Danny Fields

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 Were 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 Its Alive 19741996 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 MePlease 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 HeebieJeebies at CBGBs A Secret History of Jewish Punk A Cappella BooksChicago Review Press by Steven Lee Beeber includes a chapter about Fields entitled A Nice Jewish Boy Danny Says a featurelength documentary chronicling Fields life premiered at South by Southwest in 2015 From Wikipedia