Chorus is John Young, Steve Porter, and Donald Chalmers. |
| |
|
|
| 3659
(R: Feb 1919) |
Disc mx: 6351-B ( no disc issue) |
NY: Sep 6, 1918 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| You’ll find old Dixieland in France (Clarke-Meyer;
“Midnight Frolic”) |
| |
|
|
| 3680
(R: Mar 1919) |
Disc mx: 6472-? (50502-L) |
NY: Nov 21, 1918, or Jan 16, 1919 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| Jim, Jim, I always knew that you’d win (Ryan-Hanlon-H.
von Tilzer) |
| Six disc takes were made in two sessions, but it
is not clear from the documentation which one was dubbed to cylinder. |
| |
|
|
| 3704
(R: Apr 1919) |
Disc mx: 6513-C (50512-R) |
NY: Dec 19, 1918 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Chorus &
orchestra |
| Madelon (I’ll be true to the whole regiment) (Bousquet-Robert-Bryan) |
| Chorus is Billy Murray,
John Young, Steve Porter, Donald Chalmers, and Edward Meeker (the
first four comprising the Premier Quartet). |
| |
|
|
| 3713
(R: May 1919) |
Disc mx: 6542-C (50518-L) |
NY: Jan 2, 1919 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Chorus &
orchestra |
| Oh Helen! (McCarron-Morgan) |
| Chorus is Billy Murray, Charles Hart, Steve Porter,
and Frederic Thomas. |
| |
|
|
| 3721
(R: May 1919) |
Disc mx: 6523-C (50517-L) |
NY: Dec 24, 1918 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| Singapore (Gilbert-Friedland) |
| |
|
|
| 3730
(R: May 1919) |
Disc mx: 6607-C (50525-R) |
NY: Feb 4, 1919 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Chorus &
orchestra |
|
| Johnny’s in town (Yellen-Meyer-Olman) |
| Chorus is Charles Hart, Steve Porter, and Frederic
Thomas. |
| |
|
|
| 3742
(R: Jun 1919) |
Disc mx: 6631-C (50525-L) |
NY: Feb 20, 1919 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| Bring back those wonderful days (Vincent) |
| |
|
|
| 3777
(R: Jul 1919) |
Disc mx: 6666-C (50538-L) |
NY: Mar 13, 1919 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Chorus &
orchestra |
| All those in favor say “Aye” (Kennedy) |
| Chorus is Billy Murray, John Young, Steve Porter,
Donald Chalmers, and Edward Meeker (the first four comprising the
Premier Quartet). |
| |
|
|
| 3796
(R: Aug 1919) |
Disc mx: 6707-C (50543-R) |
NY: Apr 4, 1919 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Chorus &
orchestra |
| Don’t forget the Salvation Army (My doughnut girl)
(Brown-Frisch) |
| Chorus is Billy Murray, John Young, Steve Porter,
Donald Chalmers (i.e., the Premier Quartet). |
| |
|
|
| 3801
(R: Aug 1919) |
Disc mx: 6753-C (no disc issue) |
NY: Apr 29, 1919 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
|
| [Blue-eyed, blonde-haired] Heart-breaking baby doll
(Mitchell-Hess) |
Fields, along with Irving and Jack
Kaufman, became exclusive to Emerson
in September 1919. The following Edison recordings, made prior to
that event, were issued after the Emerson signing.
|
| 3836
(R: Oct 1919) |
Disc mx: 6831 (50584-L) |
NY: Jun 12, 1919 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
|
| Ragging the chopsticks (Frankl-Gottler) |
| |
|
|
| 3855
(R: Nov 1919) |
Disc mx: 6490 (no disc issue) |
NY: Dec 5, 1918 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra,
with incidental vocalists |
| I’m true to them all (Cohan) |
| Assisted by Marion Evelyn Cox and Marie Kaiser (listed
as De Kyzer in the studio cash book). |
| |
|
|
| 4587
(R: Sep 1922) |
Disc mx: 5644-A (no disc issue) |
NY: Jun 27, 1917 |
| Helen Clark (as Grace Woods) & Arthur Fields Acc:
Orchestra |
| Sweet mama (Donaldson) |
Fields returned to Edison from 1926, where he was used primarily as
a band vocalist: |
| |
|
|
| 5161
(R: Jul 1926) |
Disc mx: 10923-A (51734-L) |
NY: Apr 13, 1926 |
| Jack Stillman’s Orchestra Vcl:
Arthur Fields |
| Roses — Fox trot (Britt-Tobias) |
| |
|
|
| 5162
(R: Jun 1926) |
Disc mx: 10933-B (51736-L) |
NY: Apr 20, 1926 |
| Nathan Glantz & his Orchestra (as Tennessee Happy Boys)
Vcl: Arthur Fields |
| That certain feeling — Fox trot (Gershwin-Gershwin;
“Tip-Toes”) |
| This group’s identity is confirmed in the studio cash
book. |
| |
|
|
| 5165
(R: Jun 1926) |
Disc mx: 10932-A (51736-R) |
NY: Apr 20, 1926 |
| Nathan Glantz & his Orchestra (as Tennessee Happy Boys)
Vcl: Arthur Fields |
| Tie me to your apron strings again (Shay-Goodwin) |
| This group’s identity is confirmed in the studio
cash book. |
| |
|
|
| 5202
(R: Aug 1926) |
Disc mx: 11034-A (51786-R) |
NY: Jun 8, 1926 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: R. Elkins
& orchestra (A. Aslanoff, director) |
| My dream of the big parade (Dubin-McHugh) |
| |
|
|
| 5224
(R: Oct 1926) |
Disc mx: 11159 (51814-R) |
NY: Aug 10, 1926 |
| California Ramblers (as Golden Gate Orchestra) Vcl:
Arthur Fields |
| Looking at the world through rose-colored glasses —
Fox trot (Malie-Steiger) |
| |
|
|
| 5266
(R: Jan 1927) |
Disc mx: 11322-C (51885-R) |
NY: Nov 19, 1926 |
| Oreste [Migliaccio] & his Queensland Orchestra Vcl:
Arthur Fields |
| Thinking of you — Fox trot (Donaldson-Ash) |
| Oreste’s full name is confirmed in the studio cash
book and other Edison documentation. |
| |
|
|
| 5323
(R: May 1927) |
Disc mx: 11545-A (51967-R) |
NY: Mar 1, 1927 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra |
| In a little Spanish town (’twas on a night like this)
(Wayne-Lewis-Young) |
| |
|
|
| 5329
(R: May 1927) |
Disc mx: 11160-B (51820-L) |
NY: Aug 10, 1926 |
| California Ramblers (as Golden Gate Orchestra) Vcl:
Arthur Fields |
| Me too — Fox trot (Woods-Tobias-Sherman) |
| |
|
|
| 5360
(R: Jul 1927) |
Disc mx: 11681-A (52014-R) |
NY: May 3, 1927 |
| California Ramblers (as Golden Gate Orchestra) Vcl:
Arthur Fields |
| Hallelujah! — Fox trot (Youmans; “Hit the Deck”) |
| |
|
|
| 5431
(R: Dec 1927) |
Disc mx: [E] 11969-A (52123-R) |
NY: Oct 20, 1927 |
| Arthur Fields & his Assassinators Vcl:
Arthur Fields |
| Is it possible? (That she loves me) — Fox trot (Woods-Dixon) |
| First Edison recording by this group. Although some
discographies claim this group was Fred Hall’s Orchestra, that identity
is neither confirmed nor refuted by the Edison files. The studio cash
books show payment was made for this and other similarly credited
issues to “Arthur Fields & Company,” with no mention of Hall. |
| |
|
|
| 5523
(R: Jul 1928) |
Disc mx: [E] 18344 (52264-R) |
NY: Mar 28, 1928 |
| Arthur Fields & his Assassinators Vcl:
Arthur Fields |
| Hello, Montreal! — Fox trot (Warren-Rose-Dixon) |
| See comments at 5431 concerning the identity of
this group. |
| |
|
|
| 5525
(R: Jun 1928) |
Disc mx: [E] 18419 (52283-L) |
NY: Apr 19, 1928 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra (Irwin
Schloss, director) |
| Well, the Irish and the Germans got together (Turk-Ahlert) |
| |
|
|
| 5526
(R: Jun 1928) |
Disc mx: [E] 18418 (52283-R) |
NY: Apr 19, 1928 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Chorus &
orchestra (Irwin Schloss, director) |
| They landed over here from over there (Kennedy-Donovan) |
| Chorus is Charles Hart, Fred Vettel, Andrea Sarto,
and Donad Chalmers. |
| |
|
|
| 5546
(R: Jul 1928) |
Disc mx: [E] 18349-A (52316-R) |
NY: Mar 30, 1928 |
| Arthur Fields Acc: Orchestra
(Irwin Schloss, director) |
| Laugh, clown, laugh (Lewis-Young-Fiorito) |
| |
|
|
| 5550
(R: Jul 1928) |
Disc mx: [E] 18343-A (52264-L) |
NY: Mar 28, 1928 |
| Arthur Fields & his Assassinators Vcl:
Arthur Fields |
| She’s a great, great girl — Fox trot (Woods) |
| See comments at 5431 concerning the identity of this
group. |
| |
| 5619:
Pop Collins & his Boys [Jerry Macy & Company] — Several discographies,
including Russell’s Country Music Records, cite this in error
as a likely pseudonym for Arthur Fields. The artist’s correct
identity is confirmed in the studio cash book and other Edison documentation. |
| |
|
|
| 5684
(R: Apr 1929) |
Disc mx: [E] 19074- (52553-R) |
NY: Mar 20, 1929 |
| Arthur Fields & his Assassinators Vcl:
Arthur Fields |
| I faw down an’ go boom! (Brockman-Stevens) |
| Cylinder dubbed from take F, G, or H (remakes of
March 5, 1929; takes A, B, C; simultaneous lateral-cut
disc recordings were also made on that date, on mx. N765). See
comments at 5431 concerning the identity of this group. |
