Sam Lanin's Dance Orchestra-Sweet Child (I'm Wild About You)

Here is another lovely song by one of Sam Lanin's many bands, this time under his own, abovementoned denomination. This recording was made in 1925. Vocal by Arthur Fields (1888-1953), who was born Abe Finkelstein. He became a professional singer as a youngster. Around 1908 he toured with Guy Brother's Minstrel Show. His first hit as a songwriter was On The Mississippi (1912). From 1914 onwards he recorded with many bands and for many labels and had a varied career in the recording industry. His 1919 recordings with bandleader Ford Dabney may be the very first recordings of a white singer backed by a black band. For a period Fields also formed a vocal trio with brothers Jack and Irving Kaufman, billing themselves as "The Three Kaufields". Fields also often appeared on records under pseudonyms, for example as "Mr X." on Grey Gull Records and related labels. His last records were made in the early 1940s.