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- Mickey_Fields abstract "Wilfred "Mickey" Fields (died 1995) was a Baltimore-area jazz saxophonist, a local legend who refused to play outside the Baltimore area, although he was asked to leave Baltimore many times to go on the road with many famous bands. He was perhaps the most well-known of Baltimore's many saxophonists within the field of jazz and was a mentor to many jazz musicians. Mickey created the "Monday Night Jam Session" at the Sportsman's Lounge, which allowed many young up and coming jazz musicians to perform onstage with him and he was known for his constant encouragement of young artists.Fields was born in 1932 to James and Etta Fields, in Towson, Maryland and was one of seven children. At an early age, Fields realized that he was naturally musically gifted. He had "perfect pitch" and was a self-taught musician, playing just about every instrument he could get his hands on. At the age of 14, he taught himself how to play the saxophone. The story is that his older brother, Warren, won a saxophone in a crap game while heading back home aboard ship after WWII. When Mickey found it in the closet, he knew that was the instrument for him. Fields began his career with the jump blues band The Tilters. As a solo artist, he recorded on Atlantic Records and Groove Merchant. Another member of the Tilters was Howard Earl Washington, a Baltimore-area jazz drummer. The Tilters played for the great Ethel Ennis. Fields later recorded several songs with his group "Mickey Fields and His Mice", entitled "The Cracker Jack", known as one of the top 100 funkiest songs ever and the popular "Little Green Apples". He later recorded an album with the great Richard "Groove" Holmes, recorded at the Left Bank. Fields also performed with his very talented sister, Shirley Fields, who was the lead singer for many years and also a big fixture in the jazz society here in Baltimore.In the early 1950s Fields met Constance Wozniak while performing at a local jazz club. In 1956, Fields married Constance Wozniak and had two children, Michael and Jacqueline. Because it was illegal for African-Americans and Caucasians to marry in Maryland, they had to drive to Washington, D.C. to get married. In his later years, Fields suffered from severe gout which caused his hands to disfigure. But that never stopped him from playing his saxophone. He basically retrained himself how to play with his deformity. Fields continued to perform for his many fans until he became very ill from kidney disease in October, 1994. He later passed away January 16, 1995 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, the city he loved. His funeral was known as one of the largest funerals ever held for a local musician. Fields was later inducted into the Great Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore, Maryland as one of the greatest jazz saxophonists ever known. He is survived by his widow Constance Fields, son Michael Fields, daughter Jacqueline Fields, granddaughter Danielle Fields and great-grandson Christopher Fields. Fields's musical influence still lives on today through his recordings and countless proteges here in Baltimore and throughout the world.".
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- Mickey_Fields comment "Wilfred "Mickey" Fields (died 1995) was a Baltimore-area jazz saxophonist, a local legend who refused to play outside the Baltimore area, although he was asked to leave Baltimore many times to go on the road with many famous bands. He was perhaps the most well-known of Baltimore's many saxophonists within the field of jazz and was a mentor to many jazz musicians.".
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