Danny Fields

Known for ActingBorn 1939-11-13 (age 86)Richmond Hill, Queens, New York

Danny Fields (born Daniel Feinberg; November 13, 1939) is an American music manager, publicist, journalist, and author. As a music industry executive from the 1960s to the 1980s, he was one of the most influential figures in the history of punk rock. He signed and managed Iggy and the Stooges, signed the MC5 and managed the Ramones, and worked in various roles with Jim Morrison, the Velvet Underground and the Modern Lovers. In 2014 The New York Times said, "You could make a convincing case that without Danny Fields, punk rock would not have happened." Interviews with Fields are included in the documentaries Nico: Icon (1995), We're Outta Here! (1997), 25 Years of Punk (2001), MC5: A True Testimonial (2002), End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003), and A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory (2007), It's Alive 1974–1996 (2007), and Lords of the Revolution: Andy Warhol (2009). He is also one of the central characters of Edie: American Girl by Jean Stein and Please Kill Me|Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain; the dedication of the latter book reads, "For his gorgeous taste in music, his generous intellect, and his killer sense of humor, this book is dedicated to Danny Fields, forever the coolest guy in the room." The 2006 book The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB's: A Secret History of Jewish Punk (A Cappella Books/Chicago Review Press), by Steven Lee Beeber, includes a chapter about Fields, entitled, "A Nice Jewish Boy." Danny Says, a feature-length documentary chronicling Fields' life, premiered at South by Southwest in 2015. From Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You

Punk

Nico Icon

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones

King Rocker

Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone

25 Years of Punk

Gimme Danger

The Velvet Underground

Danny Says

A Walk Into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory

Who the Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago

Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory

The Songpoet

The Real Edie

Don't Stop Movin'

Blitzkrieg Bop!

Mary Woronov: Cult Queen