Shep Fields

American jazz bandleader (1910–1981)
Person human Q735080
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Shep Fields

Summary

Shep Fields is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on September 12, 1910[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He died on February 23, 1981[5]. He worked as a bandleader[6], conductor[7], clarinetist[8], jazz musician[9], and saxophonist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brooklyn[2], Shep Fields…
  • Shep Fields passed away in Los Angeles[4].
  • Shep Fields was born on September 12, 1910[3].
  • Shep Fields died on February 23, 1981[5].
  • Shep Fields died on February 26, 1981[12].
  • Shep Fields is buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery[13].
  • Shep Fields held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Shep Fields worked as a bandleader[6].
  • Shep Fields's professions included conductor[7].
  • Shep Fields worked as a clarinetist[8].
  • Shep Fields's professions included jazz musician[9].
  • Shep Fields worked as a saxophonist[10].
  • Among Shep Fields's employers was Bluebird Records[15].
  • Shep Fields is recorded as male[16].
  • Shep Fields's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Shep Fields's genre is jazz[18].
  • Shep Fields's Commons category is recorded as Shep Fields[19].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[20].
  • Shep Fields's family name is recorded as Q16869936[21].
  • Shep Fields's given name is recorded as Shep[22].
  • Shep Fields's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • Shep Fields's instrument is recorded as saxophone[24].
  • Shep Fields's instrument is recorded as clarinet[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1910-09-12[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1981-02-23[29]

  • Genre(s): jazz[30]

  • Community tags: jazz[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8e7afcad-1cb0-4856-ac5c-4ac7041063dd[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Shep Fields's place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on September 12, 1910[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bandleader[6], conductor[7], clarinetist[8], jazz musician[9], and saxophonist[10]. Among Shep Fields's employers was Bluebird Records[15].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include February 23, 1981[5] and February 26, 1981[12]. Shep Fields died in Los Angeles[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[20]. Burial took place at Mount Hebron Cemetery[13].

Why It Matters

Shep Fields ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,270 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was Shep Fields born?

Shep Fields was born in Brooklyn[2].

Where did Shep Fields die?

Shep Fields died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Shep Fields do for work?

Shep Fields worked as bandleader[6], conductor[7], clarinetist[8], jazz musician[9], and saxophonist[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Los Angeles
    Cause of death myocardial infarction
    Instance of human
    Given name Shep
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32152|batch #32152]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (34)"
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