Danny Fields
Biography
Danny Fields is an American publicist, author, journalist and music manager who grew up in Richmond Hill, Queens and became one of punk rock's most influential figures. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1959 and left Harvard Law School during his first year, settling in Greenwich Village in 1960. He worked at small publications and then as managing editor of the teen-fan magazine Datebook, and he hosted a radio show on WFMU before Elektra Records hired him as a publicist. At Elektra he promoted the Doors and urged the label to take on the MC5 and the Stooges. In 1975 he discovered the Ramones at CBGB and co-managed them with Linda Stein as they recorded Ramones, Leave Home and Rocket to Russia. He later wrote liner notes and books and appears in the documentary End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003).
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 18 years2003 to 2021
Every film, newest first
- 2021The Velvet UndergroundIMDb rating 7.3
- 2016Gimme DangerIMDb rating 7.2
- 2003End of the Century: The Story of the RamonesIMDb rating 7.9
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Big break
In 1975 Fields found the Ramones playing at CBGB and got them a deal with Sire Records. As co-manager with Linda Stein, he took the group to England, where their huge influence shaped early UK punk and bands like the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned.
Big break
Fields recommended that Elektra sign the MC5 and the Stooges after visiting Detroit and Ann Arbor in September 1968 on the recommendation of two fellow WFMU DJs, Bob Rudnick and Dennis Frawley.
A change of course
Fields worked at the teen-fan magazine Datebook after other publications. As Managing Editor in 1966, he brought attention to John Lennon's "more popular than Jesus" quote.
Big break
Elektra hired Fields to publicize The Doors even though he and Jim Morrison, the band's lead singer, did not like each other. In 1968, Fields still landed Morrison on many key teen magazine covers.
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