Ernie Fields

For the English boxer, see Ernie Field.
Ernie Fields
Born
Ernest Lawrence Fields

(1904-08-28)August 28, 1904
Nacogdoches, Texas, U.S.
DiedMay 1, 1997(1997-05-01) (aged 92)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
OccupationsTrombonist, pianist, arranger, bandleader
InstrumentsTrombone, piano
Years active1920s-1960s

Ernest Lawrence Fields (August 28, 1904 – May 11, 1997) was an American trombonist, pianist, arranger and bandleader. He first became known for leading the Royal Entertainers, a territory band which was based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and toured along a circuit stretching from Kansas City, Kansas, to Dallas, Texas, and eventually across the US and parts of Canada. Later, he led a band that recorded in Los Angeles.

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