Irving Fields

Article summary

Irving Fields (born Yitzhak Schwartz; August 4, 1915 – August 20, 2016) was an American pianist and lounge music artist who was born in New York City. Some of his most noteworthy compositions include "Miami Beach Rhumba"; "Managua, Nicaragua"; and "Chantez, Chantez," covered by Dinah Shore in 1957. From November 1, 1954 to January 3, 1955, he and his orchestra appeared on the DuMont Television Network series The Ilona Massey Show, hosted by Ilona Massey.

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1. date of birth: 1915-08-04 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2016-08-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1316184755