Tag Archives: Herbert Fields

b. 26 July 1897, NEW YORK, NY, USA, d. 24 March 1958, NEW YORK, NY, USA. Fields was created into a family members environment that was completely immersed in showbusiness. His dad was Lew Areas, his older sibling was Joseph Areas, and his more youthful sister was Dorothy Areas. After …

A fine swing period participant who wasn’t in a position to completely switch to bop, Herbie Areas attended Juilliard from 1936 to 1938, then used Raymond Scott, Leonard Ware, and Hot Lip area Web page. He led a music group at Fort Dix within the Army through the early ’40s. …