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Kansas Fields
dr, 1915-1995 US, Chapman, Kansas
Musician of Jazz and Blues
A.k.a. Carl Donnell Fields
Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields (December 5, 1915, Chapman, Kansas – August 3, 1995, Chicago) was an American jazz drummer.Fields played in Chicago beginning in the late 1920s, and worked with King Kolax and Jimmie Noone in the 1930s. In 1940 he joined Roy Eldridge's group for a year; he returned to play with Eldridge again later in the 1940s. He briefly led his own ensemble and played with Ella Fitzgerald and Benny Carter before joining the Marines during World War II. After the war he played with Cab Calloway, Claude Hopkins, Sidney Bechet, Dizzy Gillespie, and Eldridge again before the close of the decade.
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blues A Gogo - Gut Bucket Boogie | Milton Sealey, Kansas Fields | 1955 | Single |
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