Buddy Fields(1889-1965)
- Soundtrack
Composer, songwriter ("You Gotta Be a Football Hero"), author and
agent,educated in Chicago public schools. During World War I, he served
in the 133rd Machine Gun Battalion, 36th Division. He appeared in
vaudeville and cafes, then became a theatrical agent. Joining ASCAP in
1925, he collaborated musically with Al Sherman, Al Lewis, Gerald Marks
and Art Berman. His other popular-song compositions include "Falling",
"You're the One, You Beautiful Son-of-a-Gun", "The Night Shall Be
Filled With Music", "With You on My Mind I Can't Write the Words", "By
the Sign of the Rose", "Chinnin' and Chattin' With May", "The Pump
Song", "Remember", "Indoor Outdoor Girl", "By a Camp Fire", "If It
Wasn't for You", "How Can I Be Anything but Blue" and "I'll Get Along
Somehow".
