
He was born in Brooklyn, New York, and his mother's maiden name was Sowalski. He played the clarinet and tenor sax in bands during college. By 1933 he led a band that played at Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel. In 1936 he was booked at Chicago's Palmer House, and the concert was broadcast on radio. A contest was held in Chicago for fans to suggest a new name for his band. The word "rippling" was suggested in more than one entry, and Fields came up with "Rippling Rhythm".
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Rippling Rhythm
That Old Feeling
South of the Border
American Patrol
Georgia on My Mind
Harlem Nocturne
On A Slow Boat To China
Stormy Weather
South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)
Satan Takes a Holiday
Sheik Of Araby
Sophisticated Lady
Thanks for the Memory
Skylark
Cathedral in the Pines
In the Chapel in the Moonlight
Upper Fifth Avenue
Did I Remember
You Came To My Rescue
Autumn Nocturne
"South Pacific" Medley / Honey Bun / There's Nothing Like a Dame / I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair / Happy Talk
From Another World
O Dem Golden Slippers
Time Stood Still
Whistle While You Work
Goodnight My Love
This Love Of Mine
This Is Worth Fighting for
Jersey Bounce
Minute Waltz
Manhattan
Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly)
Charming Little Faker
Triste Amour
Hold It, Joe
Harbor Lights
Silver Bells
Bumble Boogie
Don't Fence Me In
Concert To The Stars
Don't Blame Me
Organ Grinder's Swing
It's A Big, Wide, Wonderful World
Because Of You
Cecilia
Caravan
Shadow In The Night
For Me And My Gal
South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)
It Never Entered My Mind
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