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Musical work
jazz bandleader; pianist; arranger. Instruments recorded in the collection: piano; trumpet. Genres: jazz; territory band.
Evidence and identity
OHS supports Taft upbringing, Tulsa career, bands, recording, and military-entertainment history; distinguish him from Ernie Fields Jr.
Fields, Ernie
OHS documents Taft upbringing, Tulsa residence, territory-band circuit, Royal Entertainers, Ernie Fields Orchestra, recording, and military entertainment.
Civil rights and music in Oklahoma
OHS PDF identifies Fields's Tulsa connection, Cain's Ballroom band activity, and audio examples.
Ernie Fields podcast and collection lead
OHS page provides a podcast and collection lead for Fields and related Oklahoma music history.